Majority must take extra step to make minority feel comfortable: Lawrence Wong
Our multi-racialism is not perfect and we have to keep working at it deliberately to reduce our imperfections, step by step, Finance Minister Mr Lawrence Wong said at the IPS-RSIS Forum on Race and Racism (June 2021). We got to where we are today not through confrontation or compulsion but through mutual understanding and compromise, […]
Singapore’s multiracialism preserves, protects and celebrates our diversity: Lawrence Wong
Race is a highly emotive topic because the question of race is wrapped up with our identities, our cultures, our ways of life, Finance Minister Lawrence Wong said. “The natural instinct of humans is to look out for people who are most like us, and to view others with suspicion,” Mr Wong said in his […]
Creating a new generation of jobs for Singaporeans: Chan Chun Sing
In his speech at the launch of the Temasek Polytechnic Advanced Manufacturing Centre (TP AMC), at Temasek Polytechnic, Education Minister Chan Chun Sing shared with students on how Singapore can scale up its manufacturing sector qualitatively and be in niche areas that will make us hard to displace down the road. To do this, Singapore […]
Limousine driver turned swabber wants to integrate nursing with driving
During the Circuit Breaker period last year (2020), Scark Wu was still in the limousine business even though it was struggling. The 40-year-old driver took the opportunity to join Foodpanda and deliver food with his limousine following the sharp drop in passengers. However, many others also jumped on the food delivery bandwagon, resulting in fewer […]
The simultaneous attack on NTUC and PA. A perspective.
The recent unrelenting attacks on NTUC and PA have raised more than one eyebrow. Why such a concerted effort to attack the two organisations? The Online Citizen (TOC) published 2 articles, one that claimed that the NTUC FairPrice ‘has been ripping off consumers for decades’ and another asking if PA and NTUC were ‘for the […]
Union lends support to the family of SMRT technician who dies in accident while repairing bus
An unfortunate accident that occurred on the morning of 6 June has left one SMRT technician killed and another injured. The technician, a 43-year-old Singapore permanent resident, and another worker, 44, were injured while repairing the mini-bus at the Automotive Services commercial repair centre at Ang Mo Kio depot. According to the report, the two […]
The drama that piles up on Jamus and the rubbish at Sengkang
It all began when a Sengkang GRC resident, frustrated with the appalling state of cleanliness in her estate, posted photos and asked what happened to the estate. Others followed with more photos. The story was soon picked up by a Facebook page called Gong Simi Singapore which asked if the Sengkang Town Council was sleeping. […]
Government accepts higher wages proposed for Cleaners by Tripartite Cluster
Cleaners can look forward to higher wages over six years from 2023, after proposals by the Tripartite Cluster for Cleaners (TCC) were accepted by the Government on Monday (Jun 7). Over the years, the base pay of cleaners has risen gradually under the PWM. It now stands at S$1,236. Come July, it will rise to […]
Man told to marry his own race and not to prey on Chinese girl
“I used to believe that Singapore was moving in the right direction on racial tolerance and harmony. Based on recent events, I am not so sure anymore,” said Law and Home Affairs Minister Shanmugam in a Facebook post. Singaporean Dave Parkash had a most unpleasant encounter in which he felt embarrassed, humiliated and hurt. The […]
Embrace a global mindset, yet treasure your local identity: Chan Chun Sing
In his closing remarks to students at the Pre-University Seminar 2021 Virtual Closing Ceremony, Education Minister Chan Chun Sing exhorts them to embrace a global mindset while treasuring their local identity. The minister was heartened to see their ‘determination and desire to co-create a vision for the future of our country’. Here’s the excerpt from […]