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SMRT incident & implications on national security
Background for Public Dialogue The recent strike by foreign SMRT drivers due to unfair, discriminatory wages and working conditions prove that we cannot be overly reliant on foreign workers for...
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By-election a must for PM's moral authority
Press release from the Singapore Democratic Party: The Prime Minister cannot avoid calling for a by-election in Punggol East SMC without inflicting severe damage to his and his party's political and...
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PH Exclusive: Tan Wah Piow - Exile with a cause
By Biddy Low Who is Tan Wah Piow? His is a name riddled with such fearful labels by our state's government and media - exile, rioter; "Marxist Mastermind." Yet as I sat with him in our video interview,...
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The last dragons in Singapore
By Lisa Li / Additional translation by Yam Siow Ling The jungle at Jalan Bahar is disappearing fast, careening towards a future of CleanTech industrial parks and other developments—but if you pause,...
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Workers down tools, demand salary payment
The Chinese and Indian men are desperate. They have not been paid for the last 2 to 3 months. After a period of protracted and unsuccessful attempts to get their employer to pay them their salaries,...
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"Christmas in Singapore", gets you in the mood.
It is that time of the year again, when this little island city dresses itself up in glittering lights and a heaving array of ornaments to attract and inspire the spirit of the season. Christmas...
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Public has misunderstood Transport Minister's remarks: MP
By Andrew Loh Mr Gan Thiam Poh, MP for Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC, says the public transport fare review hopes to make the link between wages for public transport workers and fares clearer. This is “so...
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Workers down tools, demand salary payment
The Chinese and Indian men are desperate. They have not been paid for the last 2 to 3 months. After a period of protracted and unsuccessful attempts to get their employer to pay them their salaries,...
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My day in new Singapore
By Kamal Mamat I came back to Singapore recently for my end-of-year break and decided to pay former colleagues a visit. That morning, I woke up and reached for The Straits Times, as always. The front...
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Fu shoots blanks, ignores main issues completely
By Andrew Loh Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Ms Grace Fu, posted a Facebook note expressing her views on the AIM/PAP-WP controversy over the computer system used by town councils....
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AIM saga: Clarity & transparency needed, says Tan Cheng Bock
Former People's Action Party (PAP) Member of Parliament, and presidential candidate Tan Cheng Bock has called for "clarity and transparency" in the dealings of the PAP-owned company, Action Information...
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Leave the tough talk aside
By Andrew Loh The SMRT drivers who refused to go to work had complained about two things – their wages and their living conditions. Much has been said about their salaries and whether they should be...
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Stop asking the PAP to change
By Elaine Ee You know a bad relationship when you see one. The parties involved bring out the worst in each other; they blame each other; they can’t see eye to eye; pull each other in different...
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The last dragons in Singapore
By Lisa Li / Additional translation by Yam Siow Ling The jungle at Jalan Bahar is disappearing fast, careening towards a future of CleanTech industrial parks and other developments—but if you pause,...
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Fu shoots blanks, ignores main issues completely
By Andrew Loh Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Ms Grace Fu, posted a Facebook note expressing her views on the AIM/PAP-WP controversy over the computer system used by town councils....
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AIM saga: Clarity & transparency needed, says Tan Cheng Bock
Former People's Action Party (PAP) Member of Parliament, and presidential candidate Tan Cheng Bock has called for "clarity and transparency" in the dealings of the PAP-owned company, Action Information...
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AIM-ing for good
By Tan Wah Piow (London) The dealings of the PAP-owned company, Action Information Management (AIM), are simply indefensible and unacceptable. This issue puts the PAP in a corner because: (a) It makes...
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Taking offence again
By Chan Chi Ling Taking offence, again: what it means for PAP’s political legitimacy. Continuing the People’s Action Party’s (PAP) practice of suing anyone who questions its incorruptibility, PM Lee...
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What do we base our laws on?
By Tang Li In December the Today newspaper published a letter from AWARE titled, “The right to protection from marital rape,” (December 10, 2012). The letter argued that it was time to change the law...
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Review of AIM - and a conflict of interests
Questions have also been raised about other PAP-owned companies which the party “decline[d] to comment on.” It is unclear if the MND review will look into questions and matters such as this. It is...
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