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December 14, 2009 by Our Correspondent Filed under Opinion Leave a comment This article provides an interesting read. Pay special attention to what’s written at the bottom. 58 year old housewife living in a 2 storey bungalow is afraid of foreign workers and their secret magic skills. You...

December 12, 2009 by admin Filed under Opinion Leave a comment EDITORS’ NOTE: The below article by “citizen voice” was sent to us for publication by the author who described himself as a former PAP supporter. Of pertinent note is that he is not a “true-bred” Singaporean citizen, but...

December 12, 2009 by admin Filed under Headlines Leave a comment A Singaporean by the name of Paul Chan had written to the Straits Times Forum today expressing concern that the “cooling-off” day as proposed by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will only service the “shift the goal posts...

Recently reported in the press is the news that SMEs in Singapore are complaining about the restrictions on foreign workers and want the government to loosen the restrictions that limit the hiring of foreign workers. A recent business survey indicates that these SMEs are quoting the same...

Re: YPAP P65 blogger supports “cooling-off” day and condemns netizens for spraying “v Here are some of the responses from netizens in the P65 blog: Purpose of opposition commented: “Frederic does not seem to understand the role of opposition. Such an important basic operation of a decent...

A Young PAP member and blogger from the P65 blog, Mr Fredric Fanthome had lent his support to the “cooling-off” day to be introduced in the next election due by 2011. All public rallies, door-to-door visits and display of party logos will be banned on the day designated on the eve of...

Nominated MP Teo Siong Seng, who is also the president of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCCI) said that SMEs are finding it difficult to hire local workers and urge the government to allow SMEs more flexibility to employ foreign workers to help them tide over the...

The Health Promotion Board has launched a public campaign to increase the awareness of Singaporeans of the signs of depression in the elderly. The exhibition – “Inside a depressed mind” is currently held at Tan Tock Seng Hospital till December 18 before it is moved to another venue...

It is fair to say that Dubai’s fall from grace did not happen overnight. Over the last year or so, economists in the Europe and America had been predicting that the autonomous state would succumb but the worst was confirmed only on 25 November, when Dubai World asked for six-month grace period...

The “cooling-off” day proposed by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to be introduced in the next election has stirred considerable interest in blogosphere with many netizens wondering how the new law will be enforced in cyberspace. All mass rallies, door-to-door visits and public display of...

The PAP MPs have jumped to the defence of the “cooling-off” day proposed by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to enable voters to make a “rational” decision on who to vote for. No mass rallies, door-to-door visits or public display of party symbols will be allowed on the eve of polling day...

Home Affairs Minister Mr Wong Kan Seng praised Home Team officers for ensuring that the recently concluded APEC meetings in Singapore were “remembered for the real achievements made and not for the public protests, violent demonstrations or unpopular security measures that some past APEC...

According to a report in the state media, the minibond fiasco which saw thousands of investors lost their life savings from the purchase of structure-linked products following the collapse of Lehman Brothers last year is “almost” resolved by the body that deals with financial disputes – Fidrec...

Some Eunos residents have protested against HDB’s lift upgrading programme in their estate by crossing out all the four options given to them during a meeting over the weekend with HDB. They are flat owners in Blocks 411, 415 and 417 in Eunos Road 5. The new lift shafts built as part of a lift...

A Singaporean by the name of Edmund Lin has written to the Straits Times Forum complaining about free riders among new citizens “using the Singapore passport as a springboard to greener pastures”. He proposed putting strong counter-measures in place to prevent the situation from worsening...