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By Bhaskaran Kunju writing for Temasek Review After concluding his attendance for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Trinidad and Tobago early last week, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong made a surprise announcement regarding the next general elections. PM Lee proposed a...

In his latest blog entry, Mr Alex Tan upped the ante by sending his challenge to have a public debate at Speaker’s Corner to the following YPAP members: Corns Tan, Foo Yoong Kheong, Alan Soh, Sear Hock Rong, Edgar Khieu and the moderator who banned him from posting on the YPAP Facebook, Law...

Written by Our Correspondent While Singapore continues to turn overseas, especially China for "foreign talent", the Chinese are coming here to lure talented Singaporeans to work in China. Yesterday, a job fair was held at Suntec City by 18 Chinese financial institutions such as the China...

Re: YPAP member resorts to smearing critic’s character to silence him on Facebook -12 Original source of the article: http://www.temasekreview.com/2009/12/13/ypap-member-resort-to-smearing-critics-character-to-silence-him-on-facebook/

This article was actually a comment posted by a reader here: http://www.temasekreview.com/2009/12/12/live-from-potong-pasir-interview-with-potong-pasir-residents-on-what-they-think-of-mr-chiams-performance-for-the-last-25-years/

Written by Our Correspondent Project Engineer Mr Alex Tan, who was banned from the YPAP Facebook for his outspoken views, had just issued an open challenge to the YPAP to have a public debate with him at Speaker’s Corner on his blog. He did not elaborate on the topics for the debate in the...

The founder of the Association of Bloggers of Singapore Ms Jayne Goh was sued for defamation by a former secondary school teacher, Mrs Janet Wong for implying that he was corrupt on a blog entry last year. Ms Goh had alleged that Mrs Wong had accepted bribes in return for allowing foreign...

By Low Wei Xiang When I first heard that journalist Joanne Soh made a bold proclamation to the whole nation with her article titled “My mum is right: Men are pigs” in The New Paper on 4 Dec 09, my first reaction was to blush. That’s right – I positively turned a shade of beetroot. After...

The Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board had announced that the Medisave Required Amount or MRA will be raised from the current $18,000 to $22,500 from January 1 next year. The MRA scheme was introduced in 2004 for CPF members who turn 55 and are able to meet the CPF minimum sum. They are...

By Novia Lim writing for Temasek Review Following the sexist remark made by New Paper journalist Joanne Soh in a recent article entitled – “My mum is right: All men are pigs” – I have to agree with her, all men are PIGs. Now, have I gotten your attention on this one? Let me start out by...

According to Malaysia’s leading internet newspaper Malaysiakini, prominent Singaporean law lecturer Kevin Tan Y L was barred by the Malaysian police from speaking at a forum in Petaling Jaya in a public forum organized by Malaysian Chinese online daily Merdeka Review. The other speakers are...

By Kevin Lee for Temasek Review 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...

December 10, 2009 by admin (Edit) Filed under Headlines Leave a comment The “revamped” P65 blog which is supposed to be “non-partisan” in nature is fast turning out to be a farce with the latest revelation that one of its regular bloggers Mr Fredric Fanthome is not only a YPAP member, but...

Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan made a personal trip to Kandang Kerbau Hospital to apologize to one of the victims of the medication blunder Madam Poh in person three days ago. Madam Poh was given an overdose of chemotherapy drug over hours instead of days by two pharmacists who used the wrong...

Yong Vui Kong’s death sentence “should stand”, the Principal Private Secretary (PPS) to President Nathan said in a letter from the Istana. In a one-sentence response to the petition for clemency for Yong, which was sent to the President a month ago by members of the Singapore Anti-Death Penalty...