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In a highly charged speech at Kum Yan Methodist Church on 9 September 2009, NUS Law lecturer and former NMP Prof Thio Li Ann lashed out at socio-political blog The Online Citizen (TOC) for “victimizing” her. The event, dubbed “New Media Breakfast” by the Atria attracted a crowd of 40 to 50...

My Wednesday morning for this week was rather unusual. I had an appointment in a church. It was something called the New Media Breakfast organized by ATRIA and held at the Kum Yan Methodist Church. I was pleasantly surprised when a generous breakfast of McDonald’s muffins and coffee was...

The Liberal International (LI) has submitted a written statement to the United Nations’ Human Rights Council citing human rights violations in several countries including Singapore and Burma, according to a report on the SDP website. LI is an international body of liberal democratic parties...

To mark its 10-year anniversary, SGX presented awards to six outstanding individuals and institutions in recognition of their contribution to Singapore’s capital markets last night. (read article here) One of them is Securities Investors Association of Singapore (Sias) chief executive David...

The lifeline of any political party depends on its grassroots support base comprising of party supporters and volunteers who help to spread its message in the community, recruit new members into the party and provide a ready source of manpower on the ground for major events such as canvassing...

ex-Singapore lawyer Gopalan Nair continues to taunt the Singapore’s judiciary from Califonia, U.S.A. where he now resides. Writing on his blog, “The Singapore Dissident”, Mr Gopalan poured scorn on the latest attempt by the Singapore Law Society to initiate disciplinary action against him...

In an authoritative report released by the World Economic Forum (WEF) lately on world competitiveness, Singapore is ranked an impressive 3rd on the global competitiveness index (GCI) behind Switzerland and the United States. WEF defined competitiveness as “the set of institutions,policies...

Minister for National Development Mr Mah Bow Tan recently confirmed the deep-seated fear of many Singaporeans - that the prices of resale HDB flats have hit a record high and will continue to rise in the near future despite the economic uncertainties ahead. Mr Mah did not reveal any intention...

The state media Straits Times has come up with another deceptive headline to mislead Singaporeans about the sale of Chartered Semiconductors by Temasek Holdings to Abu Dhabi group ATIC. (read ST article here) Appearing under the “top story” section, the headlines screamed: “Abu Dhabi fund...

Singapore’s semiconductor industry had floundered in recent years with mounting losses caused by reduced demand and intense competition from Taiwanese and U.S. chipmakers, a situation exacerbated by the global financial crisis. Once the crown jewel of Singapore inc, Chartered Semiconductor...

Over 85% of Singapore’s population lives in public housing built by the Housing Development Board (HDB) of Singapore. Originally built to provide cheap and affordable housing for Singaporeans, the prices of HDB flats have ballooned in the last decade, with HDB resale prices rising 1.4 per...

According to a Sunday Times report, there is an increase in the number of Singapore teenagers and pre-pubescent children having sex. Youth counsellors and social workers have pinned the blame collectively on the internet for stirring the interest of children in sex and the widespread...

A deluge of letters were published in the Straits Times forum today protesting against rising prices of HDB flats and imploring HDB to do something to solve the problem! Despite repeated reassurances from the government that HDB flats remain affordable, the latest coming from National...

group of concerned Singaporeans have started an online petition to request the government to “lower HDB valuations or build more affordable HDB housing for Singaporeans”. (sign the petition here) The petition had garned over 50 signatures so far. Besides appealing to the government to...

According to the latest news release from the Central Provident Fund (CPF) board posted on its website, it will be applying a new floor rate of 2.5% interest for all CPF accounts after 31 December 2009 (Source: CPF) The government has been maintaining the 4% floor rate for savings in the...

In a reply to writer Catherine Lim’s question during a recent dialogue session on whether he will really send in the army in the event of a “freak election”, MM Lee Kuan Yew said: “You look at our record and the moves we’ve made. Let me put it simply like this. First, we maintain a system...

In a letter published on the Straits Times Forum on 31 August 2009, HDB’s deputy director Mr Ignatius Lourdesamy wrote that HDB flats remain affordable to eligible first-time households as they use between 21 to 25 per cent of their monthly income to service their loans on new and resale HDB...

MYTH # 3: Rising prices of HDB flats will lead to wealth creation for Singaporeans. TRUTH: It will have a negative wealth impact due to higher financial liabilities according to a NUS study done by Abeysinghe and Gu Jiaying In a reply to question from a MP who asked if a cap should be...

According to a report from the Jakarta Post, representatives for the family of the late David Hartanto Widjaja, who was found dead at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University in March this year, are planning to sue the Singapore Police for refusing to return David’s laptop and police records...

In a letter published in the Straits Times forum on 31 August 2009, HDB Deputy Director Mr Ignatius Lourdesamy wrote that HDB flats remain affordable to eligible first-time households as they use between 21 to 25 per cent of their monthly income to service their loans on new and resale HDB flats...