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Cheng Bock, The Man Who Could Have Been President

First, Dr Adrian Tan Cheng Bock, 76. The former PAP MP for Ayer Rajah and, more important, the man who would and could have been Singapore’s last elected president, is unhappy about being robbed of a chance to try again. In...

Amos is now really famous

This is the 4-D week.  No, I am not celebrating winning $50k playing my favourite numbers, though I wish I am. Sorry, no Huat Ah! It is more like What Dah. What a week. Let’s start with the first D -...

What’s Beauty And the Beast got to do with HUDC and Asean?

What have Beauty And The Beast, HUDC and Asean in common? Let me humbly attempt to answer that question. There are some lessons to be learnt which ultimately may determine our ability to survive in this world, sometimes despite...

Singapore Pools launches online betting service despite criticisms

Singapore Pools today (25 Oct) launched its online betting service. The other gaming company which was granted exemption from the Remote Gambling Act (RGA), Singapore Turf Club, said that it plans to launch its online service on 15 Nov. Singapore Pools...

Catherine Lim writes an open letter to PM Lee Hsien Loong

IN VICTORY, MAGNANIMITY, NOT RECRIMINATION: AN OPEN LETTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER Sir It was with much dismay that I read the report ‘Blogger ordered to pay PM 150k in damages’ in the Straits Times of 18 December 2015. I was...

Woes of the middle class

By Augustine Low Not much has changed in the last ten years since this piece was first published. Some great points here to think and ponder about. What exactly are we fighting for? Middle-class parents walk a constant tightrope. One the...
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OPINION | The right to vent, weaponising social media, professional standards of conduct plus the public’s right to know

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (PM Lee) recently took to social media to reminisce about the unity Singaporeans displayed over...
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Maid says her agency forced her to agree to everything with a smile during interviews so that she’s hired faster

SINGAPORE: A few foreign domestic helpers took to social media to explain the process that goes on prior to them attending interviews with a...

Morning Digest, March 25

SMRT staff asks uncle to leave train for talking too loudly, but netizens pin blame on person who complained about the uncle   SINGAPORE: A video...

Simone Johnson, the Rock’s daughter, set to make WWE debut

Daughter of wrestling icon Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Simone Johnson is set to make her in-ring debut. The 21-year-old is following in the footsteps...

Stories you might’ve missed, March 24

Woman berates NTUC FairPrice’s staff at the fish counter for not being able to speak English   A woman shopping at NTUC FairPrice expressed frustration about...

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