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By Eric Tan I thought it would be fun to use our fearless leaders' words to describe how we will react to a public transport fare hike. However, I seriously believe that the government, PTC, LTA ...etc should NOT...

Ex-Reform Party candidate Frankie Low says that opposition political parties must form an alliance if they wish to be elected, even as he insists “the parties will never unite.” “Singapore's opposition parties run like Chinese businesses. There's no way...

The Little India riots have left people questioning the government's white paper on population, particularly its stance on migrant workers. In a 2011 survey of 1000 Singaporeans, the International Labour Organization found that nearly 70% feel the authorities are...

It was supposed to be a Christmas walkabout for the Singapore People's Party (SPP) in Potong Pasir and Bishan last Sunday (Dec 22) morning. Within hours, however, when SPP's secretary-general Chiam See Tong and Non-Constituency Member of Parliament Lina...

SINGAPORE – Chat Chat Media Pte Ltd will be launching a Singapore internet radio known as The Live Radio after more than one year of testing and preparation. It is a radio devoted to the Top 40/Pop music from 18 Jan 2014onwards. The radio will be available from Monday to Saturday, 7am till 10pm. The Live Radio...

Workfair Singapore is deeply concerned the deportation of the seven acquitted of rioting was carried out by non-transparent Executive action. The Law Ministry’s response (Law Ministry responds to calls to justify repatriation, Today 24 December 2013) raises concerns for...

  For those wondering where lawyer M Ravi is as the Little India riot controversy continues to boil, here is the answer. He has just filed an application challenging the deportation order of an Indian worker, Rajendran Ranjan, on the...

Stories of Singapore motorists trying to escape traffic summonses by offering bribes to Malaysian police officers are common. Well, if you are one of those who intend to go that path, better check your instincts. Three Singaporeans  have been convicted in a Johor Baru court...

Strikes, alcohol, riots! What’s life for foreign workers really like? Are they exploited? Are the NGOs self-serving and over-dramatic? Do we know enough to make a judgment? Join us to explore the issues MARUAH, in partnership with TWC2 and Workfair...

By Elias Tan Singaporeans are, especially those in low-paying sectors, “grossly underpaid”. With these words economist and former boss of the National Wages Council Professor Lim Chong Yah sparked off a debate some time ago. And now there is a lot...