The Way We See It

OPINION | Josephine Teo on English test for citizenship/PR, Madam Ho Ching preaches empathy and other stories in review

The wife of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Madam Ho Ching, appears to have become somewhat of a self-styled moral barometer of society. The avid user of Facebook recently uploaded a post appearing to chastise ex Nominated Member of...

OPINION | S’poreans are not having babies; besides high cost of living, can a child’s future be truly free from stresses beyond reasonable?

Singapore’s government has been in a jam in the last few decades. Singapore is getting older, and people are not having babies. On Friday, 24 Feb 2023, it was announced that our fertility rate had hit an all-time low,...

OPINION | Glossing over conflicts of interest, Ho Ching for President, tents as affordable housing instead of flats and other stories in review

Hot on the heels of the Tin Pei Lin Grab saga, comes speculation that the wife of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Madam Ho Ching might become the next elected President of Singapore by virtue of being the most...

OPINION | The Waiter Test: How you treat the “little people” says everything about you

I got an unsolicited response in my LinkedIn box today from a former creative director of a large multinational agency who once worked with my dad. He said that he liked my old man because he treated his film...

OPINION | The entitled establishment, tone-deaf politicians, trading influence for cash and other stories in review

This week, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong underlined that building resilience comes at a price, as he fleshed out Singapore’s Budget for 2023, whose theme is “Moving Forward in a New Era.” While he acknowledged that...

The Tin Pei Ling fiasco and the question of morality

The PAP statement on the Tin Pei Ling fiasco has a damning line. “…the party did not object…,’’ the party said of its initial stand when the MP informed it of her plan to join Grab. PAP glossed over...

BTO promotes the idea of housing as an “asset” to be traded rather than a home to grow a family: Dr Paul Tambyah

It is a million-dollar question on whether our children can afford to have a roof over their heads in the future. Party stalwarts of SDP and PSP voiced concerns about the ever-increasing property prices and how basic housing is becoming...

OPINION | If we respect our Singapore elders, then why many still doing backbreaking jobs, and other stories in review

The Chinese New Year period is a time for the family. This past week, the heartwarming but bittersweet story of a man who said that he searches for photos of his late grandmother on Google Maps every time he...

OPINION | I invested in people… and in return, they invested in me

I’ve found myself in a position where I’ve had to doll out advice to people on networking. As with everything related to “career,” I was hesitant to offer advice since I never had the chance to build much of...

Changing our consumption habits, Lawrence Wong on staying meaningfully engaged and other stories

There have been a lot of complaints about the shrinking portion sizes and decreasing quality of hawker fare plus increased prices in coffee shops, hawker stalls, and food courts these days - the latest being a Mr Jeremy Jun...
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“Higher prices and yet lower quality” — Netizens respond to video of a couple showing “defects” in their new BTO unit

SINGAPORE: Netizens are reacting to a video wherein a couple in Singapore shared "defects" in their new BTO, with...
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Singapore Turf Club to hold final race on Oct 24; handover site to govt by 2027 for redevelopment

SINGAPORE — The curtain will draw on a 180-year horse racing tradition in Singapore when the Singapore Turf Club holds its last race, the...

Abdul Shariff reiterates Workers’ Party’s commitment to better school class size on average

SINGAPORE — During a house visit at Block 123 in Simei recently, the Workers’ Party Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim had a meaningful conversation with...

High rent and living costs are causing expats to move to Malaysia & Vietnam

SINGAPORE: Several expatriates in Singapore have been moving to other South East Asian cities because of increased rental fees and overall living costs. In a...

Video of Singapore car chased by fake police car in Malaysia goes viral

SINGAPORE: A 26-second video clip of a speeding car being chased by another car with a flashing blue light on its roof has gone...

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