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Letter to the Editor: CDC e-vouchers go-where?
Dear Editor,
Sometimes I feel like the government is making us run in circles, like the song by Post Malone. They come up with some brilliant ideas, but their implementation is far from being practical. It often smacks of a...
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Letter to the Editor: Poor maintenance of public area, park benches broken, upgrade delayed 3 years, town council still says wait
Dear Editor,
I have lived in Woodlands for the last 5 years and did not have too many problems with the Marsiling Yew Tee town council as things got rectified and looked into promptly.
Sadly, we got a new property executive...
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Letter to the Editor: Noisy neighbour, uses chilli pounder, can’t sleep, town council won’t help, so poured urine to stop problem
Dear Editor,
Editor's note: We do not condone this action nor do we encourage that you take matters into your own hands. The best thing to do is to refer this matter to the authorities and do seek the help...
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Letter to the Editor: $300 LTA fine for no bicycle handbrake
Dear Editor,
I came to know about the new bicycle handbrake rule after reading Mr Baey Yam Keng's Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/CTPLw6kpL3r
I wrote to LTA (Land Transport Authority) in September to clarify the rule, as mine is not a fixie, but...
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Letter to the Editor: Raeesah Khan lied & resigned, it’s not pertinent for Pritam Singh to give evidence — case closed
Dear Editor,
I refer to the article, Workers’ Party statement: Pritam Singh is prepared to give evidence before the Committee of Privileges.
The leader of WP Pritam Singh reiterated on 5 Dec that he was prepared to give evidence before COP....
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Letter to the Editor: I disagree with Raeesah Khan’s characterisation of her claim in parliament as “not mischievously but stupidly done”
Dear Editor,
I refer to the article, Raeesah Khan started the mess, not Pritam Singh, Sylvia Lim or Faisal Manap by Mr Tan Bah Bah
While I agree in general that Raeesah Khan should not drag others down the s**thole she...
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LETTER | Racism in Singapore!
Dear Editor,
I would like to refer to the following news articles in Independent.sg
https://theindependent.sg/how-i-wish-i-can-delete-him-as-my-mp-netizens-say-after-seah-kian-peng-posts-kamalas-name-spelt-backwards-is-alamak/
https://theindependent.sg/mother-of-chinese-girl-against-her-relationship-says-indian-guys-rape-girls-and-are-dangerous/
I just like to highlight these two news articles to show how racism has become prolific in Singapore, or maybe it is just coming out more into...
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Letter to the Editor: Is there a need for majority-minority categorisation in our society?
I have read the comments about racism from Finance Minister Lawrence Wong and his plea to root out racism which of late has spiked, and in which he alludes to the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions have a...
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Viral post requesting support for Chinatown fried kway teow stall leads to long queues
Singapore – A concerned member of the public took to social media to appeal for support for an elderly hawker at Chinatown. Long queues were spotted the following day.
Taking to Facebook page Hawkers United – Dabao 2020 on Monday...
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Global Finance magazine says economic recovery, not being PM in waiting, is Lawrence Wong’s ‘overwhelming priority’
Singapore—A June 7 article in Global Finance, a New York-based monthly finance magazine, touts Mr Lawrence Wong as the “New Finance Minister To Stabilize Singapore”.
Mr Wong’s success as Finance Minister will affect not only the succession plan of the...
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Singaporeans stand up for man who was jailed for sleeping at East Coast Park pavilion
SINGAPORE: Singaporeans online are standing up for a man who was sentenced to four days' jail after he was...
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Netizens say “highly paid” Sun Xueling shouldn’t complain about “rude” email from resident
SINGAPORE: Minister of State Sun Xueling's recent Facebook post criticising the way a resident wrote to her has divided public opinion online, with some...
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Customer catches Grab driver who delayed trip to earn cancellation fee red-handed
SINGAPORE: A Grab user has exposed a driver for deliberately delaying a trip he had accepted, after catching the driver red-handed at a coffeeshop.
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Leon Perera teams up with Makansutra Gluttons Bay for Vesak Day meal at Serangoon North Ave 1
SINGAPORE: In honour of Vesak Day last Friday (June 2), Workers’ Party MP Leon Perera (Aljunied GRC) teamed up with Makansutra Gluttons Bay at...
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Maid says her boss shouts at her every day; she wants to transfer out, but they want to send her back
SINGAPORE: A foreign domestic helper took to social media after feeling that her working conditions were unsuitable for her. However, the reaction she got...
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