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With exemptions to ban on online gambling Government has opened a Pandora’s box

By: Michael Han The candid meeting took place. The religious authorities of the land have registered their collective concerns. The government has taken note of them and explained their position. And online gambling exemptions will still be granted on Oct...

Grace Fu explains government’s position why State funeral was not accorded to Ong Teng Cheong

Responding to a parliamentary question, if the Government offered the family of the late former President Ong Teng Cheong the choice to hold a state funeral, Minister Grace Fu said that only a State-assisted funeral was accorded to him. Ms Fu explained that...

Amos Yee allegedly assaulted in prison

Community Action Network (CAN!) writing in their Facebook yesterday said that Amos Yee was assaulted while in prison. CAN! is a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) based in Singapore concerned about freedom of expression, and civil and political rights. According to CAN!,...

Singaporeans prefer to be fooled by PAP, ‘good’ jobs go to foreigners

By: Phillip Ang In PAP’s elitist eyes, Singaporeans are fools and are therefore treated as such. No one should blame PAP. For years, Singaporeans have been fooled by PAP’s creation of “good” jobs for citizens, which is of course another half...

3 groups of people who cannot sit in the MRT even when there’s an empty seat

FULL-TIME NATIONAL SERVICEMEN 2. FOREIGN WORKERS 3. PAP MINISTERS -- The only difference being, while two groups of people are paid peanuts, the other feels that if you pay peanuts you get monkeys.

PAP cannot run away from its policies as economy unravels

By: Dr Chee Soon Juan As the economy continues on its southbound track – GDP grew by 0.6% in Q3 this year, a contraction of 4.1% compared to the same period last year – the PAP has been eager to indict...

Grabcar dispute shows how polarised Indians and Chinese in Singapore are

Facebook user Eswari Balan shared about an unpleasant incident which happened to her on 15 Oct at about 9.30pm. She had booked a Grabcar to take her family from the taxi stand in Tekka market to Jalan Kayu. She...

While LTA excited to launch new driverless bus trial, experts not so excited

By: 永久浪客/Forever Vagabond It was reported that one day after a driverless vehicle had gotten into an accident with a lorry, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced that it is launching Singapore’s first trial of driverless buses in Jurong West (https://theindependent.sg.sg/one-day-after-singapores-first-driverless-car-accident-lta-introduces-driverless-buses).Yesterday,...

Two years after appeal to Minister Masagos to stop Peace Centre from turning into another prostitution hub, problem continues

In 2014, TREmeritus published a letter sent to Masagos Zulkifli Bin Masagos Mohamad alleging that Peace Centre is fast becoming another prostitution hub like Geylang. The letter writer Begum Abdul Rahma claimed that lawlessness was a norm at Peace Centre especially at night, and...

One day after Singapore’s first driverless car accident LTA introduces driverless buses

One day after sharing that a driverless vehicle had gotten into an accident with a lorry in its Facebook, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced that it is launching Singapore's first trial of driverless buses in Jurong West. A self-driving vehicle belonging...
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SG swimmer’s unyielding resilience at Asian Games

SINGAPORE: Prior to their departure to Hangzhou, China, Singapore national swimming head coach Gary Tan knew it would not...
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MOH adds 500 hospital beds, another 800 planned this year

SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Health has added about 500 beds and is on track to have 800 more by the end of the year...

Illegal motorcycle parking blocks wheelchair & stroller users from using pedestrian ramp

SINGAPORE: In a Facebook post, a Singaporean complains about an inconsiderate motorbike driver who parked his vehicle in front of Woodleigh Mall’s pedestrian ramp....

Woman suspected of attempting suicide at MRT station gets arrested

SINGAPORE: A woman suspected of attempting suicide at an MRT station has been arrested and taken to the hospital after passers-by and station staff...

NTU study reveals link between social media burnout and belief in fake news

SINGAPORE: A recent study by researchers from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has shed light on the relationship between social media burnout and the propensity...