The Chinese newspaper Wanbao reported today that television actress Lu Rui En allegedly hit a motorcycle with her black BMW. The motorbike rider said that she smelled of alcohol. The accident happened yesterday (12 Apr) at about 4.10pm, in the car...

On Mar 25, Minister for Social and Family Development Tan Chuan-Jin announced the Child Development Account (CDA), a new grant that will give parents $3,000 upfront for their children. The Minister said that it will benefit families that find it...

By: 永久浪客/Forever Vagabond It is now official. Foreigners can now legally and officially compete with Singaporean taxi drivers on Singapore roads. It was announced in Parliament yesterday that Uber, Grab or other transport app drivers will be regulated soon. Like taxi drivers,...

The commercial aims to empower the single “leftover women” of China. By: Roshni Kapur The latest heart-wrenching commercial commissioned by Japanese skincare brand SK-II to remind Chinese women that it is okay to be single has become an internet sensation. The four-minute...

"But if the power that be wants to establish a dynasty, LKY’s daughter will not allow LKY’s name to be sullied by a dishonorable son.” These were the words of Dr Lee Wei Ling, the daughter of Singapore's first Prime...

Said Zahari, an advocate of free media and political detainee, passed away today (12 Apr) at 12.30pm. "Innalillah, my father Said Zahari had passed away at 12.30 in the afternoon," his son Norman announced the media icon's passing in...

According to Wikipedia, 'Keling' is a word used to describe people originating from the Indian subcontinent by native Malaysians, Singaporeans and Indonesians. Although the word was used since ancient times without derogatory intention, since the 1960s it has been used...

By: Michael Tan In the midst of a rare family feud between PM Lee and his sister Lee Wei Ling over the commemoration of the one year anniversary of their father's death, it was revealed in the article (https://theindependent.sg.sg/pm-lee-are-you-sure-lky-commemoration-was-ground-up-effort/) that...

By: Ghui The ongoing reality TV like feud between Dr. Lee and PM Lee has somehow diluted public interest in the disgraceful comments made by MP Denise Phua last week. Her comments which bear no interpretation other than ignorant, bigoted...

By: Kumaran Pillai Lee Wei Ling is no stranger to politics in Singapore and in the past she has written so fondly about her papa, Lee Kuan Yew in numerous articles in the Straits Times that she gained a following...