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Never say die, CSJ takes the fight to Sembawang West SMC

March 23, 2025
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OPINION | Solution to end Israel-Gaza conflict: A “Singapore Element” peace proposal by former SG reporter

January 7, 2024
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Why I continue to be a restaurant waiter when I’m already an office director

January 7, 2024
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OPINION | Lessons for Singaporean investors from the conviction of ex-FTX boss

November 17, 2023
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OPINION | We need young men, not mummy’s boys

September 24, 2023
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Singapore deputy prime minister said Singapore is not ready for a minority PM

September 13, 2023
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Lee Kuan Yew understood power, said George Yeo

September 12, 2023
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Tharman’s landslide win: Singapore’s Obama moment

September 2, 2023
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Will Tharman win big?

September 1, 2023
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OPINION | Serious Opposition members have everything to lose, and nothing to gain, by endorsing Tan Kin Lian

August 28, 2023
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OPINION | When interns complain that their job is “s**t” work and expect to “go to events and meet big shots” instead

August 27, 2023
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OPINION: Are Presidential Elections in Singapore More Democratic Than General Elections?

August 26, 2023
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OPINION | Majulah Old Folks: They knew how to cooperate and work together without government’s instruction

August 26, 2023
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ELD has new oath of secrecy form for presidential elections — no longer need to read out section to oath-taker

August 23, 2023
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OPINION: What is the point of the President?

August 21, 2023
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OPINION | Why do we have this almost cult-like dependence on our Govt to know everything and to get everything right?

August 12, 2023
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OPINION | Lee family feud: Tit-for-tat turning into spits and spats

July 30, 2023
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Value of pursuing your dreams

July 24, 2023
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OPINION | Tan Chuan Jin, Cheng Li Hui, Nicole Seah and Leon Perera: Gossip aside, let’s have some sense of proportionality

July 23, 2023
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Tunku Abdul Rahman: The man who made Malaysia possible

July 18, 2023
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OPINION | With so many scandals in the country for the past few weeks, Singaporeans are watching

July 16, 2023
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OPINION | Instead of just raving & ranting online, what can Singaporeans do to make an effective difference?

July 11, 2023
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OPINION | National Service: The force that makes us

July 8, 2023
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OPINION | The Age of Accountability, settling old scores and other stories

July 1, 2023
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OPINION | Why not have EP qualifications that match MP ones?

June 27, 2023
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OPINION | Political dramas in Singapore could be a reality TV show

June 22, 2023
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The Things in National Service You Shouldn’t Outsource

June 18, 2023
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The Nice Guys Formula to Success – Go to Work, Do Your Job and Be Nice to Everyone

June 18, 2023
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President’s chequered legacy

June 12, 2023
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OPINION | Has the office of the head of state become something Singaporeans joke about and is not taken seriously?

June 10, 2023
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OPINION | Inflation woes and do Singaporeans only like talking about change but are too fearful of actually affecting the change?

June 4, 2023
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OPINION | Working Balls and the Meaning of Meritocracy

June 3, 2023
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OPINION | Percentage of ultra-rich in Singapore rise while SG has no measure for poverty line, and other stories in review

May 28, 2023
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OPINION: The PAP’s super majority, how the WP’s hands are tied, what do Singaporeans want, and other stories in review

May 23, 2023
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OPINION: Rich People Problems – Poor People Solutions

May 21, 2023
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OPINION: Singapore Economics – We increase competition to create monopolies

May 18, 2023
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OPINION: Are we a box-ticking and “the computer says no” nation?

May 16, 2023
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OPINION: Mr. Kiasu Hits the Buffet

May 16, 2023
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OPINION: If You Want Sustainability – Change the Definition of Wealth.

May 14, 2023
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OPINION | Does Singapore pride itself on looking good instead of actually being good?

May 8, 2023
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OPINION | ‘It’s OK to have a different opinion; you won’t get punished’

May 7, 2023
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OPINION | I’m class-conscious, so I don’t talk down to people

May 6, 2023
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OPINION | The Despair of the World’s Best Airport called Changi in Singapore

May 1, 2023
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OPINION | Misunderstandings in Parliament; are we stuck in the past, and other stories in review

May 1, 2023
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OPINION | How do you say sorry to a corpse after sending the wrong people to the gallows?

April 29, 2023
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OPINION | Latest property cooling measures over the top, miss the point

April 27, 2023
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OPINION | Many of us still have an “us versus them” mentality, when in reality it should just be about what’s best for Singapore

April 24, 2023
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OPINION | Phantom Workers with Real Pay vs Real Workers with Phantom Pay

April 23, 2023
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OPINION | Live & Let Live, and other stories in Review

April 15, 2023
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OPINION | Govt members should make greater effort to provide fuller picture of things so that public members can judge less, plus other stories in review

April 10, 2023