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ESM Goh: Changes are needed to avoid a mid-life crisis situation
ESM Goh compared Singapore's situation to mid-life saying that changes need to be made to avoid a mid-life crisis. He said that Singapore is at an inflection point and that a new social compact would...
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Protests and how they serve us, the people: Part 2
In Part 1 of my piece, I talked about how protests served the interests of the people in that they allowed us to hold the government accountable. Skeptics, however, say that curtailing of our...
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DPM Teo: Dual Citizenship Could Dilute the Singapore Identity
DPM Teo Chee Hean said Singapore is not ready to have dual citizenship yet.He had elaborated that allowing citizens to hold dual citizenships would not strengthen Singapore as a nation. Mr Teo was...
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Tharman: Govt is reviewing procurement proceedures to reduce corruption
In Parliament on Monday, DPM Tharman said that the government is putting more emphasis on the supervision and oversight of procurement procedures in the public service.Now, permanent secretaries and...
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Dr Ang: Are S’poreans becoming more emotionally insecure?
[Speech by Dr Ang Yong Guan at the 2013 National Day Celebration Event in Hong Lim Park on 9 August 2013.]1. Fellow Singaporeans, thank you for coming to Hong Lim Park to celebrate our nation’s...
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SDP: Straits Times only reported SLA's side of the story
The Straits Times reported the Singapore Land Authority's (SLA) Facebook comments about the SDP Young Democrats' (YD) report of Pulau Ubin's residents and their residential status but failed to do a...
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Shanmugam wasted time at ASEAN haze meeting
In his latest haze-control meeting to Thailand, Foreign Minister K Shanmugam made zero progress on none of the 3 objectives set by the PAP government in July [Source] to enforce haze-control measures....
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Ng Eng Hen: Most Singaporeans support NS
According to the feedback sessions held so far, Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen said that the public has expressed strong support for National Service (NS).He was speaking at the MinDef Volunteers...
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Is LKY Doing His Basic Duty As MP For Tanjong Pagar GRC Residents?
Question: Before All his Song & Dance About His New Propaganda Book About 1 Man & World:“Did LKY even do his Basic Duty As A Walkover MP For Tanjong Pagar GRC Residents?”So much mainsteam media...
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Nicole Seah - 3 Years On.... How Has She Done So Far?
Nicole Seah - a name that burst into the limelight in 2011 when Goh Chok Tong said that NSP should be called the Nicole Seah party. She was pitted against PAP Tin Pei Ling in the Marine Parade ward and...
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National Day Rally: More controls on foreign worker numbers
In the National Day Rally, PM Lee Hsien Loong addressed a number of issues. One of the topics he talked about was the issue of foreign workers.On this topic, he highlighted the need to control foreign...
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National Day Rally: Medishield Expanded, more support for healthcare costs
Talking at the National Day Rally, PM Lee announced some major changes to Medishield. Medishield coverage will be expanded to include more illnesses and cover citizens for their whole life. Previously,...
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National Day Rally: Education to focus less on grades, more on learning
Education was one of the topic given a heavy focus by PM Lee in his National Day Rally Speech.Highlighting the importance of education, PM Lee said that the government will be contributing to the...
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No more opting out of MediShield
He’s kinda thick, isn’t he? After one whole year of feedback through the National Conversation/Our Singapore Conversation, he still doesn’t quite comprehend the complaints about affordable...
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MARUAH suggests alternative to GRC system for fairer elections
MARUAH, a Singapore-based human rights non-governmental organization (NGO), has released a position paper suggesting that the GRC system should be scrapped.MARUAH is an NGO that advocates human rights...
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SPP: PM did not utter a word on Population White Paper
The SPP shares the Prime Minister’s concerns about the global challenges to Singapore in the upcoming years, which the SPP discussed in our National Day message. We support his moves on housing, health...
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Workers’ Party’s response to National Day Rally Speech 2013
PROMISING BUT IMPLEMENTATION IS KEYThe Workers’ Party notes the Prime Minister’s acknowledgment at National Day Rally 2013 of the need to strengthen safety nets and boost social mobility, in the...
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Yee Jenn Jong's thoughts on National Day Rally 2013
By Yee Jenn Jong National Day Rally (NDR) 2013 was much anticipated by many. It followed a year-long nation-wide conversation, termed as Our Singapore Conversation (OSC). OSC was announced at the...
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There's no such thing as 'taking credit' for policy ideas
Picture: Daniel PS Goh, the author of this piece.Some stuff has been going around the Net since NDR about how WP came up with some of the proposed changes announced by the PM, and a friend asked me...
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RECAP GE2011: Tharman promised not to raise GST rate for 5 years
**Recap**Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam promised during the last General Election period that there's "absolutely no reason to increase the GST rate", at least for the next five yearsFinance...
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