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SDP’s Christmas message 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kV0ikuC6HgChong Wai Fung and Clarence Dorai present SDP’s 2013 Christmas message – We need a more compassionate society (text available below).The Christmas season is...
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Truth or Dare? Run the Gauntlet, Torch the Ashes, Raise the Phoenix
Singapore’s foremost political leader once famously stated [1]:“What political party helps an opposition to come to power? Why should we not demolish them before they get started? Once they get...
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PM LEE: We should ignore netizens that says bad things about our police
FROM PMO WEBSITE:TRANSCRIPT OF PRIME MINISTER LEE HSIEN LOONG’S DOORSTOP INTERVIEW DURING VISIT TO ROCHOR NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICE CENTREQn: What is your takeaway from today’s visit?Well, I came to meet...
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Only an opposition win in 2016 can save my beloved country
As far as I can remember, I've voted for the opposition at least for the past 2 GEs. Back then, my conviction was for a functioning check-and-balance role for the opposition as in any other...
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A most meaningful 2013 for SDP
2013 turned out to be a very meaningful year for the SDP with our emphasis on our groundwork and publication of alternative policy papers.JanuarySecretary-General Chee Soon Juan started the year by...
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Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's New Year Message
THE YEAR IN 2013 1. Singapore continued to make progress in 2013. We have set new directions for Singapore, and are working steadily towards them. Change can be unsettling, and we have encountered...
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Happy New Year! SDP's message of hope
With a New Year comes new hope, the hope that things will change for the better. But hope without effort cannot change anything. Yet, change is what Singapore desperately needs - change from the way...
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SDP's Chairman Mohamed Jufrie clears the air on his past detention by ISD
Many friends, party comrades and other Singaporeans were surprised to learn from the posting in the 'Unseen Singapore", that I had at one time worked in, and detained by the ISD . Though this was no...
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If PAP Halimah Yacob Says "Singapore is Ageist", Why Can't PAP Walk the Talk
Recently, SPH carried an exclusive Mdm Halimah Yacob interview "Singapore Still Ageist" and Mdm Halimah chairs a new PAP Seniors Group. [Link] Mdm Halimah has always championed Womens' Rights, "Hire...
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How governments like to discredit dissenting voices
"One very common tactic for enforcing political orthodoxies is to malign the character, "style" and even mental health of those who challenge them. The most extreme version of this was an old Soviet...
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SDP sends healthcare plan to Medishield Life committee
Singapore DemocratsThe SDP has sent our alternative healthcare plan to the Medishield Life Review Committee (MLRC). Titled The SDP National Healthcare Plan: Caring For All Singaporeans, the 87-page...
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The PAP will ignore your concerns if you give them a high mandate
Whenever it comes to General Elections rallies, Ms Sylvia Lim always like to cite 1991 General Election as a good reminder as to why PAP should not be given a high mandate. She would cite that 1991,...
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Health Minister Gan Kim Yong: It takes time to build new hospitals
With the bed shortage at several public hospitals around Singapore, Gan Kim Yong, the health minister has urged all hospitals to make patients feel as comfortable as possible.He said that they are...
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NSP: Statement on Bus Service Reliability Framework
The National Solidarity Party (NSP) refers to the Transport Minister’s announcement on 6 January 2014 about a new monetary penalty and incentive scheme for public transport operators (PTO) to improve...
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PM Lee: I am glad that the Singapore Police has found out the identity of...
Many of you wrote to me via Facebook to complain about racially offensive remarks by “Heather Chua”. I’m glad that the Singapore Police Force has established the identity of a 22-year-old man who is...
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SDP: Government has done the right thing on minimum wage
The Government has decided to introduce a licensing regime which will require employers to pay cleaners a starting salary of no less than $1,000. It has done the right thing.The PAP will not admit that...
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Mah Bow Tan is the Champion of AWOL in Parliament
One of the ways in which you know if your MP is doing a good job in Parliament is his/ her absentism record.Many residents think that just because an MP such as Er Lee Bee Hwa who wayangs around by...
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What it's like to volunteer with political parties
TRS: I understand that you have been shopping around with Reform Party, SDP, SPP, NSP and WP. So how have you been volunteering with opposition parties? What are some of the activities that you have...
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SDP: Tharman is wrong
Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said last week that "a minimum wage system has crippled countries in Europe and the United States, particularly in worsening employment conditions." Such a...
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Workers’ Party Statement on Public Transport Fare Review Exercise
The Workers’ Party (WP) welcomes the new and enhanced concession schemes to make public transport more affordable for people with disabilities, senior citizens, low-wage workers, students and full-time...
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