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PM Lee: A coalition govt for Singapore was not on my mind
During an interview with the Financial Times, PM Lee Hsien Loong was asked several questions about Singapore's political future.One of the topics that was touched on was what will happen in Singapore's...
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Worker's Party poses 29 questions for 14/4 parliamentary sitting
Parliament resumes with questions raised on housing, health, sports, PIC, transport, defence, education, and communications.QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER**7. Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song: To ask the Deputy...
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Dr Tan Cheng Bock: A Coalition Government and the Presidency
PM in an recent interview in London talked about the possibility of Singapore having a coalition government in the future.At a dinner, two young Singaporeans asked me what is a coalition government and...
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In PM Lee’s Coalition “Naive” is the new “Daft”.
Many readers will have seen PM Lee’s recent “Lunch with the Financial Times” interview. That interview was no doubt aimed at a UK or global audience but actually it is vitally important for us...
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PAP MP Baey Yam Keng: Send me pictures of people that look like me
Photographs of the Tampines GRC Member of Parliament and his lookalikes, posted by Mr Baey on his social media, are causing some netizens to do a double take.According to a report in MyPaper, on...
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High World Cup Prices: Where do we go from here?
High World Cup Prices: Where do we go from here?In a piece titled “Football, security and striking a delicate balance” on 15 April 2014, the Straits Times’ From the Gallery section observed:Despite a...
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Anwar Ibrahim: Singapore should not support Malaysia in their poor handling...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim lambasted Singapore for voicing support on Malaysia's initiative in handling the MH370 tragedy.He described Singapore as "sometimes...
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Reading the tea leaves for the next GE
Much have been said to suggest that the next GE, the 12th since Singapore’s independence, is impending. But is it?Proponents of an early GE point to global, regional and local factors to support their...
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ST editorial: Curb the anti-foreigner ranting
<above pic: Straits Times Chief Editor Warren Fernandez>ST Editorial18 Apr 2014There’s much to be said for the spirit of the Chingay Parade, well rooted after over 40 years, which inspires people...
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Reform Party calls for stimulus package of $2.5 billion
Reform Party notes the announcement by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) on 14 April 2014 that advance estimates of Singapore’s GDP growth during Q1 2014 show the economy’s quarterly growth rate...
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PM Lee: S'poreans spamming the Philippines Day FB page are a disgrace
[Below is a Facebook status update made by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong about SINGAPOREANS PROTESTING OVER PHILIPPINES INDEPENDENCE DAY HELD AT TAKASHIMAYA] I was appalled to read about those who...
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Tensions behind the façade of ethnic harmony
Below is the text of Dr Wong Wee Nam's speech delivered at the forum entitled Responding to Marginalization: Assimilation vs. Integration during the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats' General...
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Gilbert Goh: Ten reasons why you must resist the Filipino celebration of...
Ten reasons why you must resist the Filipino celebration of their independence day at Orchard Road:-1. Its our country, our land and though we allow foreigners to celebrate their national day here, it...
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PM should be careful with name-calling over PID issue
The developments over the celebration of the Philippines Independence Day (PID) by Filipinos at Ngee Ann City is cause for concern – a concern not just over the event but also over the wider and more...
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Voters care most about government accountability and national issues rather...
According to a Straits Times survey, voters are most concerned about the presence of government accountability when it comes to picking an MP.Residents want to see proper checks and balances in place...
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Asking Finance Minister about using our NIR
[Article first appeared in http://geraldgiam.sg on 21/4/14.]Indeed, the Finance Minister revealed that the Government had in fact been using about 47% of NIR on average over the past 5 years. This...
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A Fresh Round of Wayang about Competition?
Today the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) announced that they were looking to increase competition in the mobile sector by expanding the role of Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO).To those...
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Chee to speak at LI Congress on trade and workers' rights
Dr Chee Soon Juan will be speaking at the 59th Liberal International (Ll) Congress to be held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands from 24-27 April 2014. He will be speaking in a session titled "Business,...
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Dr Tan Cheng Bock: Understanding NMP (Nominated Members of Parliament)
When I entered Parliament in 1980, there were no opposition members in the House. By 1984 we had 2, Chiam See Tong and J B Jeyaretnam. To allay the electorate's concerns on the absence of an opposition...
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PAP MP Hri Kumar: We need GRCs to protect minority voices in parliament
Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC MP Hri Kumar said that the GRC System is still very important in Singapore in order to maintain the voices of ethnic minorities in parliament.He was speaking at a roundtable...
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