SDP: Let's give the PM what he wants
Minister Lawrence Wong has called on Singaporeans to be active in seeking solutions to improve Singapore. This seems a curious statement given that many have been suggesting ways only to be met by a...
View ArticleGan Kim Yong: Pioneer Generation Card Will Not Cover TCM
In response to a parliamentary question, health minister Gan Kim Yong explained that the pioneer generation package will not cover traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).Minister Gan explained that TCM is...
View ArticleWorkers' Party: Parliamentary Questions for 4 November 2014 Sitting
Parliament continues with WP MPs raising questions on the National Stadium pitch, sharing economy taxi applications on easing peak hour taxi demand, withdrawal of monies from the Supplementary...
View ArticleGan Kim Yong: We Will Not Put Aircon in B2 and C Class Wards Despite Yearly Haze
Health Minister Gan Kim Yong explained in parliament that the B2 and C class wards in hospitals were designed to be naturally ventilated so that they could cut costs.He said that the government would...
View ArticleGoh Meng Seng: 5 Questions Opposition Supporters Must Ask Before Casting...
Opposition Support DeclarationI will only support Opposition Parties which TRULY BELIEVE in the Universal CORE VALUES of Democracy, Social Justice, Fairness, REAL Separation of POWERS (FIVE POWERS in...
View ArticleMP Sylvia Lim: Debate on Legal Profession (Amendment) Bill
By MP for Aljunied GRC, Sylvia Lim [Delivered in Parliament on 4 Nov 2014]I declare my interest as a Singapore lawyer holding a practising certificate.The Bill makes rather drastic changes in the way...
View ArticleDr Chee Soon Juan: Like Hong Kong, Singapore needs democracy
(CNN) -- Hong Kong's democracy movement has raised issues such as income inequality and an increasing cheerless economic outlook, especially for the younger generation. Not coincidentally, these are...
View ArticleSPP on Prevention of Human Trafficking Bill
Prevention Of Human Trafficking BillLina Chiam, NCMP3-11-2014I would like to congratulate the Member for Holland-Bukit Timah and his team for introducing the Prevention of human Trafficking Bill in...
View ArticleDesmond Lee Joins in to Attack Workers’ Party Town Council
Desmond Lee, the Minister of State for National Development has also joined in to attack Workers’ Party saying that he is “taken aback” by WP Chief Low Thia Khiang’s response on the “red” rating that...
View ArticleSingFirst: Tan Jee Say appointed Harvard Fellow
Political Party Singaporeans First Secretary General, Tan Jee Say, has been appointed Harvard Fellow. He travels to Harvard University later this month to take up the Fellowship. He will be based at...
View ArticleDr Ang Yong Guan: Fear of the PAP government is no good for Singapore
Fear No Moreby Dr Ang Yong Guan | Chairman of SingFirst“Politics can withstand a lot of apathy; indeed when the normally apathetic person suddenly becomes greatly interested in political questions, it...
View ArticleIBT: Singapore Court Favors Lee Hsien Loong In Defamation Case Against Blogger
Singapore's High Court on Friday ruled in favor of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in a defamation case filed by the leader against a blogger, reports said. It was the first time that Lee had sued an...
View ArticleSingaporeans First Party Holds First Walkabout in Tanjong Pagar
[Pic Credit: Straits Times]Singapore’s newest political party, Singaporeans First, held its first walkabout today in Tanjong Pagar GRC.At least 20 party members and volunteers were seen walking around...
View ArticleSouth China Morning Post interviews Dr Chee Soon Juan
Both Singapore and Hong Kong need greater democratisation to resolve their acute wealth disparity, and social media could help foster this, said Singaporean opposition politician Chee Soon...
View ArticleSDP: Working hard to be your voice in Parliament
Party members have been visiting residents at the Marsiling estate as we continue our work to win the people's support so that we can get into Parliament to speak up for you.Repeatedly, we have been...
View ArticleSingFirst: Aunties say 应该了…time for change
加油 (Go!) ….aunties give the thumbs up!Time for change in Tanjong Pagar GRCSingaporeans were warm towards SingFirst on Sunday 9 Nov 2014 morning as more than 20 of us went on our first walkabout around...
View ArticleDr Chee Soon Juan: Without Freedom There Is No Free Trade
Trade agreements are often promoted as a means to keep prices down and employment up. The matter, as one might expect, is not so straightforward especially when political freedom is not part of the...
View ArticleDavid Tan : Our Malay students are under-utilised and under-nurtured
During my Raffles Institution (RI) teaching days, I had the privilege to have many Malay boys as my students. Many came from poor homes although they were bright, intelligent and very polite. Many of...
View ArticleTen Prominent Opposition Figures to Look Out For in the Next General Election
1. Nicole Seah - she was the darling of the previous general election and has at least 150,000 facebook fans to date.Her ability to connect with the people and speaks from the emotive depth of her...
View ArticleDr Chee Soon Juan: Double standards of rule of law in Singapore
Below is the text of Dr Chee Soon Juan's speech at the International Bar Association's Rule of Law Symposium in Tokyo in October 2014 where the theme was Freedom of Expression:Your excellencies,...
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