K Jeyaretnam: How Lee Kuan Yew and Hitler Both Love Authoritarian Capitalism
I wrote a letter to the Financial Times last week in response to an article dated 1 February 2015. The article, by Slavoj Zizek, international director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities,...
View ArticleST Editor says the same thing Chee Soon Juan said more than 20 years ago
In 1994, Dr Chee Soon Juan wrote in his book Dare To Change: "As a nest-egg for the elderly, the CPF is woefully inadequate."Yesterday - that's more than 20 years later - the Straits Times said the...
View ArticleSDP Proposes RESTART to Support Retrenched Workers
When Singaporeans are retrenched, they are left out in the cold with no financial protection. Through no fault of theirs, retrenched workers suddenly find themselves in uncertainty and...
View ArticlePAP : Ping And Pong
by Randy Ashmooni, member of SingFirstMARINE PARADE GRCMy interactions with fellow Singaporeans from the last 5 SingFirst walkabouts, including the latest at Marine Parade GRC, have made me think much...
View ArticleAnwar Ibrahim: I maintain my innocence, the Malaysian courts are corrupt
Background: Evidence points to Anwar’s acquittal, but only if courts are free, say observers Statement by Anwar Ibrahim upon the judgement of the Federal Court on 10th February 2015I maintain my...
View ArticleSDP's plan: Ban ministers, MPs and relatives from GIC
There is an alarming lack of transparency and accountability with the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) and Temasek Holdings. Singaporeans have little knowledge over how our reserves...
View ArticleSDP's plan: Ban Ministers, MPs and Relatives from GIC
There is an alarming lack of transparency and accountability with the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) and Temasek Holdings. Singaporeans have little knowledge over how our reserves...
View ArticleLow Thia Khiang: AHPETC has Suffered Because of Politicking
By MP for Aljunied GRC, Low Thia Khiang [Delivered in Parliament on 12 Feb 2015]Mdm Speaker,The Workers’ Party supports the motion.We treated the AGO audit seriously. I understand the Town Council had...
View ArticleChen Show Mao's Speech on the AGO Report on the AHPETC
By MP for Aljunied GRC, Chen Show Mao [Delivered in Parliament on 12 Feb...
View ArticleSDP: Berita Harian Continually Refuses to Report on our Alternative Policies
An open letter to the editor of Berita HarianMohd Saat Abdul Rahman Editor Berita Harian Email: saa[at]sph.com.sgDear sir,The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) launched our GE Campaign in January 2015....
View ArticleShanmugam: The WP has Taken Money from the People and Given it to their Friends
I made a speech in Parliament yesterday on the unlawful way in which money was paid out of Aljunied Town Council. There are many serious questions need to be addressed. The Town Council has lost money...
View ArticleSylvia Lim's Speech on AHPETC Audit Debate
By MP for Aljunied GRC, Sylvia Lim [Delivered in Parliament on 12 Feb 2015]We support the motion and as Town Council chairman I would like to put the concerns about the accounts of...
View ArticleLee Li Lian: Tenderers Suddenly Withdrew Bids Without Reasons
Lee Li Lian highlights the difficulty she encountered with the Managing Agent after taking over the town council."I had my first ‘surprise’ shortly after the Punggol East By-Election in Jan 2013. I was...
View ArticleHri Kumar: The WP Should Do The Right Thing
In my 24 years as a lawyer, I have investigated the affairs of a number of companies, including listed companies, and have authored a few audit or investigation reports. It has been my experience...
View ArticleYee Jenn Jong: DPM Teo Asked me to Account for Issues with a TC I don't Run
By Yee Jenn Jong, WP NCMPRecounting the said encounters during my House VisitsYesterday in Parliament during the debate on the motion on AHPETC, Education Minister Heng Swee Kiat cited my encounter...
View ArticleWP is Humble and Always Tries to Improve
I learned a lot from Faisal and Li Lian as I worked with them to sell the Hammer paper. We moved in our Hammer teams to the surrounding shops and coffee shops around Kovan market.A lady approaches us...
View ArticleSDP Operation Groundwork – Full Steam Ahead
SDP activists combing Ghim Moh estate in the Holland-Bukit Timah GRC during our weekly house visits as we continue with our campaign for the upcoming GE which we expect to be held later this year.We...
View Article"When are they going to give it back to me? When I die?"
Singapore DemocratsThe Singapore Democrats carried on with our GE2015 programme, pushing on with more walkabouts in the Holland-Bukit Timah and Yuhua constituencies yesterday morning. We contested in...
View ArticleGoh Meng Seng: Democracy is Not Just About Having 2 Parties in Parliament
You want to see BIG PICTURE? In Democracy, it is not about who you support or who become government. It is about putting up a system that can sustain over generations. Whoever rule or fail, will only...
View ArticleSingFirst’s $6 Billion Social Safety Net Will Not Bankrupt Singapore
SingFirst’s social safety net package is not prepared overnight but is the outcome of several years of research and discussion. It started with the S$60 billion economic plan outlined in the 2011 essay...
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