PM Lee Appoints New Ministers and Reshuffles Cabinet
The Prime Minister will make several changes to his Cabinet and other political appointments and promote an office holder. Annex A gives the new portfolios of the Cabinet members and other office...
View ArticleBloomberg: Tanjong Pagar Faces First Contest in over 27 years
<Pic Credit: AP>Lee Kuan Yew’s parliamentary seat, which takes in part of Singapore’s financial district and Orchard Road shopping belt, is set to be contested for the first time in 27 years...
View ArticlePAP MPs Field Several Parliament Questions on Ways to Honour LKY
[Pic Credit: Flowers left on Lee Kuan Yew's Parliament Seat; TODAY]Several Members of Parliament are set to raise questions and suggestions on how to honour Lee Kuan Yew even more during Monday's...
View ArticleSDP: Countering the PAP's Smear Tactics at the Next GE
Through the decades, the PAP has run a vicious and relentless attack campaign against Dr Chee Soon Juan. With the GE around the corner, it is expected that the PAP will resort to this dirty tactic...
View ArticleLee Kuan Yew in 2011: 'I Stand Corrected' on Muslim-Malay Remark
March 8, 2011Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew has retracted controversial remarks against his country’s minority Muslim-Malays in his latest book out earlier this year, after an outcry from the community.“I...
View ArticleSDA: Spread the Graciousness, save the Resources!
Mr. Lee Kuan Yew was an unprecedented figure, hence he was able to foresee that after his death, some of the citizens would suggest preserving his family home, erecting memorial monuments or naming...
View ArticleSDP: Freedom of Speech Not for PAP to Give
The PAP Government continues to crack down on Singaporeans' right to fundamental freedoms.The revocation of the use of Hong Lim Park, the prosecution of The Real Singapore bloggers, the arrests of two...
View ArticleLina Chiam: We Need to Safeguard Against Abuse of New HDB Rules
Background Story: HDB CAN NOW ENTER YOUR FLAT WITHOUT PERMISSION FOR URGENT REPAIRSNCMP Lina Chiam from the Singapore People's Party has raised concerns in Parliament about the sweeping powers granted...
View ArticleKhaw Boon Wan: Transplanting is Serious Capability
Under Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s guidance and close supervision, NParks has built up deep capabilities in greening Singapore. Not just in planting and growing trees, but also in transplanting them when...
View ArticleSDP: Stop the Education Madness Already
[Pic Source]The recent mathematics question, now popularly called the Cheryl's Birthday problem, seems to have amused (and stumped) the world. It first appeared on the Internet when it was reported as...
View ArticleKenneth Jeyaretnam: Why A By-Election Must Be Held in Tanjong Pagar
The death of Lee Kuan Yew leaves his seat in Tanjong Pagar GRC vacant. Recently a Bloomberg journalist asked me to comment on the suggestion that Lee’s seat in Tanjong Pagar be left vacant as a mark...
View ArticleSDP in KL to Attend ASEAN Summit Parallel Conference
Leaders of the SDP are presently in Kuala Lumpur to attend a conference this weekend that will coincide with the ASEAN summit scheduled from 24-27 April 2015.Chairman Jeffrey George, Vice-Chairman John...
View ArticleDr Chee: PAP Continually Flip-flops on Foreign-Worker Issue
Dr Chee Soon Juan warned that Singaporeans should be careful in believing that the PAP has withdrawn its intention to increase our population to 6.9 million.In his Parliamentary speech in February...
View ArticleLabour Day Message from SDA's Chairman
[Pic Credit: Singapolitics]Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) Labor Day MessageThis year marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of our country. Ever since 1961, the old union was dissolved by the...
View ArticleSDP Intensifies Ground Campaign, Calls for More Volunteers
There is every likelihood that PM Lee Hsien Loong will call for the general elections this year. This means that the SDP has only months to prepare for the watershed polls.We are out in force combing...
View ArticleSDP's May Day Message: We Need to Put Workers' Well-Being First
As we commemorate another May Day, we are only too aware that Singaporean workers have never been more vulnerable.The facts bear this out:Our income inequality remains one of the highest in the...
View ArticleSPP's Labour Day Message
My fellow Singaporeans,Labour Day is a celebration of the working classes. We should not only recognize the contributions of workers – pledges must be made to better protect and promote their welfare...
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