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Long-term strategies for dealing with environmental aspects of haze
On 8 July 2013, Parliament debated the Government’s response to the perennial haze problem. These are the questions I asked the Ministers and their responses (Part 1 of 3). The other two parts will be...
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PMO's Media statement on CPIB Officer Charge
This is the PMO's full statement on the issue of the CPIB Officer being charged:An officer from the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) has been charged with misappropriating public funds.We...
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SPP statement on Corruption and the CPIB: high salaries will not mitigate...
An Assistant Director at the CPIB was charged in court today for misappropriating an amount of not less than $1.7 million. We also note an increase in corruption-related offences among high-ranking and...
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Jurong: Singapore's Best Kept Secret for Swing Votes in GE 2016
I have friends in Woodlands, Aljunied and Tampines and all remarked that their MPs have been very busy since GE 2011 to canvass for votes.For example, my friend lives in Yishun, just next to Khoo Teck...
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A painful waste of public money
The HDB has built two pedestrian overhead bridges (POB) at Lorong 6 Toa Payoh - barely 20 metres apart. The photo on the left (taken in June 2013) shows a POB under construction in the background and...
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ESM Goh: We need to guard against elitism
ESM Goh Chock Tong said that Singapore needs to guard against elitism because it threatens to divide society. He was speaking at the Raffles Institution Homecoming event yesterday. He cited that top...
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Former NMP: Govt spends too little on healthcare
Singapore is well-known for its low expenditure on healthcare, but a former nominated Member of Parliament has called on the government to spend more so that, in turn, low-income elderly can pay...
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Ng Eng Hen: Misinformation online is a threat to Total Defence
Ng Eng Hen, the Defence Minister, warned on Friday of a new 'threat' to Singapore's Total Defence. That is: distorted or false information, rumours and smear campaigns on the internet. He was speaking...
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Dr Balakrishnan: the PAP is not afraid of differing opinions
In an interview with Singapolitics, Dr Balakrishnan, the Minister for Environment and Water Resources shared information about his political career including key points about his relationship with the...
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Voters' Dilemma - Political Continuity vs Political Change
Often, one is left puzzled by the degree of discontent in the populace. Such sentiments started surfacing around 2009 fairly pervasively when "complaints" about "over-crowdedness" can often be heard in...
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National Day Promise: the PAP will review key policies to benefit citizens
On Saturday, a series of National Day Dinners were held across the island and attended by key members of the PAP. Each had similar things to say about what the government is going to focus on going...
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Wooing wealth misses the point: Billionaires and businesses
On 5 Jul 2013, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, speaking at the DBS Asia Leadership Dialogue, said:"I don't think it will make us a society where everybody is absolutely equal and I don't think we want...
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SDP Responds to SLA: Census survey or eviction letter - let the people judge
Earlier this year in May, a group of Young Democrats visited Pulau Ubin to look into some development issues:...
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Lee Kuan Yew airs concern about Malaysian economic zone
Singapore's first prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, warned against the risks in helping to develop an economic zone in neighboring Malaysia, adding that the wealthy city-state he helped build might not be...
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Lee Kuan Yew: Malaysia losing talent to keep one race dominant
<pic credit: Yahoo! Newsroom>Malaysia was prepared to lose talent “in order to maintain the dominance of one race”, said Singapore’s founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew in his latest book.In the...
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SLA Responds to the Young Democrats' Clarifications
In the lastest development in the dispute between SDP's young democrats the the Singapore Land Authority (SLA), SLA has published a new response on it's Facebook page. The dispute is over a visit that...
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SDP: Happy National Day!
Singapore Democrats spent Sunday morning visiting our fellow citizens in the South and Southwestern parts of the island. It was a great occasion to meet residents and wish everyone a Happy National...
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PM Lee Hsien Loong’s National Day Message
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong delivered his National Day Message today (Aug 8). Here is his speech in full:NATIONAL DAY MESSAGE 2013My fellow Singaporeans1. I am speaking to you from the new SAFRA...
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Many Stories, One Singapore – Happy 48th National Day
Two messages caught my attention this National Day.The first was the Prime Minister’s National Day Message yesterday. He spoke of a new chapter to be written in the Singapore story, a chapter that will...
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SDP to SLA: Withdraw "mischievous" and "irresponsible" allegation
We are glad that the SLA acknowledges the facts and data presented in our reply. However, the latest SLA response to my statement insists that there is no intention to evict Pulau Ubin residents. If,...
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