Despite it’s first world facade and numerous self-claims of incorruptibility, Singapore’s leadership remained stuck in a cronyism deadlock. The current administration is unable to renew itself due to increasing public…
In a media interview to his survey on PISA ranking of students, National University of Singapore (NUS) economics lecturer Dr. Kelvin Seah revealed that students with “better-quality” tuition perform better.…
Following the death of Singapore’s iconic former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew in March 2015, Singapore’s diplomatic relations with major trading partners have took a turn for the worse. Singapore’s…
Another week of silence, another week of failure. Despite having S$119 million worth of SAF vehicles paid for by taxpayers, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong still refuses to apologise…
In a media interview over his threat to lodge a police report against news media States Times Review, Law Minister K Shanmugam claimed that the Australia-based news site has helpers…
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong recently stated that his decision to send troops to Iraq is finalised. Although Singapore would just be sending a medical team with bodyguards, the fact…
Today (May 8th) is exactly a year since States Times Review (STR) was established, but it’s birth is nothing worth celebrating about. It was the beginning of the dark age…
No blood spilled. Not a single cent lost. But 10 months jail? At a young age of 23, Ai Takagi’s website achieved over 400,000 followers with web traffic exceeding the…
From my experience dealing with them, these are some of the tactics they use and counter moves I can share: 1) They like you to know they know everything when…
Singapore employees be forewarned: the 13th month payment is not a bonus. Here is why: In Singapore, salaries are paid and negotiated on a monthly basis. However most months do…