Speaking to a group of impressionable young adults who called themselves the “Youth Corps Leaders”, President Halimah Yacob complained that too few working adult Singaporeans are volunteering their time to…
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Prime Minister’s Ho Ching is on a shopping spree with Singaporeans’ CPF money again. Earlier on Monday (April 9), Temasek Holdings, together with China’s Alibaba group, poured US$600 million (S$786.95…
April 15, 2018
Ex-Minister for Social and Family Development (MSF) Tan Chuan Jin may have to be charged for propagating fake news when he said in 2015 that letting single parents have equal…
March 18, 2018
Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday (Jan 17), Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Grace Fu told state media Straits Times that she is not alarmed by the recent…
January 19, 2018
Singapore’s worsening poverty just saw three high profile armed robberies in two months, and with two happening on two consecutive days. On Monday (Jul 31), a 48-year-old Singaporean armed himself…
August 1, 2017
In yet another move to uphold elitism and reduce competition from non-elite students, the Ministry of Education (MOE) removed 4 neighbourhood Junior Colleges (JCs) – namely Tampines TPJC, Serangoon SRJC,…
April 20, 2017
According to the latest labour statistics from the Ministry of Manpower, the number of Singaporeans, aged 60 and above, being forced out of retirement to work has more than doubled…
December 1, 2016
An employment survey conducted by the Manpower Group found that Singaporean millennial – age between 16 and 34 – work longer hours than Japanese millennial. On average, Singapore millennial work…
November 24, 2016
A luxury lifestyle cost of living report by private banker Julius Baer revealed that Singapore is the second most expensive city in Asia for the rich. Using 20 luxurious goods…
October 4, 2016
Following the official announcement of Britain’s exit from the European Union, leaders of the Singapore government reacted very negatively with Deputy Prime Minister Tharman calling it “outright racism”. Yesterday (Jun…
June 25, 2016
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