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1.7KLetting the Government Decide What is True Only Works if Singaporeans Trust the Government
RONALD LEE: The government will be the initial arbiter of what is considered fake news, and if that decision is disputed, then...
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Three “Fainting” Drivers in March Alone: Time for Transport Authorities to Step Up Regulation?
HAROLD CHAI: Three “fainting driver” incidents in March – and the month isn’t even over yet! In the latest incident today, a...
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How Long More can the Government Refuse to Address the Toxic Smell in the Air?
RONALD LEE: There’s a toxic smell in the air, and it’s not just Punggol residents who are feeling it. The National Environment...
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Government Curbs on Foreign Workers: Rubbing Salt into the Wounds of PMETs?
ELSON: No wonder some have labelled Budget 2019 as an “Election Budget”. The government announced that it will trim the number of...
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Worries Abound that CPF Withdrawal Age and Amount Locked in Retirement Sum Will Be Raised
RONALD LEE: Let’s clear the air on this first – people are not so much afraid that they have to work longer...
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MOE’s Move to Abolish Streaming Creates Yet a New Entrenched Elite Class?
RONALD LEE: Ong Ye Kung should be lauded for trying to shake things up at the Education Ministry, and carrying on the...
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Lee Hsien Yang and Tan Cheng Bock: A Win-Win Marriage of Convenience?
ELSON: It’s a sexy idea – Lee Hsien Yang and Dr Tan Cheng Bock forming a team, fighting the “dishonourable son” Lee...
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The Dismal State of PMET Retrenchment and Re-Employment: 60 Percent Out of Job and Unable to Re-Enter the Workforce
ELSON: “Study so hard for what” is a common refrain heard among young boys and girls here who absolutely hate hitting the...
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MOH Hid HIV Patients’ Data Breach from the Public for Two Years: Where’s the Accountability?
RONALD WONG: The Ministry of Health makes the Ministry of Defence look good when it comes to public accountability – and that’s...
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Insurance Industry Veteran Blasts “Messy” MediShield Scheme, Says Gan Not Fit to be Health Minister
Former NTUC Income CEO Tan Kin Lian has condemned the way the MediShield national health insurance is structured and says that changes...
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MINDEF’s Sorting of NS Recruits Based on Educational Qualifications Widens the Social Divide
RONALD LEE: National Service fosters integration among all ethnic groups in our multiracial society. It is the one melting pot where boys...
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Power of the Internet Drives the Government to Withdraw MPs’ Parking Privileges and Review SEHCs
RONALD LEE: When Singaporeans band together in a common chorus of “nabeh lah” and other curses, we can effect change. Just look...
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Transgender Woman Who Served National Service Saved Lives but was “Mercilessly Abused”
This story was written by Pengpeng Zheng, a research Assistant at the University of Texas at Dallas, who served her National Service...
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Median Income Up by 4.8 Percent, but Cost of Public Services Hiked by Up To 30 Percent?
ELSON: Is the government bent on making sure that taxes and the cost of public services keep up with or even outstrip...
