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New Vision, Same Bull
We should thank Lee Hsien Loong for succinctly summarising all that is wrong with the current regime:"When we face problems, we acknowledge them publicly, and deal with them. We don't pretend there's...
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The Message Is Clear
Without access to the exif data embedded in the original files, it is impossible to determine which of the two images were captured on camera first. What is absolutely clear is that one picture says...
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Going Nuts Over Nuts
Cho Hyun-Ah, the daughter of Korean Air’s CEO, resigned over a flap about macadamia nuts.The New York-Seoul flight had just left its gate at New York’s JFK airport when Cho, sitting in first class,...
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Love Affair With Communism
Goya's Que viene el coco"Here Comes the Bogey-Man"Associate professor K Ramakrishna of the Rajaratnam School of International Studies is embarking on a rewrite of his version of Operation Coldstore and...
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Dual Faced Citizenship
See, our passport also red one.It was something denied to Singaporeans despite years of clamour for dual citizenship. Even Americans who have taken up citizenship here have been reminded by the...
View ArticleWhy Govindan Had To Suffer
Govindan had his throat operated on for cancer of the voice box at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) in 2006. In 2010 the specialist there (now in private practice) told him he chose not to close the hole...
View ArticleA Victim Remembers
Former US vice president Dick Cheney blasted the 500-page senate summary of interrogation techniques used against inmates at the Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba as "terrible" and "full of crap." The...
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The Quest For Transparency
The blurb says scientists from the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have invented a smart window that requires no external power to tint the glass.Reading further, we are told the magic window...
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Rats In Charge
Rats in parliament at Bukit Batok MRT StationYou can't help but smile when you hear a kid singing all he wants for Christmas is two front teeth. But smile turns into a snarl when you learn that Lui...
View ArticleMore On Torture
In his opinion piece to the Straits Times on 17 December 2014 ("Lessons on the use of torture") Simon Chesterman, dean of the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law, wrote:"... if I were...
View ArticleTruth Will Tell
Burhan Gafoor, Singapore's High Commissioner to Australia, is the latest to join the league of revisionist historians. But apparently somebody else is guiding his penmanship. "We have put together an...
View ArticleSanta's Naughty List
Santa has a new helper in the form of SchoolStickers.com. The website provides personalized rewards to students in some 10,000 schools. Those who receive reward stickers from the company get online...
View ArticleThe Rat Race Situational Report
Thanks to an online video posted by a resident , the rat infestation at Bukit Batok has been unearthed. And the ineptitude of the highly paid town mayor in charge thoroughly exposed. Expert opinions...
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Public Health Concerns Unaddressed
South West District problem migrated to Bukit BatokCall it the Christmas Eve discount. Yesterday, the Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council (AHPETC) was fined $800 for allegedly holding a festive...
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Dangerous Criminals In Singapore
What a pic to round the year off.Ms Ang, a volunteer for children's development needs, commented on her photo of 3 boys, aged 9 to 12 years old, being arrested for theft on a Saturday morning (Dec 27):...
View ArticleFinger Pointing
While our hearts go out to those whose loved ones were onboard the ill fated AirAsia QZ8501, those capitalising on the media frenzy to promote themselves deserve utter scorn. Keechiu, if you concur.In...
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Now For The Real News
Thanks to an app from RecordTV , anyone with internet access can follow the live coverage of the AirAsia developments direct from Indonesian television stations such as Kompas TV. Instead of being...
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Off To A Flying Start
When the Flying Dutchman announced he was going off the air, he wasn't too explicit about his plans other than focusing on his businesses outside radio, "... shore up the businesses to make sure they...
View ArticleJust Do It
A colleague used to take pride in his command of spoken English, as he had the misconception that only the hoi-polloi of Ah Bengs sprinkle dialect in daily discourse. Until a German visitor reminded...
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