Disasters At The Mike
Obama's theme of change was invoked by at least two speakers recently. The first was in a sermon that alluded to an apology from a higher authority:"My son, Kong, thank you, thank you for going through...
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Two party faithfuls made the news, albeit not for reasons to cheer about.The former MP of Joo Chiat Constituency was fined $2,000 and disqualified from driving for 12 months for DUI (drink driving)....
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Truth Be Told
When his Ministry of National Development staff gave him a tearful send off in September 1992, Dhanabalan told reporters he would be spending more time with his church. When he had to make way for Lim...
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Blame Faulty Memories
The porcine politicians in George Orwell's "Animal Farm" started off by forswearing the imbibing of alcoholic beverages. Later they made some tweaks to accommodate the true state of their lily white...
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Pure Fiction
You know credibility is at stake when the picture on the cover bears faint resemblance to the present day subject of another ghost written excuse to fill the book shelf. Asked why he would want to...
View ArticleOne Man's View
During small talk at a wake last year, somebody was awfully confident about the outcomes of the corruption cases concerning Peter Lim (Singapore Civil Defence Force) and Ng Boon Gay (Central Narcotics...
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Guilty While Innocent
The award winning documentary "West of Memphis" is a good introduction to the "Alford plea", a legal option to plea guilty while maintaining one's innocence, in order to avoid a conviction by the...
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On The Matter Of Principle
It's a sad day when a principal of a school has to buckle under pressure. Then again, they don't hand out national day awards for sticking to your principles.The principal of St Margaret's had made her...
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Sad Stories
Grandma's delight was priceless, her face lit up when she heard the familiar sounds from the Rediffusion app. Immediately she was transported back to the glorious past and relived the stories and music...
View ArticleWinning The Hearts Of The People
It was just yesterday when Goh Chok Tong was quoted as saying, "To solve problems in a practical, ruthlessly efficient bureaucratic way is not enough anymore. The government must also win the hearts of...
View ArticleThe War On Mosquitoes
How many have died from dengue fever in Singapore? The official position from the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the National Environment Agency (NEA) states "This is the fifth local dengue death case...
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Giving People What They Want
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong first announced the idea of a national conversation during his last National Day message, and it started with this blurb: "Welcome to the National Conversation, where we...
View ArticleOne Death That Will Not Go Away
Speaking at a charity gala to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Yellow Ribbon Fund for ex-offenders, Second Minister for Home Affairs S Iswaran boasted that Singapore Prison Service officers will...
View ArticleNo More Opting Out
He's kinda thick, isn't he? After one whole year of feedback through the National Conversation/Our Singapore Conversation, he still doesn't quite comprehend the complaints about affordable...
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Affordability Questioned
The question on every body's mind after Sunday night: By how much will premiums go up? The answer is already written on the wall: As much as they can get away with it.Health Minister Gan Kim Yong...
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More Room For The Masses
The message sent out at 7:58pm on Thursday Dec 15 2011 read, "Income opportunity. Dear partners, there is a breakdown in our MRT train services from Bishan MRT to Marina Bay MRT stretch of stations."...
View ArticleA Teaching Moment
It was the classic teaching moment. Student Sun, 13, had wanted to study pure humanities subjects, but her school said it could not offer her the opportunity as it did not have enough qualified...
View ArticleUnderstanding Cost Of Construction
Chip Eng Seng Contractors (1988) Pte Ltd (CESC) has been building Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats since 1982. It's typical contract scope involves the design and construction of residential...
View ArticleA Widening Gap In Trust
First we heard Lee Kuan Yew say that our declining population woes had nothing to do with his stop-at-two policy. Now we hear Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam declare that the gap between...
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Elephant In The Room
The Our Singapore Conversation (OSC) Survey was conducted over a period of two months, between 1 December 2012 and 31 January 2013, and completed by 4,000 Singaporeans. The strange part is that the OSC...
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