There have been lots of controversies over Singapore’s mininsterial salaries leading up to the General Elections. It was one of the hottest issues debated over a span of nine campaigning days. Why? Solely because the ministers are paid too highly, and all of which are the taxpayers’ hard earned money. This is how the minister’s pay is [...]
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7 May 2011 marked a revolutional and historical moment in Singapore’s political arena. Singaporean voters awarded 6 seats to the leading opposition party, Worker’s Party. Even though the infallible People’s Action Party secured 81 out of 87 seats, deeming it the next government of Singapore, the electoral results signal to PAP to revise its mandate. Almost half of PAP’s [...]
This will be the first year i’m eligible to vote in the Singapore General Elections (GE). A sense of excitement resides in me as the GE only occurs once every four years and i am finally having a tiny say in Singapore’s political party battle. Not that my vote will make much differences given the number [...]
Yesterday, someone commented that the Singapore Government should introduce the minimum wage policy. Reason being Singapore’s cost of living is very high. Citing his example… “A middle age man supporting a family is paid an hourly rate of S$5.50. Given that he works 30 days a month, his monthly income is only S$1,650. And that [...]
As i relived past years’ national day theme songs, i chanced upon this video titled ‘Lee Kuan Yew’. I was expecting some speech or a biography about this great man of Singapore. Nothing like what i had expected. I was appalled by the guts of the person who posted up this video. It was definitely defamatory [...]
