pathetic ASEAN silence and pathetic Singapore’s dismay

Burma is fast becoming a complete embarrasment of ASEAN with its latest trumped up charges against the democratically elected and rightful Prime Minister of Burma Ms Aung San Suu Kyi. The other countries around the world are already planning to take action but what about ASEAN and Singapore?
European foreign ministers were locked in discussion about [...]

HOME team and SAF, go reflect on yourselves

WANTED terrorist Mas Selamat Kastari had holed up in several places in Singapore for as many as four days after he slipped out of the Whitely Road detention centre on Feb 27 last year, according to a Bernama report.
Despite a massive island-wide manhunt in Singapore, he managed to get to Woodlands on the fourth day [...]

Upskill, reskill, Multi-skill, Mr Lim Swee Say replies

Just before Labour Day, Mr Lim gave an interview in which he pointed out several points of interest to me. I took the liberty to email my friendly Labour Chief, and amazingly, he replied pretty quickly, as quick as you can say “Mas Selamat”.. I must say this spells “DEDICATION”.
Here is the full email exchange. [...]

Wong Kan Seng: see I told you I am right.

Back then, when interviewed about the progress on Mas Selemat Kastari’s escape, Minister Of Home Affairs Wong Kan Seng had this to say:
He’s either here, or not here.
Guess what? After everyone’s repeated sneers at him online and offline, Wong Kan Seng is actually right! Hip hip hurray!Well done! 200 months performance bonus for you,Mr Wong. [...]

Japanese translator hosting top North Korean Legislator

Think that happened in Japan? Nope.
SINGAPORE, May 6 (Xinhua) — Kim Yong Nam, the top legislator of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), kicked off a three-day working visit to Singapore on Wednesday.
According to Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kim will be calling on Singapore’s President S R Nathan [...]

er what’s the point of this article? why not talk about Prophet Thio?

I’m sorry but why does Straits Times see the need to publicise this?
Top students from madrasahs
TWO OF Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s top graduates this year came from the madrasahs.Haseenah Mohamed Yusoff and Hazwani Rahim completed their primary and secondary education at the madrasahs before entering the polytechnic and eventually topping their respective courses in civil and [...]

taxpayers paying for MINDEF’s officers’ private transport

I’m sure most people will agree that MID-plate vehicles are considered as public resources, given that they are entirely funded by taxpayers’ money. Going by the same line of reasoning, why are MINDEF’s officers driving these public vehicles home?
Not bad eh? Not only do we pay these officers their salaries, we also provide them with [...]

senile old man.

When one needs proof that time and tide wait for no man, one has only to look at the only founder of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew. At a ripe old age of 86, when one should be enjoying life, our old man is sprouting rubbish and antagonizing our neighbours while making a fool of himself, [...]

MM Lee steps down, hails son as capable successor

Revered Minister Mentor God Lee, only founder and creator of Singapore, has stepped down with immediate effect on April 1, citing the low pay of Minister Mentor as the major push factor. He has also relegated all chief executive powers to the Prime Minister.
I’m the founder of Singapore, yet I am only paid just about [...]

like father, like daughter.

Whenever I read about Dr Lee Wei Ling,Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s daughter, the first thing that invariably comes to my mind is: a walking human specimen of hypocrisy.
How so?
She writes often of how a careful saver and non-materialistic she is, how life should be, how people should behave, their beliefs in life, blah blah blah. [...]