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Written by Our Correspondent After being called “lesser mortals”, “sheep” and “donkeys” by PAP leaders and acolytes, Singaporeans now have another new “label” coined for them by Singapore’s octogenarian leader Lee Kuan Yew – “daft”, meaning foolish,... 

Written by Our Correspondent A week after the “Eric How” fiasco first made the headlines, YPAP Chairman Teo Ser Luck finally broke his silence on the matter. Mr Teo had earlier said to the press that it is a “challenge” to differentiate the truth from the lies on the internet. Two police reports... 

来源：星洲日报27/01/2010 新加坡总理李显龙指出，第4代领导团队现阶段尚未成形，这支核心团队将在下一次大选时组成。 他说，领导人更新这个对下一代新加坡人至关重要的课题，将是下一次大选的主要课题。 李显龙周一（1月25日）在“2010年新加坡透视论坛”上指出，物色能从他和现有团队接棒并可保障新加坡未来10年至20年发展的下一代领导人，比改革政治制度... 

Written by Our Correspondent Veteran opposition leader Mr Chiam See Tong will be abandoning his stronghold of Potong Pasir to lead a team to contest in Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC led by Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng. The stunning news was revealed today by Chairman of the Singapore People’s Party Mr Sin Kek Tong to... 

Written by Our Correspondent Five weeks after the double hit-and-run road traffic accident at Bukit Panjang, the Singapore police has finally “confirmed” the identity of the driver – he is none other than Romanian diplomat Dr Silviu Ionescu who is the prime suspect on the minds of many Singaporeans. The... 

Written by Our Correspondent YPAP member Eric How, who has been playing the role of a “victim” since the eruption of the “Eric How” fiasco has “disappeared” from the YPAP Facebook after we sent him a letter of demand to retract his potentially defamatory statements about us and to apologize. This... 

Reuters, 27 January 2010 US President Barack Obama will freeze the salaries of senior White House officials and other top political appointees for savings of US$4 million (RM13.6 million) in fiscal 2011, a senior administration official said yesterday. The official told Reuters that Obama, in his State of the Union address... 

By Damon Yeo  For 2010, the Singapore economy has been named as second freest economy in the world, after Hong Kong by the Heritage Foundation. Since 2000, our economy has consistently scored about 87 by the foundation, a considerably high score according to this index. So, what does this study mean for the average working... 

Associated Press, 27 January 2010 Worshippers found severed heads of pigs at two Malaysian mosques Wednesday following a spate of firebomb attacks on churches amid a dispute over the use of the word “Allah” by Christians, officials said. The incident is the most serious to hit Islamic places of worship following... 

Written by Our Correspondent At least three opposition parties have expressed their interest to contest in Tampines GRC in the next general election helmed by National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan who is becoming an increasingly reviled figure in Singapore due to his failure to curb the sky-rocketing prices of HDB flats...