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OPINION There is much speculation about the number of foreigners working at the recently opened Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) casino which does not seem to correlate with the reality on the ground. Only a few days ago, Singapore’s octogenarian leader Lee Kuan Yew claimed that the two Integrated Resorts (IRs) help to... 

Written by Our Correspondent According to a Bloomberg report on 18 February 2010, Singapore may incur a budget deficit of as much as S$8.1 billion dollars or 3 per cent of its gross domestic product this year. It will be the third consecutive budget deficit after a predicted deficit of S$8.7 billion dollars in 2009 when... 

来源：爱白网（赖诗琳 报道）http://www.aibai.com  20/02/2010 灯塔福音会（Lighthouse Evangelism）主任牧师陈顺平再卷入批评其他社群的风波。这回，网上流传他在教堂布道会上贬低同性恋社群的言论。 一些公众在看了80分钟长的录像后感到不满，并向警方报案。其中导演邝子君更在今天凌晨到勿洛警署报案。他认为录像何时录制、上载是关键，但无论如何，牧师都应该诚意地公开道歉。 录像显示陈顺平牧师... 

Written by Our Correspondent According to a Straits Times report today, the PAP MPs are jumping onto the Facebook bandwagon to reach out to young Singaporeans. 41 of the 81 PAP MPs are on Facebook and they include Deputy Prime Ministers Wong Kan Seng and Teo Chee Hean, and Ministers George Yeo, Yaacob Ibrahim, Vivian Balakrishnan... 

Written by Our Correspondent Lighthouse Evangelism Senior Pastor Rony Tan got himself into another controversy again barely a week after he was hauled up by the ISD over disparaging remarks he made about Buddhism and Taoism during a church session. This time, he had offended the homosexual community with remarks made during... 

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OPINION The ruling elite of Singapore has come under increasing pressure recently with both Singaporeans and foreigners questioning the legitimacy and viability of its archaic one-party system dominated by the PAP which is in control of all critical state institutions. Though PAP leaders love to portray Singapore as an... 

Written by Our Correspondent Despite having the most expensive government in the world, the lives of ordinary Singaporeans don’t seem to be improving by much. According to the latest figures released by the Singapore Department of statistics, the median household income of Singaporeans decreased by 2.5 per cent after... 

By Richard Lu Dear Singaporeans,   I have been reading the comments in the Temasek Review and here are some of my thoughts on democracy.   Democracy exists in several shades and hues – from liberal to sinister to diabolical.  Ask Robert Mugabe or Kim Jong-il.  Democracy is characterized by:   ·        ... 

Written by Our Correspondent In an extensive interview with the Straits Times, former ISD detainee Dr Lim Hock Siew bared all about his tumultuous political career and detention for 19 years without trial under the repressive Internal Security Act (ISA). Dr Lim is the second longest political detainee in Singapore, the...