Archive for June, 2010
Defiant YPAP leader Sinha Shekhar threatened to sue whistleblower for “slander”

Defiant YPAP leader Sinha Shekhar threatened to sue whistleblower for “slander”

Defiant YPAP leader and new citizen from India Mr Sinha Shekhar has threatened to sue a netizen who lodged a complaint against him to HDB for “slander”. Mr Sinha Shekhar sparked a massive outcry in cyberspace lately when he revealed on the REACH Facebook that he owns both a condominium and HDB resale flat which... 

Lee Kuan Yew forecasts no property bubble in Singapore yet

Lee Kuan Yew forecasts no property bubble in Singapore yet

PAP strongman and Singapore’s self-proclaimed “forecaster extraordinarie” Lee Kuan Yew has peered into his “crystal ball” again to dispense his usual “pearls of wisdom” to his hapless subjects. In his latest “forecast”, Lee said that there is “probably” no... 

HDB clears YPAP leader Sinha Shekhar of any wrongdoing

HDB clears YPAP leader Sinha Shekhar of any wrongdoing

HDB has cleared controversial YPAP leader and new citizen from India Mr Sinha Shekhar from any wrongdoing in subletting his HDB flat. Mr Sinha Shekhar sparked a massive outcry in cyberspace by revealing on the REACH Facebook that he owns a private condominium and a HDB resale flat which he is renting out, prompting a netizen... 

LKY’s prejudice against Sinhalese

LKY’s prejudice against Sinhalese

The father of modern Singapore Lee Kuan Yew is entitled to his own interpretation about individual politicians around the world just like any other person. However how informed and knowledgeable he is to call one community in Sri Lanka brighter than the other is a big question. Having founded the People’s Action Party... 

Swiss FT Oliver Fricker sentenced to 5 months jail and 3 strokes of rotan for SMRT graffiti

Swiss FT Oliver Fricker sentenced to 5 months jail and 3 strokes of rotan for SMRT graffiti

Swiss FT Oliver Fricker was sentenced to 5 months jail and 3 strokes of caning by District Judge See Kee Oon for entering a protected place and spraying paint on two carriages of an SMRT train. Oliver Fricker slipped into a SMRT depot at Changi with his accomplice Dane Alexander Lloyd who had left Singapore on 17 May 2010... 

Singapore hit by “freak” floods again as PAP showed its ineptitude once more

Singapore hit by “freak” floods again as PAP showed its ineptitude once more

Barely a week after Orchard Road was hit by flash floods, more parts of Singapore are submerged today in flood water due to another heavy downpour which occurs “only once in fifty years”, in the words of PAP Minister for Environment Mr Yaacob Ibrahim. Upper Thomson Road, Boon Lay and Ang Mo Kio are some of the... 

Law Society President voiced out against police interrogation of suspects

Law Society President voiced out against police interrogation of suspects

Writing in the latest issue of the Law Gazette, Law Society President Senior Counsel Michael Hwang expressed his concerns over the way the police interrogate suspects in Singapore. As of now, there are no published rules or procedures governing the interrogation of suspects by the Singapore police which opens the door to... 

Food for thought: The Awakening

Food for thought: The Awakening

A time comes in your life when you finally get it…when, in the midst of all your fears and insanity, you stop dead in your tracks and somewhere the voice inside your head cries out – ENOUGH! Enough fighting and crying or struggling to hold on. And, like a child quieting down after a blind tantrum, your sobs... 

Lembaran baru hubungan Malaysia-Singapura

Lembaran baru hubungan Malaysia-Singapura

Utusan Malaysia, 23 June 2010 Lawatan kerja sehari Perdana Menteri Singapura, Lee Hsien Loong ke negara ini semalam amat dinanti-nantikan oleh penduduk kedua-dua buah negara. Ia dianggap penting setelah beberapa isu legasi berjaya diselesaikan semasa kunjungan rakan sejawatnya, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak ke republik itu... 

Filial Piety- Time for Government to get into the act too

Filial Piety- Time for Government to get into the act too

I refer to the new advertisement to promote filial piety – spearheaded by the National Family Council and supported by the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports- that is currently showing on TV. Many may find the message is touching, and in many aspects, in line with the “Confucius ethics and values”... 

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