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YPAP leader and new citizen from India Sinha Shekhar made a Freudian slip on the PAP REACH Facebook yesterday by complaining about the low rent of his resale flat. The Ministry of Finance is conducting a public consultation on changes in the property tax to improve tax administration and to provide greater clarity to taxpayers. Below... 

Speaking during a dialogue with youths today, Minister of Community Development, Youth and Sports Dr Vivian Balakrishnan boasted that Singapore has made much “progress” in developing and supporting local athletes. The forum was attended by more than 140 secondary and tertiary students who bombarded Dr Vivian... 

Chosun Ilbo, 22 June 2010 North Korean leader Kim Jong-il “gives regular tactical advice during matches using mobile phones that are not visible to the naked eye,” the team’s manager Kim Jong-hun told ESPN Thursday. The coach dutifully told the sports channel that Kim Jong-il developed the James-Bond technology... 

The recent controversies surrounding the remarks make by pastor Tan and pastor Ng on the Buddhist and Taoist faiths have raised considerable debate among the public. There were many comments from the public for and against the doing of these pastors. Notable ones were those who called for more mindfulness and respect for... 

The Singapore Democratic Party has slammed PAP Law Minister Shanmugam for trying to push the responsibility for Singapore’s public transport security to the hapless SMRT which was widely blamed for the security breach at its depot a month ago. Two foreigners slipped into Changi depot completely undetected and spent... 

作者：中國報 （新加坡讯）何耀珊（Sun Ho – wife of Pastor Kong Hee）过去一年在美国过着好莱坞天皇巨星的生活，住在好莱坞巨星及美国名人富豪聚居、月租新币约3万9000元(约9万1000令吉)的“好莱坞山”豪宅。 当今好莱坞最红的毕彼特（Brad Pitt)和安芝莲娜祖莉（Angelina... 

作者:冀居·谢 【奥林匹克泳池】 公用事业局总裁邱鼎财上星期五在该局召开的第三场临时记者会上表示：“乌节路水患对人、交通及商业活动所造成的冲击及困扰是难以接受的。我们将竭尽所能检讨事件，并采取必要的措施减少再次发生的概率。”接着星期六，雅国部长在出席某项回教堂活动时主动提出“乌节路出现大淹水的情况是完全不能被接受的”，他又说：“我可以很坦白地说，这次的豪雨完全出乎预料。如果你研究雨势模式，那是我们前所未见。”——奇哉怪事（freak... 

The PAP grassroots leaders from Bukit Batok appeared to be unfazed by the outcry they sparked in cyberspace by organizing a water festival in April this year. Many netizens slammed the event as a waste of public funds and water to organize festivals for foreigners, spawning a series of Facebook groups, petitions as well... 

The Swiss FT Oliver Fricker who embarrassed the PAP greatly by sneaking into a MRT depot completely undetected to spray graffiti on a train may plead guilty this Thursday. Mr Fricker works as  business consultant in Singapore and has since been suspended from work. The security breach shocked the entire nation who are... 

According to a report in the Straits Times today, new citizens and PRs now make up an astonishingly high 20 percent of some 30,000 grassroots leaders in Singapore, with immigrants from China and India forming the largest group. A poll done by the Straits Times revealed that the percentage of new citizens and PRs in grassroots...