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The much anticipated YOG closing ceremony tomorrow is meant to be “spectacular and reflective” according to a Channel News Asia report, but reports coming from the participants themselves seem to suggest that it was plagued by problems. A netizen Zack commented on Facebook that “some of the dancers for... 

I’m taking out the new figures for senior civil servants and political appointees from the speech by Mr Teo Chee Hean. All figures quoted are annual salaries (inclusive of all bonuses and allowances). President – $3,187,100 (24.9% increase) Prime Minister – $3,091,200 (25.5% increase) Senior Minister – $3,043,300... 

TO: YOG Officials who take charge of make up artist team. I don’t Know u are the Spec or the Officers. I would like to Emphasize that We are the Professional Make Up artist. We Are Civilian. We dun have to listen to your UNPROFESSIONALISM ORDERS!. If you think that your Way can work. By all means PLS take over WE... 

The family of Yong Vui Kong has been working hard these past two months – hitting the streets in both Singapore and Malaysia to collect signatures for a petition begging President SR Nathan to spare Vui Kong’s life. Activists in Malaysia have rallied to their cause.  By 10 am this morning, the campaign had collected... 

I was reading the article by Takumi ( So you say Temasek Review is unfair and biased? ) and (Are you guys secretly approved by the PAP?) by Benjamin, the replies of which prompted me to write this fair and unbiased short opinion piece on Temasek Review. According to Alexa the Web Information Company, Temasek Review... 

Dear TR,   I decided to write to you after reading the stories of Ms Judy Eng and Ms Melissa Quek. I am a 20-year-old poly student. My family and I live in a four room HDB flat that is fully paid up. I am fortunate that my father works for a Scandinavian company that really takes care of its workers (it fully restored... 

Dr Vivian Balakrishnan’s forlorn dream of getting his mega $387 million dollar “vanity fair” – the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games on the “world map” has finally materialized albeit in a less than desirable manner. The YOG Gymnastics Final last Sunday may have attracted little attention... 

The Singapore Democratic Party has launched a tirade against the Straits Times for putting up a “massive ad” for PAP MP Dr Teo Ho Pin, claiming that it is a sign that the PAP is getting “nervous” is Bukit Panjang. Dr Teo won Bukit Panjang in the last general election, beating SDP’s Ling How... 

OPINION The Singapore media has predictably gone on a publicity overdrive about Singapore being ranked as “a top immigration hot spot for the second successive year in a global survey conducted by Gallup.” “The city-state could see its population triple if everyone who wants to move here was allowed to,... 

Dear Temasek Review, I am a student at NIE (NTU), beginning my third year in two weeks’ time when everyone else has already begun. Even the rest of NTU starts one week earlier than us. This is specifically due to YOG being held in our school campus; it has resulted in us getting a four-month long semester break as...