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In November 2010, the Taiwan-based China Times published a commentary by Mr Liang Dongping on Singapore’s state of opposition. The commentary was critical of Dr Chee Soon Juan, the secretary-general of the Singapore Democractic Party. It argued Dr Chee was too confrontational and not constructive. Mr Liang’s viewpoints... 

Attempts to curb the red hot property market in Singapore don’t seem to be working as the latest figures shows that a higher than expected number of private properties were sold in October.   The city state’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has said that property market was a matter of concern and needed careful monitoring... 

Police have arrested another 70 people suspected of being involved in gang-related activities, drug offences and possession of offensive weapons. Suspects aged between 16 and 51 years-old were picked up at entertainment outlets, public places along Orchard Road, Clarke Quay and at various HDB estates. With the current... 

Prices of Certificates of Entitlement (COE) shot up to a 10-year-high for all car categories on Thursday, as taxi companies expand their fleet and motor traders rushed to meet annual sales targets ahead of a possible quota cut in February. The COE price for cars up to 1,600cc climbed to $39,000, up 14.7 per cent from two... 

I read with much amusement on Tuesday about the “experiment” in which “cars rigged with tell-tale signs of a bomb were left parked at nine locations, including Orchard Road, Shenton Way and Marina Bay, from 8am to 7pm.”  In the article it stated that, “Of the roughly 7,200 people who passed... 

Well I am not sure if there is a point in writing this because I am not sure if there is anyone from the government who will be reading this. But I guess for the record, I ‘ll just do it. I am in my thirties and a PMET. I worked for a local company for 6 years as a Software Engineer. Recently, the boss started to hire... 

Dear Justice Loh,   I refer to the 13 Nov 2010 Straits Times report of your explanation of the real risk test as being the likelihood of undermining public confidence in the justice system.  You gave the example of a person ranting at a dinner party but is being ignored as not posing a real risk to public confidence in... 

作者：星洲日报 （新加坡20日讯）快人快语的新加坡前超级公务员严崇涛说，新加坡政府允许设立赌场，是走上了歪道，因为赌场会破坏新加坡人的道德品质。 他认为政府允许综合度假胜地内设赌场，会荼毒新加坡的人心灵。 严崇涛（73岁）指出，今日的赌博行业和60年代没有多大的改变，顶多是灯多了一些罢了，政府既然在60年代反对设立赌场，为什么现在就允许了呢？ 他也不相信开设赌场，能为新加坡制造3万个就业机会的说法。 严崇涛说，赌场的工作的乘数效应不大，和钻油台建筑业和药剂业所制造的3万份工作是不一样的。 严崇涛是在推介新书，接受《商业时报》的访问时，表达自己坚决反对赌场的立场。 严崇涛的英文新书“Dynamics... 

For the fourth time this week, PAP strongman Lee Kuan Yew appeared in the news again, this time to officiate at the opening of the Marina reservoir.   According to state news agency Channel News Asia, Lee “activated” the Marina reservoir fountain to mark the event last Saturday evening.   It was reported that... 

Singapore government said Thursday that it was ’surprised’ at a comment British Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne made after the city-state’s High Court sent a British writer to jail for criticizing Singapore’s judiciary in a book about the death penalty. Browne expressed his dismay and called...