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Jonathan Wong Following a public outcry, the Ministry of Education (MOE) has revoked the scholarship of Jonathan Wong, a Hwa Chong alumnus who made the headlines last week pleading guilty to possessing child pornography in Britain. Jonathan was awarded an overseas teaching scholarship by MOE in 2006 where he studied history... 

In a shocking revelation made public yesterday, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) admitted that it had overcharged bus commuters some $300,000 since the distance-based fair system was introduced in July this year. It claimed that the errors resulted from “ground changes” which were not updated in time in the... 

Kenneth Jeyaretnam I do not believe that there are any fresh challenges this election as compared with 2006. The issues remain more or less the same although now they are exacerbated. The most fundamental challenge is still that we have a dysfunctional political system which increasingly thwarts the will of the people. As... 

Dear Professor Augustine Tan,   I refer to your 18 Nov 2010 Straits Times article.   You said immigration curtailment will lead to us having to pay burdensome taxes to support ageing relatives in the future.  However, population ageing is only delayed and doesn’t go away even if we free up immigration.  Because... 

Following a massive fraud case involving two former Singapore Land Authority (SLA) employees, another fraud case is unearthed this time involving a telco, M1, tarnishing Singapore’s squeaky clean image once again. According to a Channel News Asia report, a former M1 account manager Matthew Yeo Kay Keng is currently... 

Parliament has passed amendments to the Maintenance of Parents Act (MPA), with a slew of enforcement mechanisms to make children provide for their aged parents. But even as rules are strengthened, the spirit of the Act, enacted 15 years ago, remains – that is, a conciliation-first approach, with the arm of the law... 

Alan Shadrake The Attorney General’s Office today made an extraordinary application for the court to “remind” Mr Alan Shadrake of his right to seek leave of court if he wants to exit the jurisdiction. “It is unprecedented for the prosecution to apply to the order of court to remind the defense that he can... 

The niece of Mas Selamat Kasteri, Nur Aini is likely to be sacked by the Ministry of Education (MOE) for assisting in the escape of the famed terrorist in 2008 which greatly embarrassed the PAP regime. Ms Nur, who worked as a Malay language teacher in an unknown school, was jailed 18 months for harboring a prisoner of the... 

Dr Ong Teck Chin The Anglo-Chinese Schools Board of Governors has completed their investigations into the complaint filed by a male teacher against the former principal, Dr Ong Teck Chin. Dr Ong, who had been the school’s principal since 1994, tendered his resignation early October this year when a complaint was made... 

Koh Seah Wee A former senior official facing multiple charges of defrauding the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) to the tune of $12 million has been slapped with an additional 8 charges bringing the total number of charges against him to 302.  The new charges against 40 year-old Koh Seah Wee alleged that he tricked Ipos...