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PAP MP for Tampines GRC Irene Ng has put up banners all over her ward as well as A4-sized notices at the lifts asking residents to ‘like’ her Facebook: [Source: Firdau's Facebook] The pathetic and hilarious attempt by Ms Ng to ‘engage’ netizens was discovered by two TR readers living in Tampines... 

Former Sgt Lionel De Souza Dear TR, I was compelled to write this letter after reading this jerk’s latest letter attacking Nicole Seah in the ST Forum. He was a police sergent and actually sacked by the Police Force for assaulting an accused person. He appealed and the Police Force allowed him to retire. The old timers... 

Despite repeated clarifications from Nicole Seah and her party, the PAP-controlled media continues to insinuate that she has breached election rules by appealing for donations to her personal bank account. After failing to use the tabloids to destroy Nicole, the Straits Times ‘forum’ was used to allow PAP supporters... 

Dr Leong speaking to affected residents Residents at Blk 686B Woodlands Drive 73 reported varying degrees of emotional trauma after going through an ordeal which saw their water supply contaminated by a corpse that was thrown into their rooftop water-tank. Many indicated to members of the SDP that they were upset over the... 

Dear Honorable Lee Kuan Yew: None of us are perfect, least of all me. We will make mistakes in life. It is inevitable. It is also the reason why we are called mortals. The way forward in life – intellectually speaking – is to have the ability to recognize our own mistakes, admit them openly if confronted and move on.  This... 

The members of the ministers salaries Review Committee are people who are close to the government or the PAP. Almost all of them come from the rich elite class that benefited handsomely under the PAP. Such symbiotic relationships virtually guarantee they will not rock the status quo and just toe the line. They have been... 

First, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong apologised to the entire country for the mistakes of his previous administration. Lee Hsien Loong Then, he pledged to transform the PAP, calling for the party to be more communicative, compassionate and open. We are servants, not masters, he said. And, in order to demonstrate that the... 

Dear Mr Lim Swee Say, I refer to the 6 May 2011 Straits Times report of your election comments. You asked the electorate to shun the opportunistic suitor who promised the sky. But your WP opponent suitor promised to be our voice. He didn’t promise the sky so why shun him? You said the PAP suitor is sincere and can offer... 

Dear Dr Tan Khee Giap, I refer to your comments on the UBS Prices and Earnings Report 2009 which was carried by the Straits Times on 3 May 2011. You complained about the UBS’s understating of the percentage of professionals, managers and executives (PMETs) in Singapore which tended to understate our true average wage.... 

The PAP used to be ‘deaf’ to criticisms, especially ‘noises’ from anonymous netizens, but after losing a GRC in the election, they are now putting up a ‘wayang’ to show that they are ‘listening’ to Singaporeans. MP for Marine Parade GRC Goh Chok Tong posted a comment on the...