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TNP’s latest attempt to smear TRE and Dr Joseph Ong had flopped dramatically with angry netizens setting up a Facebook page calling for the sacking of its despicable deputy editor Melvin Singh and with many calling on Dr Joseph Ong to sue the tabloid for slander. In a deplorable article published on 20 June 2011 anonymously... 

The DBSS flats at Centrale 8 built by private developer Sim Lian group are still more than two times subscribed despite their hefty price tag. The development came to public spotlight after the prices of 5-room units were priced at a shocking $880,000, sparking a massive outcry among Singaporeans. Though Sim Lian CEO initially... 

The English tabloid TNP has slumped to a new low by cooking up stories again to smear TRE and Dr Joseph Ong with an utterly deplorable piece on 20 June 2011 insinuating that TRE and Dr Ong were behind the so-called ‘harassment’ of its journalists: ‘Why is TNP the target of online abuse? It started last... 

PAP-endorsed presidential candidate Dr Tony Tan says he will resign from Government of Singapore Investment Corp (GIC) and Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) with effect from 1 July 2011 to contest in the presidential election. It is not known if Dr Tony Tan is still a PAP member. The announcement came shortly after Dr Tan... 

SPH Chairman and former PAP minister Dr Tony Tan has picked up forms for the Certificate of Eligibility to contest in upcoming presidential election, according to the latest update from Channel News Asia. The move does not come as a surprise as the SPH papers have been quietly promoting Dr Tony Tan to prepare the ground... 

Following a public outcry over its apparent refusal to dispose a World War II bomb, the Singapore police now issued a public statement on the controversy, claiming that it was due to a ‘miscommunication’. Last Sunday, construction workers at Sungei Kadut dug up a 160mg bomb and tried to sell it to the scrap... 

对于那些拿很高薪水，而只会惟命是从的官员，毫无创意的公务员，一点都不顾虑民间疾苦，只一味顾全自己饭碗而坐在无论高低官位上的人，我觉得，我们都应该管他们叫做“死奴才”！ 为什么呢？这些“死奴才”除了帮忙给人民制造痛苦和浪费公帤之外，请问还有什么用呢？ 【... 

Transitioning.Org is planning a second event at Speakers’ Corner, Hong Lim Park on 25th June (Sat) at 5pm. We solicit your support to make this non-partisan event a success so that it will send out the right signal to our government. Every one who turns out on that day will count and I always believe in the power of ONE... 

Now that the elections are over, most of the ministers seem to be missing from action, comfortably ensconced in their private ivory towers, miles away from the hot and humid wet market where they were last spotted during the month of May. All the postulating about listening to the people doing a better job addressing their... 

By now, most people who follow the news of the pending Presidential election closely would know my support for Mr. Tan Kin Lian to contest for Presidency. My endorsement of Mr. Tan Kin Lian as President comes a long way but before I explain why I support Kin Lian, let me address some of the views which have been made by...