TR EMERITUS

Foreign Minister Shanmugam told the audience at the Singapore Conference in Washington that the recent GE 2011 results should be viewed in perspective. They were due to economic and specific local issues, such as housing and transport. He was speaking at the one-day event organised by the Center for Strategic and International... 

British options broker, Robert James Springall (picture – right), has absconded while out on bail in Dec last year according to a news report by TNP. Three expats were involved in a drunken taxi rampage at Suntec City on 11 Apr last year. They were believed to be drunk when they allegedly abused two taxi drivers... 

Click to enlarge TR Emeritus (TRE) has received disturbing information that Singapore is reportedly hiring Auxiliary Police Officers (APO) off the streets of Malaysia. The reader who provided the tip-off to TRE confirmed this by sending a photo he took off a street in Malaysia. (right) TRE understands that the only security... 

The Singapore Island Country Club (SICC) has sacked its General Manager, Mr Jean-Pierre Joseph Schneider, for “grave misconduct”. Mr Schneider, who is a Swiss national, has also been removed from his secretary position in the club. Mr Schneider was sacked for claiming in his employment application dated Mar... 

Click to enlarge The Online Citizen (TOC) and TR Emeritus (TRE) will be going ‘head-to-head’ in a first of its kind forum where editors from two of Singapore’s largest and most successful socio-political websites jaw-jaw about what makes their websites tick. What keeps these two big socio-political blogs... 

A flying kick A 32-year-old PRC national, Liao Zhong Mi, was charged in court for allegedly attacking and hurting three police officers. Liao is accused of voluntarily causing hurt to two sergeants and one corporal in Albert Street on Tue (7 Feb) after 3am. The PRC was said to have used his right foot to kick the left shoulder... 

The National University of Singapore (NUS) has submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Education (MOE), seeking permission to increase university tuition fees for the new academic year 2012-2013. NUS could not comment on the details of the proposal as it is awaiting MOE’s reply. However, in a meeting with student... 

The Online Citizen (TOC) and TR Emeritus (TRE) will be going head-to-head in a first of its kind forum where editors from two of Singapore’s largest and most successful socio-political websites jaw-jaw about what makes their websites tick. What keeps these two leading socio-political blogs in Singapore ticking? What... 

Photo: Omy A woman from China has lodged a report against officers from the Central Police Division for allegedly manhandling her. The 35-year-old woman was arrested by officers from the Anti-Vice squad on Monday (6th Feb) and brought back to Central Police Division for questioning, allegedly for soliciting on the streets... 

Mr Yaw Shin Leong (Photo: Yahoo! News) Embattled Workers’ Party (WP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Hougang, Mr Yaw Shin Leong has resigned from the party’s leadership. In an announcement through WP’s official website, the WP’s Central Executive Council (CEC) said:   The Workers’ Party wishes to...