Woman reports her mother to police for harassment, who allegedly also killed her grandmother
The following is a story shared by a woman by the name of Mei on her husband Tai’s Facebook account. This story is quite a bit of drama until you thought would only happen in Chinese imperial palace dramas like “Story of Yanxi Palace”. In case you are too busy to read the long story, […]
Oxfam report says that Singaporeans are not paying enough tax
On 9 October, UK-based Oxfam released its 2nd edition of Commitment to Reducing Inequality (CRI) Index which ranked Singapore 149th out of 157 countries. According to Oxfam, the CRI Index measures government efforts in three policy areas: social spending, taxation and labour rights. These were selected because of widespread evidence that government actions in these […]
Workers’ Party Minister will not accept mediocre salary!
In response to a question tabled by MP Alex Yam, Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean reminded the parliament of the 2012 White Paper on government salaries, which recommended a norm level of S$1.1 million as the total annual salary for an entry-level (MR4) minister – based on a 40 per cent discount to the […]
How much SG Bonus are you getting???
Singapore Government will be distributing $700 million to 2.8 million eligible Singaporean by December. If you are 21 years old and above on Dec 31, you will be receiving $100 to $300 depending on your income and how many property you own. Those with an assessable income of $28,000 and below in 2017 will get […]
Some Singaporean devastated by a 2,280 seconds of power outage on Tuesday (Sept 18) morning!
A power outage that affected 150,000 residential and commercial unit island wide, left some Singaporean devastated in disbelief that such “disaster” can happen in Singapore. According to a report by The Straits Time, some affected Singaporean were surprised that a power disruption on such a scale could happen here, and questioned SP’s response. The Singapore […]
Labour MP to ‘Tai-Chi’ Employer : O$P$!
“An honest day’s work for an honest day’s pay” and “to make an honest living” are some of the phrases that we are very familiar with. Unless you are a volunteer, everyone works for a living and every worker looks forward to their payday. Yet, there are workers who are not paid their salaries in […]
20% of Singaporean jobs will be displaced by 2028.
A recent study on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on workers in six South-east Asian economies, by Cisco and Oxford Economics found that about one-fifth of Singapore’s workers (20.6 per cent) will have their jobs displaced by 2028. This is higher than the figures for Vietnam (13.8 per cent), Thailand (11.9 per cent), the […]
14% of NSF AWOL were due to Money No Enough!
Senior Minister of State for Defence Dr Maliki Osman revealed on Monday, September 10, that 14% of AWOL cases were related to financial difficulties (10 September). AWOL refers to being absent from service without official reason. Online reaction to Dr Osman’s comments was swift, with netizens blaming the situation on NSF allowance. The Government reviews […]
Singapore should not be “so businesslike” with Malaysia, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
In an interview with a senior fellow at S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, The PKR president-elect said, for Singapore and Malaysia to forge stronger ties, it should not just be about “Dollars and cents, rule and order” “For Singapore, the problem is, we in […]
Parliament to be dissolved within 730 days!
General Election 2015 was held on September 11, exactly 3 years ago. Under the constitution, the maximum term of a Singapore parliament is five years, within which it must be dissolved by the President and elections held within three months. This means that the current parliament need to be dissolved in the next 730 days. […]