
By DPM Heng’s yardstick, are the PAP themselves above reproach?
I watched Heng Swee Keat's speech on television calling for the Worker's Party MPs to recuse themselves from any financial responsibilities relating to AHTC. In principle, I agree that the underlying considerations are honesty, integrity and accountability which we as a people and government value highly. However, by the same...

Unlucky to lose one maid; to lose five or more is cattiness or bitchiness
After reading the u/m passage about three S’poreans’ experiences (spending thousands of dollars changing lots of maids in extra quick time ), I remembered an Oscar Wilde quote (“To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.”) which in this case would read To lose one maid may...

Will employment pass requirements be tightened or made more flexible?
Mr Saktiandi Supaat, a People’s Action Party Member of Parliament asked for eligibility criteria for employment pass (EP) holders be tightened in Parliament yesterday. He said: “We cannot continue to have the inflow of foreign specialists in perpetuity without regard for the well-being of our Singapore core.” In response,...
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