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The reality of voters voting out governments is not as straightforward as what some put it to be

In a state media interview with Channel News Asia (CNA), Minister of Home Affairs and Law, K. Shanmugam was quoted as attempting to assuage public fears about the abuse of power by claiming that his government is accountable because Singaporeans have the power to vote them out in an election. He said, “We’ve always said:...

Something is not right

1. We have overall budget surplus of over 2 billion dollars. But GST will still be increased to 9%. 2. We were told numerous times that the gov will tackle the high cost of living but Singapore is still perched at the top of the list for most expensive cities to live in the world. 3. We scored high on Corruption Perceptions...

Pigeons Should Be Culled Humanely

The recent case of a pigeon culling video at Aljunied Hougang Town council, which ACRES described as "an outright case of cruelty" - is the common practice used by pest control companies engaged by all Town Councils in S'pore. Culling is normally done regularly every 3 months. AVS (formally AVA) is well aware of the method employed...