Why punish innocent children of unwed mothers?
Dear BG Tan, We are aghast at what your ministry said about single mothers whose children are born out of wedlock. We don't condone such matters ourselves, but the fact is that the children are innocent & are being penalized for their mothers' mistakes. And moreover, it takes 2 hands to clap. Going by MSF's logic, shouldn't...
$600k HDB BTO flats out of reach to many Singaporeans?
Do not underestimate the true significance of the current pricing of the flats in bidadari and geylang in the latest bto intake exercise. Public housing flats shouldn't be priced so out of reach for citizens to apply. In this latest bto intake the lowest selling point of a four room flat is at $475000 while the highest is at...
Better for Lim Tean to resign than be zipped up
Lim Tean When I heard news that Lim Tean has resigned from NSP, I wasn't surprised of the reasons for his resignation. Curtailment of his freedom of speech is one of it. And we are talking about freedom of speech where it's done in a responsible manner. Not the Amos Yee or Charlie Hebdo kind of free speech. Often times, it's...