The lack of a welfare system has left our elderly in a vulnerable position
Bumped into this 70-year-old uncle who was collecting drink can when we were carrying out our charity event at Chinatown earlier today. Gave him a $50 angpow and saw that he has only collected 5 to 6 cans in his big nylon sack. Each used drink can fetches about five cents and he says its tougher now to collect them due to intense...
Ong Teng Cheong will always be my people’s President
No disrespect to the recently-deceased Mr Nathan, but the late Mr Ong Teng Cheong will always be my favourite people's President. He went against the grain of things and paid the price for been the only President that is not honoured with a state funeral. If the President is only a figure-head puppet that toes the line to the...
We cannot be proud of our hub status if the wealth gap is so huge
Singapore was ranked the 3rd most expensive city in the World to live in 2016. This is something that we don't need to have right now - another high-ranking tag for all the wrong reasons. Its the third year running that we have beaten top-notched countries like Zurich, Tokyo and Hong Kong to earn that unenviable accolade. Such...
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