Foreign spouses of citizens ineligible to work in SG
NCMP Gerald Giam Article first appeared in geraldgiam.sg on 3 February 2015. Parliamentary question on 29 January 2015 Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs as at 31 December 2014, how many foreign spouses of Singapore citizens have (i) social visit passes; (ii) Long Term Visit...
The Thaipusam fracas – Real answers needed
While the police have attributed the scuffle at this year’s Thaipusam procession to inebriated hooligans, a fringe group even Hindus would frown upon, it may have been an incident that has been brewing (pardon the pun) since 2011 and perhaps much longer. The fracas may in fact have been an act of defiance against laws the...
Minister Shanmugam: Hindus in Singapore are privileged
K Shanmugam There have been many questions on Thaipusam and the playing of musical instruments. Broadly, the questions can be grouped as follows: Why can't musical instruments be played to help kavadi carriers during Thaipusam? Why are Hindus being discriminated? Other groups are allowed to play music - e.g. Lion Dances, Kompangs. Also...
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