Have you heard of Article 5(2A) of SG Constitution?
If you have not, it's important you know. Article 5(2A) was passed in 1991 but has been held in abeyance since. This means that it is not in force yet and hence not binding on the Government. 1. What is Article 5(2A) about? Article 5(2A) states that a national referendum is needed if changes are to be made to the following...
MPs’ Disappearing Act: LKY holds record
So it was reported that last week in Parliament, not even a quarter of our 87 elected Members of Parliament (MPs) were present to vote for the passage of two Bills. Alerted to the lack of a quorum required to pass a Bill by Nominated MP (NMP) Eugene Tan, the Deputy Speaker rang the division bell to summon the missing MPs,...
PAP govt to blame for falling Chinese standards
I refer to the 11 Jul 2014 Straits Times report “Govt committed to helping S'poreans master mother tongue”. PM Lee claims that schools in the 1950s either taught in English or in Chinese but not both. That is not true. Mr Lee Kong Chian had already introduced bilingual education to the Chinese High School in 1949 and also...
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