SINGAPORE: In a recent post, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong shared a video showcasing frontline workers invited to witness the Parliamentary debate on the White Paper on Singapore’s Response to COVID-19. In his post, Mr Lee spoke of how the various sectors managed to unite especially when the virus struck Singapore. Mr Lee took to Facebook on Monday morning (March 20) to share a video that showcased the frontliners who got to watch the debate over the White Paper on the nation’s Covid-19 response. “Delighted to meet COVID-19 frontline workers at Parliament House today,” wrote Mr ..read more

SINGAPORE: The Minister for Home Affairs and Law, K Shanmugam, confirmed in Parliament today (20 Mar) that an order under the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) was not issued to Mr Lee Hsien Yang and Mrs Lee Suet Fern to attend Police interviews. In responding to questions by NCMP Leong Mun Wai and Workers’ Party MP Sylvia Lim, the Minister said that a specific order under the CPC was not issued because the Police normally would not issue such an order. He added that they would first contact and speak with them and send some documents. And in the case of the Lees, the Police communicated to them ..read more

SINGAPORE: In a Mar 19 (Sunday) Facebook post, Progress Singapore Party member Jeffrey Khoo wrote that during a visit with residents at Clementi West, he met one woman he perceived to be “highly enlightened about goodies and financial support.” She told him, “All these goodies and subsidies are from our tax payers’ money, they are not gifts!” The woman added that while she’ll “happily” receive these types of “goodies,” she’ll also continue to strongly support PSP. Mr Khoo wrote that he, Non-Constituency Member of Parliament Ms Hazel Poa, and a team of PSP volunteers went for door-to-door vi ..read more

SINGAPORE: It was an eventful weekend for The Workers’ Party, as a branch of the Sengkang Town Council was opened at Block 323C Sengkang East Way on Saturday afternoon (Mar 17). It begins operations on Monday (Mar 19). In a Facebook post, Sengkang GRC MP He Ting Ru, who led the WP slate in the General Election of 2020 and who chairs SKTC, thanked everyone who attended the opening of the branch office. “We look forward to closer partnerships and new initiatives for our residents, especially those in #Compassvale and Anchorvale. It has been a journey to full direct management of the Town Coun ..read more

SINGAPORE: While more Western nations are banning Chinese-owned social media app TikTok on government-issued mobile devices, the Singapore government has said that it will continue to allow civil servants here to use the app on their official devices, on a “need-to” basis. The United Kingdom announced this week that it would ban TikTok on all Government mobile devices, joining governments in the United States, Canada, Belgium, New Zealand and certain European Union nations who have already decided to do so due to security concerns. The bans allegedly stem from the rumour that ByteDance, the ..read more

SINGAPORE: The latest Edelman Trust Barometer report has suggested that trust in the Singapore Government has improved, even though economic optimism among Singaporeans has dipped to a record low. Widely recognized as a leading source of insights into the state of trust in governments, businesses, charities and the media around the world, the Edelman Trust Barometer is an annual survey that is based on online interviews with a representative sample of the general population in different countries around the world. The 2023 report on Singapore, released on Wednesday (15 Mar), was based on int ..read more

SINGAPORE: Residents living at the top level of an HDB flat in Clementi allegedly suffer from leaking and mouldy ceilings after the authorities completed roof works at the block, but their attempts to seek assistance from their Member of Parliament (MP) have allegedly gone nowhere. The resident’s plight came to light after the opposition party Red Dot United (RDU) conducted house visits at the block on Thursday (16 Mar). Residents living on the highest floor – the fourth storey – of Block 328 Clementi Ave 2 told the party that repair works done to the roof of the block caused damage to the i ..read more

SINGAPORE: Several netizens are asking why Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s wife stayed mum when her nephew Li Shengwu was awarded the prestigious Sloan Research fellowship earlier this year, after Mdm Ho made post after post heaping praises on Hollywood star Michelle Yeoh for her historic best actress Oscars win. Mdm Ho, an avid Facebook user, appreciated all of the major winners of the 95th Academy Awards on her page but her praise for Michelle Yeoh was mammoth in comparison. She devoted a whopping 30 posts on her page celebrating the Ipoh-born actress. Most of the posts were shared from o ..read more

SINGAPORE: Prominent economist Dr Yeoh Lam Keong has pointed out that Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s wife, Ho Ching, has forgotten to mention him in her post celebrating the members of Hollywood star Michelle Yeoh’s family in Singapore. Mdm Ho has been praising the actress since she became the first Asian to win the best actress award at the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday (12 Mar). In one of many Facebook posts, she spoke about the successful Yeoh family of Ipoh and how they have made their mark in Singapore. Dr Yeoh is Michelle Yeoh’s cousin but Mdm Ho missed mentioning him in her post, wh ..read more

SINGAPORE: During recent house visits, Workers’ Party MP Jamus Lim (Sengkang GRC) talked to residents about a number of topics, but said that their “conversations drifted to the general topic of food.” In a Mar 14 (Tuesday) Facebook post, Assoc Prof Lim wrote that he has brought up two issues in Parliament regarding food recently: the shortage of halal food options and the high prices of coffeeshop food in Sengkang in comparison to other places. “A bunch of volunteers and I gathered data on prices, and we’ve managed to confirm that equivalent meals cost between $0.20 to $1 higher in Sengkan ..read more