It had been reported on the Straits Times yesterday that our nation is getting fat. I can imagine a reader pinch his belly, give it a smack and post a comment to laugh it off. Weight gain is not a laughing matter. There is the...
Author - Benjamin Chiang
The Minister of Law had made the point known: that Singapore, just like the rest of the world, has a problem with fake news. It is not known yet what action would be taken or what new laws would be implemented but we know that it...
Christopher Tan of the Straits Times published an article about the unfair playground private hire vehicles (Uber/Grab etc) operate in. (ST/25th April 2017 – Beware of being taken for a ride) He may not have specifically...
Every other day, there are people sharing pieces of news arising from unconfirmed, dubious sources that do nothing but sensationalise the things written on them. In a world where anyone can be a content maker with the ability to...
In a way, the NTUC setup the PAP. Maybe not in the same form that you see today, but that was how it began. Mr. Lee began his political life by representing trade unions. That is the starting point. As a young legal assistant at...
The Chinese love construction projects. They’ve built railways, airports, entire cities and even government buildings for their allies. They’ve taken the wisdom of “build it and they will come” quite literally, but that...
Have you ever been late for an Uber ride? This woman certainly has…and the driver gave her a huge tongue lashing. According to Kelly (the one who posted the video), the Uber driver was late for 10 minutes even though it...
Expressing your opinions in religion and politics are guaranteed ways to kill a conversation or a friendship. No one really wants to know what you think. If we can understand that about interpersonal relationships, why...
Singapore has 11 public holidays. This is the same that New Zealanders, Canadians and the French enjoy. The USA celebrates 18. The UK has 10. Malaysia has 12. However, one must also consider the matter of paid holidays required...
Without getting into the merits of his policies, it was interesting watching the newly minted American President get busy moving headlines and sparking protests. People are divided as to whether his moves are insane, or...