Travelling to South Korea soon? You just might get to have a glimpse of their recent labour strikes…and probably even experience what its like to have your life disrupted by militant unions and their industrial...
Author - Donavan Cheah
News is probably trending about two rallies: The size of the WP crowds at WP rallies. Chee Soon Juan’s return after 15 years of not being able to contest in elections. The crowds are huge and much has been said about them. Do...
If you were part of the huge crowd attending the Workers’ Party Rally, you should have heard two arguments that would scare any rational voter: 1. Minimum wage to activate untapped labour force. 2. Benefits for those who are...
General Elections 2015 Singapore Do we vote based on people or party? Actually, both. Since we have covered what makes a good MP, we should, too, think about what makes a party worth voting for! Political parties have certain...
Speak of “political detainees” and one might think of political fixing by the PAP. Yet, sons of political dissidents have come forth to fight for the PAP banner. Strange, right? Meet Mr. K. Muralidharan Pillai and Ong Ye...
Voting season has arrived! It is time to choose the leaders who will govern for the next four to five years. However, what do MPs really do? Do they simply attend ceremonies, conduct weekly Meet the People’s Session, attend...
Four years have gone by since the last “watershed” elections of 2011. It is time for the report card on how the Workers’ Party ran a GRC for the first time. Another report card should also be due for the first time there...
Among the usual topics on affordability of flats, education, national development plans and population, two topics stood out this year: our standing in the world and leadership. In fact, one could even claim that Singapore’s...
One similarity between ex-unionist Ong Ye Kung and unionist Desmond Choo is that they have been defeated at the polls before. Given Singapore’s history of being dominated by the PAP for more than half a century, defeat is not...
“People only remember the bad things, not the good things.” How true it can be. In this case, it has caused the resignation of our Transport Minister, Lui Tuck Yew. I cannot say for others, but I must admit that his...