At first, I was all “wait and see”. Mahathir showed all the signs of a leader who could turn things around. I thought the axing of consumption tax was a good move. Show the electorate that you will fulfil promises but keep...
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There’re about one million work-permit holders in Singapore and they are mostly construction workers and domestic helpers. They make-up one-fourth of our labour workforce. Construction workers can earn as little as $800 but...
The pictures are surreal. Kim, the highly secretive leader, known only in photographs and rude memes, goes on a tour of Singapore as if he was just an ordinary tourist. A casual selfie was snapped by our Ministers and in this...
When you think of welding, what comes to your mind? Loud noises and hot flying sparks? The sound of welding is ringing in your head already right? A welder basically uses a welding equipment to fuse materials like steel and...
The answer to whether or not the High Speed Rail brings value to Singapore and/or Malaysia is animated in this question: Do both countries want a closer relationship with each other? More unity and progress would do both nations...
I have read Teo You Yenn’s coverage about inequality () and I feel a need to air some observations: a.) What she observed about “falling through the cracks” is no different from what MPs have been raising in...
So they yanked out an allegedly corrupt leader, made free a political prisoner, removed GST and froze petrol prices. That’s them. Good for them. May we not forget that they are 420 times larger than Singapore, have a population...
Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime. That’s probably what Minister Chan Chun Sing meant when he said the best welfare for working people is to have a good job. One...
Post-May Day notes: Each year, the same thing happens. In Singapore, the labour movement celebrates May Day joyously, but elsewhere Labour Day continues to be marked with protests. This year, thousands of workers marched...
To understand the dual roles of the doc, you have to understand the context of trade unions. You see, it has often been misunderstood that trade unions, government and businessmen ought to be at eternal enmity with each other...