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Elephant In The Room 27 Aug 2013 | 08:33 am
The Our Singapore Conversation (OSC) Survey was conducted over a period of two months, between 1 December 2012 and 31 January 2013, and completed by 4,000 Singaporeans. The strange part is that the OS...
A Widening Gap In Trust 26 Aug 2013 | 07:04 am
First we heard Lee Kuan Yew say that our declining population woes had nothing to do with his stop-at-two policy. Now we hear Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam declare that the gap between...
Understanding Cost Of Construction 23 Aug 2013 | 10:49 am
Chip Eng Seng Contractors (1988) Pte Ltd (CESC) has been building Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats since 1982. It's typical contract scope involves the design and construction of residential ...
A Teaching Moment 22 Aug 2013 | 07:20 am
It was the classic teaching moment. Student Sun, 13, had wanted to study pure humanities subjects, but her school said it could not offer her the opportunity as it did not have enough qualified teache...
More Room For The Masses 21 Aug 2013 | 08:25 am
The message sent out at 7:58pm on Thursday Dec 15 2011 read, "Income opportunity. Dear partners, there is a breakdown in our MRT train services from Bishan MRT to Marina Bay MRT stretch of stations." ...
Affordability Questioned 20 Aug 2013 | 08:53 am
The question on every body's mind after Sunday night: By how much will premiums go up? The answer is already written on the wall: As much as they can get away with it. Health Minister Gan Kim Yong is...
No More Opting Out 19 Aug 2013 | 09:33 am
He's kinda thick, isn't he? After one whole year of feedback through the National Conversation/Our Singapore Conversation, he still doesn't quite comprehend the complaints about affordable healthcare....
One Death That Will Not Go Away 16 Aug 2013 | 07:24 am
Speaking at a charity gala to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Yellow Ribbon Fund for ex-offenders, Second Minister for Home Affairs S Iswaran boasted that Singapore Prison Service officers will ...
Giving People What They Want 15 Aug 2013 | 02:56 pm
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong first announced the idea of a national conversation during his last National Day message, and it started with this blurb: "Welcome to the National Conversation, where we...
The War On Mosquitoes 14 Aug 2013 | 05:09 pm
How many have died from dengue fever in Singapore? The official position from the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the National Environment Agency (NEA) states "This is the fifth local dengue death case t...
