OPPOSITION SUPPORTER: I AM DISAPPOINTED IN BOTH THE WP AND PAP
Dear Editor,I refer to the piece, http://www.allsingaporestuff.com/article/paps-mega-bucks-cunning-linguis... and would like to give my 2 cents worth as a resident of Aljunied at 103 Bedok Reservoir.I...
View ArticleTOURIST DIAGNOSED WITH MERS 5 DAYS AFTER VISITING SINGAPORE
On Wednesday, the World Health Organization issued a report detailing the travel itinerary of a 36 year-old Finnish man who had travelled to Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Malaysia, Singapore and Manila. The man...
View ArticleFORMER CIVIL SERVANT: PLEASE STOP COMPARING LHL TO LKY!
Hi allsingaporestuff team, I really do hope that this article of mine will be published.I am those type of person to just read the news online and see comments and laugh it off without commenting or...
View ArticleSMRT: SORRY WE STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE BREAKDOWN
LTA issued a statement yesterday (9 Jul) giving an update of their investigations into the cause of the massive train disruptions on Tuesday evening (7 Jul).The disruptions affected some 250,000...
View ArticleSINGFIRST: PUBLIC DIALOGUE ON MINISTERIAL SALARIES
SingFirst 2nd Public Dialogue – Ministerial Salary: For Greed or Country?Date: 14th Jul 2015 (Tue)Time: 7:30pmAddress: 40 Tras Street (near Tanjong Pagar MRT)The Parliament linked ministerial salaries...
View ArticleJAPAN HAS A BIGGER TRAIN NETWORK, A BETTER OPERATIONS RECORD
I worked in Japan and they have much more extensive train systems in Tokyo. They have dozens of lines for Tokyo alone.Yet, they have an excellent operations record. Their biggest problem are almost...
View ArticleSDP: TRAINS OVERLOADED SO WHY ARE WE PUSHING FOR BIGGER POPULATION?
Responding to last night's major disruption of MRT services, Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew admitted that things are not going well for the SMRT.In the interview above, Mr Lui said, “To be honest, I'm...
View ArticleHONG KONG RUNS MTR SYSTEM BETTER THAN S'PORE'S SMRT
Editor's Note: This forum letter first appeared on the Straits Times forum. With the recent major disruption to our train network ("2 major MRT lines down for over 2 hours"; Wednesday), perhaps...
View ArticleCOST TO RECTIFY MRT BREAKDOWN MUCH MORE SERIOUS THAN AHPETC GOING OVERBUDGET
Dear ASS,WP takes care of AHPETC well except they went overbudget, how much is it going to cost to rectify the problems in our MRT issue? I'm sure more than what WP overbudget ;) Regarding WP went...
View ArticleLOCAL MALAY HERO STANDS UP TO ANG MOH WHO ABUSED TEEN ON MRT
A teenager was at the receiving end of a raging Caucasian man's abuse on Wednesday. The problem? The teen was wearing a t-shirt with the words, "I'm F--king Special" printed on it.The large but elderly...
View ArticlePROCLAMATION OF S'PORE'S INDEPENDENCE BY LKY TO BE AIRED ON 9 AUG
3 years ago, the late prime minister Lee Kuan Yew made a recording of himself reading the Proclamation of Independence for Singapore, in the hopes that the recording could be kept for posterity.On 9th...
View ArticleFORMER CONVICT WHO WAS HONORED IN LAST YEAR'S NDP BACK IN JAIL
26 year-old S. Sarbir Singh received accolades last year during the National Day parade, where he was praised for turning his life of crime around and for completing a law and management course at...
View ArticleDRIPPING WET PRC COUPLE GOES SHOPPING AFTER SWIMMING, LEAVING PUDDLES EVERYWHERE
This PRC couple had just finished their swim at a recreational pool in Downtown East when they decided to go shopping at the nearby Downtown East shopping arcade. The only problem? They decided to do...
View ArticleMRT BREAKDOWN: SMRT HEADQUARTERS HAS VERY BAD FENGSHUI
If you ever visit the headquarters of BreadTalk® Group Limited, you’ll surely be mesmerized or even awed by its architecture. Whether you like it or not, the exterior of a building, especially one...
View ArticleHISTORY OF SINGAPORE: ALL IN THE FAMILEE
Associated words used by netizens: FamiLEE, LEE-gime and Marry-tocracy.I was very curious about a Lee Family Tree graphic that was created by Alternative View SG.I have gathered some excerpts from...
View ArticleGEORGE YEO: S'POREANS MORE VOCAL NOW AS GOVT MORE LENIENT ON DISSENT
Former PAP minister of foreign affairs George Yeo said yesterday that Singaporeans are more vocal these days as compared to the 1990s because of social media and the government's more lenient stance...
View ArticleDEAR UN, S'PORE DOES NOT LACK THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH, JUST GO ON THE INTERNET
Mr. David Kaye,For your information, Singapore does not lack in freedom of expression. Our government holds open debate on mass media and social media. There is no restriction on public assembly for...
View ArticleWHEN WILL SMRT EVER LEARN THEIR LESSON?
It is of great concern that train troubles continue to plague Singapore, the latest one coming after a recent fare increase (“2 major MRT lines down for over 2 hours”; yesterday, and “Bus and train...
View ArticleCIVIL SERVANTS MUST KNOW THE PROBLEMS ON THE GROUND BEFORE MAKING POLICIES
Mr Ngiam Tong Dow, a former permanent secretary in various ministries, told an audience of top civil service and business leaders that young civil servants need to "walk the ground" first and...
View ArticleANALYSTS SAY GOVT WILL LIKELY FINE SMRT $1-2 MILLION ONLY
The amount that SMRT may be fined for the massive MRT breakdown on Tuesday may be closer to 1 to 2 million Singapore dollars, as opposed to the exaggerated $50 million reported by most news agencies.In...
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