“When you have public servants ready to spend $25,000 on French cooking lessons on paid vacations, can we expect them to be sensitive or numbed when it comes to spending public funds?” Just because we can afford, it does not…
“When you have public servants ready to spend $25,000 on French cooking lessons on paid vacations, can we expect them to be sensitive or numbed when it comes to spending public funds?” Just because we can afford, it does not…
Source: The Online Citizen By Andrew Loh on October 1, 2013 The following is an extract of the transcripts of an interview held by Dr Toh Han Chong (THC) of the Singapore Medical Association News (SMA News) newsletter, with former…
Askmelah: 12 years after that earth-shattering speech by ex-speaker of parliament Mr. Tan Soo Khoon, people has been bemoaning that PAP MPs these days are just a bunch of YESmen and YESWomen and career seeking politicians, civil servants and paper…
In President Tony Tan’s 2014 address when he reopened the 12th Parliament earlier this month, Dr Tan called for constructive politics that would not weaken the country, while he welcomed vigorous debate on the challenges ahead. And see these “constructive…
If I were the PM or the minister of National Environment and if there is one department that Askmelah could shut it down to save the tax payers’ money, it has to be the NEA’s Meteorological Service dept. Honestly, how…
what LHL said does not gel with what he or his kakis do in parliament and in public !!! Just look at all the negative comments from the original post on a Government official website. As a ST Forumer Patrick…
Ugly Singaporean ….. A woman created a scene because she was made to pay for unconsumed food at a buffet restaurant at United Square. Read Full Story…
Updated 7 Jan 2016: Singapore: decision against blogger Roy Ngerng constitutes a huge setback for freedom of expression in the country Updated 2 Jul 2015: PM Lee’s lawyers seek ‘very high’ damages in defamation case against Roy Ngerng “Under international…
Not a very popular mode of transport in Singapore. There are currently two operators operating the river taxi (see below). The monthly passes for unlimited water taxi rides at S$150 a month and the take-up has been low according to…
Supermarkets still plagued by missing trolleys (Asiaone 16 Oct 2013) “Despite having implemented various measures, supermarkets are still losing quite a number of trolleys, no thanks to inconsiderate shoppers who cart them away for convenience. Sheng Siong lost an average…
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