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Should Singapore legalise gay marriage?

Recent discussions on the future of 377A have touched on the underlying goal of the local rainbow community - recognition and equality of gay marriage. And while the response of the government was cautious and calibrated at appeasing the conservative majority, emphasizing that any change to 377A (i.e. its

The problem with IPSOS’ Pinkdot survey

You may remember the results of a survey circulated by IPSOS a few days ahead of Pinkdot, making some interesting claims about the local attitudes towards homosexuality and inclusion.Now, I reached out to IPSOS for the details about the methodology but there really isn't much more to

The slave of Singapore is free. Why isn’t he happy?

Bangladeshi migrant worker, Zakir Hossain, found himself ineligible for a work permit renewal after 19 years in Singapore and took his grievances to social media again (garnering support of the well-known crowd of the hollow left-wing do-gooders like Kirsten Han et al) that he was targeted for rejection by the

PAP’s man in Malaysia

When historians look back at the first 60 years of Singapore's independent existence, ranking the most influential figures who have contributed to the country's prosperity and security, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad will surely rank up there next to his contemporary, the founding father, Lee Kuan Yew.

Can anybody be the Prime Minister?

Have you ever wondered why left-wingers so openly despise successful people? Billionaires, wealthy business-owners, young entrepreneurs, competent politicians, charismatic leaders - basically anybody who believes that if you work hard and smart you can achieve anything in life? Because they themselves can't. And instead of assuming responsibility for