Coming from a communist country, which had suffered half a century of repression of freedom of speech and which is now experiencing serious abuses of power - with state media turned into an aggressive tube of propaganda (that could almost rival the DPRK), while private outlets are either bought up
Regular complaints about Formula 1 race in Singapore are really rather annoying. The whole event is not only a bargain for the city-state but an investment generating a very positive ROI. The cost of organizing the race is about $150 million. 60% is paid directly by the government with the
In the heated conversations under my previous two posts about the influence of the British Empire on Singapore one thing stood out to me: it seems that everybody agrees at least on one thing - that the city-state is really the only successful former colony in the world. No country
Predictably my last post ruffled a few feathers leading some to protest how dare I say such things! Sadly, ignorance comes in many different flavours, so now I'd like to address some of them separately. One may believe presenting historical facts should be enough but ethnonationalist biases, ego
Some people are clearly unaware of whom they owe their prosperous existence to - and the death of Queen Elizabeth II has proved to be an opportunity for dimwits from WUS (and the entire left wing community) to peddle more BS on social media about the queen herself and the
Judging by the reactions to the latest BTO launches I think there is a sufficient group of complainers in Singapore who need to read/hear the below.There aren't many things one could reasonably complain about in Singapore and somewhere near the top of the list of the
September has only just begun and so much misinformation to deal with already. HDB prices, consequences of smoking a joint abroad and now the evergreen topic of "minimum wage".Starting Sep. 1st companies employing foreigners in Singapore will have to pay their local employees a minimum qualifying salary
It's funny how Singaporean activists like to emphasize "religious conservatives" as a side they are in conflict with - a clear sign of how their entire activity has been modelled on the USA where this distinction has stronger roots (as conservative Americans are decidedly more religious
Is this the beginning of the end or just the end of the beginning?
That is unless you've read my posts about it Now, as we can begin to talk about the law using past tense, I thought it would be good to appreciate just how ridiculous the whole saga has always been. Pretty much nothing you might have heard or read
Prof. Koh is airing his left-wing sensibilities again and I'm really rather perplexed how internally conflicting his observations are (not only in this case). So, apparently Singapore (i.e. Singaporeans) is snobbish and looks down on poor people - as if there was some nobility to be found
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
