Jun 24, 2020A busier and more active 13th ParliamentBy Sean Lim, Justin Chua and Thaqif Ismail ILLUSTRATION: LORAINE LEE The curtains have come down on the 13th Parliament, after President...
Jun 8, 2020Give the PM a chanceA certain cynicism is building up among the Singapore polity. I see it in the immediate reactions to a simple question like “what did you...
Jun 25, 2020The darnest things politicians said...and didOur Parliament may be devoid of the political theatre seen in the boisterous British House of Commons, but the current 100-seat chamber...
Government Parliamentary Committees (GPC)You are not to blame if you are clueless about what a Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC) is. After all, the term is seldom mentioned i
The Budget Statement For many Singaporeans, the word Budget means goodies and giveaways. But it’s more than that. The Budget is drawn up every financial year...
4G LeadersThe first thing that usually pops into our head when we see the word “4G” is the network speed on our phones, but not in this case. 4G...
Lessons from a loaf of bread Before attending a GST briefing with my classmates, I dropped by the famous Wu Pao Chun Bakery at City Hall.
The time our media briefing became a pop quizWe were elated when we finally secured a response from a government agency. In fact, they invited us to a briefing!
We don’t call the police. We just sue It was the second week of the Covid-19 outbreak in Singapore, yet a sizeable crowd had gathered by the pool waiting for their MP ...
