Madam Says

A certain cynicism is building up among the Singapore polity. I see it in the immediate reactions to a simple question like “what did you...

I guess the powers-that-be aren’t superstitious people – or they wouldn’t have picked Friday the 13th to release that long-anticipated...

One hour into his wrap-up speech on the Budget statement, I wondered if Mr Heng Swee Keat was wearing his finance ministry hat. He...

I wonder if any MP will stick his neck out today and ask if Budget 2020 was a wee bit too generous? Or will he be courting political...

I had expected the usual Budget Statement to start off with the “winds of change’’, “geopolitical shifts’’ and “technological disruptions...

I tell people that there are only two important speeches in a year that they should heed: the Prime Minister’s National Day Rally speech...

She stood out with her dyed blond hair that stood up in spikes. Then there were those baggy bermudas over black tights.

I have never liked this phrase: “Those who can’t do, teach.’’ What about those who can do, but can’t teach? Should we value a doer above...

I’m glad the Singapore Democratic Party challenged the Corrective Order in court, even though it lost.

If you ever get a correction directive and want to challenge it in court, I suggest you get legal advice. That’s what the Singapore...

I thought Singapore’s first POFMA case would be swiftly despatched. But no, it’s going into Day 2 today. I should have known better. This wa

By Bertha Henson A man films a live video of the Singapore Democratic Party at their pre-election rally on 20 Oct 2019. PHOTO: DARYL CHOO...

So I paid $39 for the Singapore Democratic Party manifesto. Actually I paid for a coffee-table book which contained colourful pictures of SD

It is kind of odd that the first formal move preceding a General Election comes in the midst of bad news. You have private sector...

With a title like, Is the People’s Action Party here to stay?, you can bet that I flipped to the back of the book to find the answer. I...

Dr Tan Cheng Bock said he could only reveal the cake but not its ingredients. So those who went to Swissotel Merchant Court hotel hoping...

By Bertha Henson Members of the Progress Singapore Party's central executive committee, at the press conference on 26 July 2019 at...