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Singapore’s 14th General Election will be a quiet one that is fought at a distance, devoid of crowd-pulling rallies. Smaller entourages...

MP Louis Ng stands out for his vociferous participation in Parliament and has arguably the highest profile among backbenchers in the class..

In the third instalment of a five-part podcast series, hosted by Kwan Jin Yao of socialservice.sg, our writers Liang Lei and Sean Lim...

In the second instalment of a five-part podcast series, hosted by Kwan Jin Yao of socialservice.sg, our editor Bertha Henson recounts her...

In the first of a four-part series, hosted by Kwan Jin Yao of socialservice.sg podcast, Christalle Tay and Ethan Tay share what they know...

As the Government focuses on reopening the economy and stemming Covid-19 infections in the foreign worker dormitories, its plans for holding

You hear it often that the small players are the worst hit and have the least help. Class Notes spoke to seven business owners who are...

The Opposition’s main grouse used to be about the prospect of holding an election during the outbreak, the restrictions that would have...

Class Notes trawls Parliamentary records from over a year for the Government’s answers to Written Questions, to see if Members of...

Fake news spreading on text messaging platforms like WhatsApp seem to have escaped the Pofma dragnet.

It’s an accusation that’s always been levelled at the Singapore cabinet - that it is technocrat-driven with members hailing mainly from...

The most intriguing part of Manpower Minister Josephine Teo’s speech to Parliament on Monday (May 4) regarding foreign worker...

Manpower Minister Josephine Teo, in her 50-minute address to Parliament on Monday (May 4), gave a rundown on the labour market, workplace...

Over the past week, Class Notes invited migrant workers in Singapore to send in letters addressed to their families.

Class Notes talks to some exceptional young people who do not conform to the stereotype of the apathetic youth, wearing the badge of their..

On Feb 8, behind the closed doors of the People’s Action Party’s (PAP) headquarters, members of the Young PAP, environmental advocacy...

For most youths, these are strange times. It’s fair weather and nobody’s out playing sports. Warm nights and no clinking of cold beer mugs..

Okay, we did this one week ago. But we thought there might still be value in broadcasting what young people think about the Government’s...

When there’s a woman entering the election arena, you can bet comments will be made about the way she looks, dresses and carries herself

The news of the closure of schools and workplaces, of course, trumps all other news.

Most who follow the blogger Wendy Cheng (Xiaxue) on social media will know she is a hardcore People’s Action Party (PAP) supporter. She...

What was supposed to be a press conference was turned into a Facebook video response to Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean. Foiled by the new...

Walking around Aljunied GRC, it’s hard to tell the constituency is held by the Opposition.

Every Monday night, the PCF SparkleTots preschool at Block 850 Yishun Street 81 is lit up, and crowded with people outside. That’s...

As the Covid-19 pandemic widens in the West, Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan have been lauded for their successes...

Many in Singapore were shocked when founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew revealed in front of a live television audience during the 1988...

Younger people might not know that a sitting prime minister in Singapore once quit Parliament to stand in a by-election. Emeritus Senior...

Look at the chart above. Clearly the entry of the Progress Singapore Party (PSP) into politics has thrown a spanner into the usual wrangling

Apathetic, ignorant and uninformed. I often hear these labels being associated with my generation.

The short answer is that nobody really knows, not even the MPs themselves. That’s because leaders of their respective political parties...

For most young people, getting a car is not a priority. It seems like the Singapore Dream is no longer cars, along with cash, credit card...

Not really. Okay, we’ll qualify this by saying that those out in the workforce are probably more ready than those who are still studying.

For the first time in the 32 years he has lived in Faber Hills, retiree Lee Chan Hing, 72, won’t have to worry about which constituency...

So the surprise yesterday was the release of the much-awaited Election Boundaries Review Committee (EBRC) report.

It’s already March, and the EBRC report is nowhere in sight. The report that will map out the new battlegrounds for political parties...

Parliament debated the budget estimates of the Prime Minister’s Office, Finance Ministry and the Attorney-General’s Chambers on Friday.

Two days and 54 speeches later, what have the MPs said about the Budget Statement? There was plenty of praise for what some called the...

Chandreyee and Thaqif examine what MPs have been doing in Parliament, on the ground and online since the first case of the COVID-19.

Let’s face it. News reports on foreign developments are usually far more interesting than those from this little red dot...

It’s become something of a joke these days to say that someone has been POFMA-ed. The Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation...

Nobody wants to be down with the Covid-19 virus, but if you are, medical bills should be the least of your problems.

This doesn’t look like a good time to enter the job market. Besides the bleak employment statistics, there’s the fallout from the Covid-19..

Singapore presented a historic budget proposal yesterday (Feb 18), projected to lead the country into its biggest budget deficit in more...

One big question on people’s minds today as Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat delivers the Budget Statement is...

By Val Alvern Cueco Ligo ILLUSTRATION: CALIDA SOH The name Erramalli Ramesh should ring a bell. In case it doesn’t, he was the guy who...

Singapore has the oldest society in Asean. Bet you didn’t know this. The median age of its people stands at 40.5 years old. In contrast...

Financial statements from 2015 to 2018 show most town councils to be in deficit if they had not received government grants

Owning a car is expensive in Singapore, which means that the public transport system is under pressure to deliver

For a country that has received much praise for its education system, one would expect Singaporeans to wax lyrical about it.

Singapore is the smartest city in the world, according to the 2019 IMD Smart City Index, which assessed citizens’ perception of the tech...