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Our Parliament may be devoid of the political theatre seen in the boisterous British House of Commons, but the current 100-seat chamber...

Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing’s speech last night was replete with promises. The phrase “we will’’ was articulated at least...

On Monday, the Elections Department (ELD) announced new measures to ensure a safe election during the Covid-19 outbreak and changes to...

Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean last night dwelt on the possible emergence of a post-Covid world in which countries place their own interest..

The first of six national broadcasts took place last night, with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong setting out the challenges that Singapore...

It has been almost a fortnight since George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, was killed by Minneapolis police when an officer pinned his...

On May 4, Parliament debated the Parliamentary Elections (COVID-19 Special Arrangements) Bill to authorize temporary special arrangements

This year, there will be no mass gatherings of Muslims breaking fast. No prayers at the mosque from dawn till dusk.

I had always considered myself somewhat of a homebody. While my friends partied the weekend away in clubs and had brunch at beautiful...

Many of us in the Class Notes team are thinking about our grandparents during this coronavirus pandemic.

The 10 whole years of my primary and secondary education were spent in a girls’ school. It’s a long time but I enjoyed every bit of it...

By Sean Lim The author’s (seated on front bench) class taken during Racial Harmony Day 2011, with a potpourri of ethnic costumes. But...

As a kid, I had a mental checklist of the things I needed to accomplish before I could consider myself a real adult

The day Singapore’s “circuit breaker’’ was formally triggered, a Bill was introduced in Parliament to ensure that the next general...

In Hong Kong, protests have been wiped off the news and the coronavirus pandemic has taken its place.

Me. At least, at one point in my school life. This was when I was a junior college student in a class dominated by Chinese nationals...

I was skeptical whether Singaporeans would stand by their windows on Monday night (March 30) and clap together.

There were three court challenges to the law criminalising homosexual sex — all three were dismissed yesterday.

My impression of the Workers’ Party was tainted after watching their election rally speeches on television. Its politicians always seemed...

I wasn’t expecting Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat to spare a thought for people like me and my peers, who face the prospect of...

The first weeks of my journalism course last semester were spent with a dimmed laptop screen.

A shiny car, a luxurious condo, spending my Saturdays at the country club and paying for meals with my credit card. If you were to ask me...

Whenever people in my age group declare themselves ardent fans of the People’s Action Party (PAP), I find myself becoming a little...

I don’t understand — why are we not acting faster in response to climate change? Rising sea levels threaten to sink our tiny island...

To be completely honest, I probably would not have majored in literature if I did not have a scholarship that guarantees me a job when I...

We sat through 13 hours of 57 MPs giving their take on the Budget. Here is our selection of the most noteworthy speeches.

For starters, I have to confess that I am a Political Science major, which naturally puts me in the “yes, we have to care about foreign...

Yes, you heard right — I am scared of saying what I really feel. I’m even more scared about saying so. Like here. Now.

Not many would have noticed the final segment of last Tuesday’s (Feb 18) Budget Statement, after the billion dollar announcements to...

Everyone knows the template for success in Singapore — study hard, get into a good university, get a good (read: well-paying) job and...

I am a first-generation Singaporean, having only become a citizen about three years ago. The rest of my 22 years on earth was spent as a...

When I think about retirement, the viral ad by insurer NTUC Income comes to mind. Scathingly critical and uncomfortable to watch, the...

Last Friday evening, I popped by a supermarket near my university to get some snacks. I got out soon after, figuring it wasn’t worthwhile.

The recent changes to the education system came too late for me - although I have no laments personally.

I count myself lucky to have travelling options other than public transport.

As a self-proclaimed Instagram addict, I often battle the urge to whip out my camera in public and take a few snapshots (or a video or two…

I bought my first metal straw for $2 last year at a fundraiser for one of those Youth Expedition Projects in school.

Christalle revisits the memories of her childhood homes - the good, the bad, and the hazy - as an adult, with her parents and grandparents.

The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) held a pre-election rally on Oct 19 which tells us to “Shake it up!’’ and to say no to 9 per cent GST..

When I was 17, my friends and I had to choose which junior college (JC) to go to after our ‘O’ Level results were released. Rather than...