In the last week, the issue of NS deferment is back in the spotlight after MINDEF rejected teenage footballer Ben Davis' request for deferment. MINDEF's postion is that Davis does not meet the criteria for NS deferment as it is only granted…

As a continuation to our previous discussion on "elite" primary schools, we examine briefly the "Big Fish Small Pond" effect which may impact how a child performs in an elite primary school. In a nutshell, this theory looks at how the…

In the latest primary 1 registration exercise, there were three primary schools which required balloting at what is considered an early phase in the annual registration exercise. These schools are CHIJ St. Nicholas, Catholic High and Henry…

In his opinion, the new Johor Chief Minister is either unaware or has chosen to ignore some pertinent facts about the existing 1962 water agreement. With the current agreement, Malaysia or the Johor State Government has been profiting from…

Singaporean Historian Dr Thum Pingtjin on Monday night (2nd July 2018) shared two cartoons depicting starkly scenes of former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew's address to US Congress in 1985. As the International Herald Tribune reported LKY's…

Kindness begets kindness. This saying is so true, as shown in this instance.

In the last few years, there have been several cases where foreign domestic workers (FDW) murdered their elderly employers. In the latest case, a 23 year-old Burmese maid murdered her 70 year-old employer in their Choa Chu Kang flat. In…

Obike's abrupt decision to cease its Singapore operations citing difficulties in abiding by LTA's compliance framework shocked its 1 million service users in Singapore. Obike appeared to lay blame on LTA's 'stringent' framework for its…

The most common criticism was LTA's perceived inaction against the truly problematic young punk riders who loved speeding on the roads. Instead, critics accused LTA of targeting the easy to catch riders such as aunties and uncles who use…

A young girl was hit by a reckless e-scooter rider as she was walking under the HDB void deck towards Fajar Shopping Centre. The rider hit her from the back and that caused her to land awkwardly resulting in injuries to her head, arms and…