by Jason Fan | May 18, 2018 | central provident fund, CPF, History, News
In her President’s Address in 2018, Halimah Yacob called for bold changes to help Singapore face a different future. Advertisement One suggestion stood out: Redesigning the Central Provident Fund system so that it is no longer used for housing. CPF for housing: An...
by Tanya Ong | May 18, 2018 | 1819, bukit timah, Community, History, kampung
Bukit Timah, widely considered an upscale district in Singapore today, was once home to humble kampongs. But they were cleared out by the 1980s, when the authorities notified landowners they had to redevelop their wooden houses into proper houses according to building...
by Tanya Ong | May 16, 2018 | 1819, Community, History, opposition, politics
On May 14, Chan Chun Sing, the new minister for trade and industry, thanked the Workers’ Party stalwart and former Secretary-General Low Thia Khiang for his contributions towards “building a better Singapore”. Advertisement In his speech, Chan put on record the...
by Fasiha Nazren | May 14, 2018 | bunk, History, National Service, News, SCDF, Singapore Civil Defence Force, thrash
A Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) full-time national serviceman (NSF) Corporal Kok Yuen Chin died on Sunday, May 13, after ragging activities were allegedly carried out. Committee of Inquiry convened to look into death of SCDF NSF Advertisement Kok was found...
by Tanya Ong | May 13, 2018 | 1819, Abroad, Community, foreign relations, History, Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia, News
Mahathir Mohamad is the new prime minister of Malaysia. Mahathir was previously Malaysia’s fourth prime minister from 1981 to 2003. He is now the seventh. Advertisement Era of “confrontational diplomacy” From 1981 to 2003, Malaysia-Singapore relations under Mahathir...
by Joshua Lee | May 12, 2018 | Community, currency, eng siak loy, History, money, notes, Offbeat
You might not know who Eng Siak Loy or Chua Mia Tee are, but chances are, you would have touched their work. Or found their work very attractive. Eng Siak Loy (L) and Chua Mia Tee (R). Via Nan Man Art and NAFA Advertisement Eng, 77, is the designer behind the Portrait...
