Category: Current Affairs

Why aren’t wages increasing fast enough?

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Elsie Tee

An increment in wages is what workers want, but if wage increments are rapid and excessive, it will affect the overall economy via wage push inflation.

The story of Che Zahara, one of Singapore’s kindest and strongest women

Posted on March 31, 2022 by Elsie Tee

When we talk about an inclusive and fairer society, we cannot forget about women in the workforce.

Lapses in our Public Hospital – what needs to be fixed?

Posted on March 25, 2022March 25, 2022 by Elsie Tee

A matter of “ownself check ownself.”

The history of Singapore’s hawker culture and how it’s related to our cost of living

Posted on March 25, 2022 by Jacqueline Mah

In the past, although street hawkers provided a necessary service by serving cheap food to the masses, they also created several problems to the extent that they were regarded as public nuisances that threatened public order and health.

How this doctor’s 90 sec speech comforted hundreds of foreign workers stuck in the dorms

Posted on April 23, 2020 by jaschuahl

There is no denying that foreign workers have made a lot of contributions to Singapore. In many ways – they

Unpopular opinion: Why the big hoohaa over the Virus Vanguard?

Posted on April 22, 2020April 22, 2020 by Editor

After not even 24 hours of “fame”, the newly created Virus Vanguard by Gov.sg was taken down after “feedback” from

15 Courses That Will Help You Be A More Zai Freelancer After Circuit Breaker

Posted on April 16, 2020 by jaschuahl

You’re stuck at home during this “Circuit Breaker” period and jobs perhaps don’t come by as easily. Don’t fret, use

3 Issues We Have With Pritam Singh’s The “New Deal” Proposal

Posted on April 8, 2020April 8, 2020 by Elsie Tee

In a recent speech in Parliament, Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh compared the recent Budget announcements to the “New Deal”

Teacher goes online to share her frustrations: “We are frontliners too!”

Posted on April 3, 2020 by jaschuahl

On 30th March, Singapore stood still for several minutes while giving a rousing applause to show their appreciation for all

5 Things You Might Have Missed From PM’s Istana Interview

Posted on March 31, 2020March 31, 2020 by jaschuahl

Missed PM Lee’s media interview that left Barbra Streisand in awe of our little red dot and how our PM