The long time practice of putting retired military generals to take charge of public institutions that are vital to the social and economic lives of citizens – even if they had volunteered for the job – may not be the…
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The image of a ponding MRT on its submerged track is iconic and deep with prophetic tell-tale signs of the state we are in as a Nation. The admission of a culture of complacency in SMRT by its very CEO…
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For Station Inspector (SI) Adam Bin Abdul Rashid who joined the Singapore Police Force (SPF) on 18 July 1975, this year marks 41 years of service with the SPF. Becoming a part of the pioneer batch of the Police Coast…
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I have told myself to avoid commenting on specifics with regards to Islam in my posting but the recent resurfacing of the ban on Mufti Menk made me decide to do otherwise. Firstly, Mufti Menk comes from Zimbabwe, a majority…
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Two foreign Islamic preachers, whose hardline teachings run counter to Singapore’s multi-cultural and multi-religious values, have been barred from entering the country. One of them, Zimbabwean Ismail Menk, has asserted it is blasphemous for Muslims to greet believers of other…
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