5 by 5: S R Nathan suffers stroke, Shisha ban and more headlines
TL;DR – Everything you need to know, summarised for you daily at 5pm. 1) Former President S R Nathan suffers stroke It happened this morning and is in critical condition…
5 x 5: The G says building a bin centre’s more complicated than you think & other news
TL;DR – Everything you need to know, summarised for you daily at 5pm. 1. The G explains why NAC needs a centralised bin centre They say it’s more complicated than…
5 x 5 : Edison Chen declares war with Chi-ling Lin and NEL breaks down… again
TL;DR – Everything you need to know, summarised for you daily at 5pm. 1)Edison Chen declares war with Chi-ling Lin, insults her on Weibo Hong Kong celebrity Edison Chen went…
FAQs about the Internal Security Act (ISA)
TL;DR – Boys and girls, let’s learn about preventive detention, RO and SO. Ever so often, supporters to repeal the act will question the fairness and relevance of the Internal…
Bet you never knew these about ISA-detainee Zulfikar Shariff
TL;DR – Somebody’s gonna get hurt real bad. News broke (CNA, ST) that a Singaporean, Zulfikar Shariff has been detained under the Internal Security Act for actively promoting radical ideology…
Hit with a hammer? Scalded with boiling water? 5 of the worst foreign domestic worker abuse cases in Singapore
TL;DR – Oh no, another one? We read with much sadness the latest news about the demise of a Myanmar foreign domestic worker from suspected abuse. She was all of…
5 x 5: That KL shooting and AirAsia scam
TL;DR – Everything you need to know, summarised for you daily at 5pm. 1) That KL shooting A 43-year-old moneylender and father of three was shot 16 times which led…
Are local PMEs better or worse off after MOM’s latest tightening of EPs?
TL;DR – So MOM is like walking a tight-rope. I have a friend who’s a very successful businessman. I met up with him yesterday and we talked about how he…
5 x 5: PM Lee’s social media contest and NUS crackdown after TNP exposé
TL;DR – Everything you need to know, summarised for you daily at 5pm. 1) Win an invite to the National Day Rally We have pretty much the coolest PM in…
If Hollywood Movies were Made in Singapore
TL;DR – So good but so bad but so good! We love our Hollywood blockbusters but you know, sometimes some things could get just a little better if they’re Made…