We hope you’re ok, Shin Leong

I first got to know Shin Leong in 2006 when I joined the Workers’ Party after a year’s consideration. Several short months later, I found myself in the team of volunteers assigned to the WP’s Ang Mo Kio GRC team, which was putting up a challenge to the Prime Minister’s team, at the General Election [...]

How did these 2 manage to flee Singapore?

The assault took place in April 2010. By Feb 2012, 2 of the 3 assailants had fled the country. As we reported last year, on 11 April 2010, three friends tried to help a taxi driver who was being heckled and assaulted by a group of four Caucasian men at the taxi stand at Suntec [...]

Studio apartments are “death houses”?

“Last night was especially busy (see previous status update). Certainly, some of our residents have been vocal. But I could not believe my eyes when I read in the Straits Times this morning that some of our residents likened studio apartments for the elderly to ‘death houses’. We even called up the journalist to double-check [...]

The drugs scourge

I was just doing a simple Googling for the number of drug busts by the authorities in recent months as I noticed that there has been a rather regular stream of reports in the media. Here’re some headlines I found, from cases in the past half year or so:  

Toh Chin Chye’s house – what struck me the most

I attended Dr Toh Chin Chye’s wake on Sunday at 23 Greenview Crescent. It was not as busy as I had expected. Certainly, there were no throng of people. Or perhaps it was late in the evening and most have already left. Whatever it is, my friends and I were efficiently guided to where we [...]