By Jose Raymond
The Government’s proposed sea burial site at Tanah Merah as reported by Lianhe Zaobao and Straits Times has brought about yet another petition in protest. Continue reading “Lack of consultation over sea burial site is disturbing.”
Category: Opinion
by Jose Raymond
The PAP’s Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC) for Transport has been conspicuously silent on the Public Transport Council’s (PTC) decision to scrap the $40 monthly unlimited travel pass for seniors above the age of 60.
By Jose Raymond
As predicted, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced on New Year’s eve that Singaporeans will celebrate the Singapore Bicentennial in 2019, 200 years after Sir Stamford Raffles stepped into Singapore in 1819. Continue reading “What is the political agenda behind the Singapore Bicentennial in 2019?”
By Jose Raymond
Croatian Mirko Grabovac became a Singapore citizen when it was convenient for him to do so, and promptly renounced his citizenship when it was convenient for him to do so. Continue reading “Warriors sign Mirko Grabovac as coach. What a disgrace.”
By Jose Raymond
Singapore’s Bicentennial in 2019 is historic for the country and for all Singaporeans – young and old, native and new citizens, from all sides of the political spectrum. Continue reading “Don’t milk 2019 for political capital.”
The Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices’ (TAFEP) response to media queries in relation to age restrictions in Singapore’s profesional football league for the 2018 season makes no sense, and is anything but fair and progressive. Continue reading “To be effective, TAFEP needs a backbone.”
The Football Association of Singapore’s (FAS) proposal to force S.League clubs to dispense of the services of some older players is discriminatory.
By Jose Raymond
In his interview with Mediacorp’s 938FM, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sport Singapore Lim Teck Yin talks about Football, Funding and Fading, among other random sports matters. Continue reading “Football, Funding, Fading. Where’s the Focus?”
By Jose Raymond
A thorough review of the list of National Sports Associations (NSA) in Singapore by the relevant government agencies is sorely necessary. Continue reading “Review of NSAs sorely needed. Pickleball, Gateball, Chess are still NSAs. This is 2017.”
By Jose Raymond
When national table tennis player Clarence Chew was denied another deferment from his National Service (NS) commitments, it killed his medal dreams at next April’s Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games five months following that. Continue reading “A Govt should help build and not destroy dreams.”
