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Dear Editor, The Russian invasion of Ukraine no doubt has a resonance on the West but people of the East are largely unfazed by it. Not because we don’t care but as Vivian Balakrishnan our Foreign Minister rightly puts it, it is not our war, period! It then behoves us …

His ART test is negative but he will be monitoring himself for 7 days. Don't worry, Singaporeans can manage without seeing our MPs for years. What is 7 days?

This piece is written by an RI alumni, reflecting on the recent condescending comments used by some of our leaders. It was shared via Facebook. ==================== This is written by someone from a lousy skool. Quite good surprisingly. SG long term solution is egalitarianism, not elitism that creates ELITERATES. Where …

Earlier this week, Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan was caught calling PSP’s Leong Mun Wai “illiterate” in parliament. He even remarked, “Seriously how did he even get into RI? Must have been a lousy school.” He thought that the microphone was off, and that it wouldn’t pick up on his …

A reader points out the hypocrisy of Vivian Balakrishnan's statement that "it is the height of national shame for the armed forces of any country to turn its arms against its own people."

Min Shan tried to assure Singaporeans that sexual orientation do not influence policies. But why is 377A still around?

Journalist Kirsten Han asks Singaporeans to show solidarity with the Myanmar people "by raising this issue in Singapore too, and by lobbying our elected officials on this."

If the minister truly regrets his mistake, he should come clean, apologise and bow to Singaporeans before resigning. Only by doing so can Vivian Balakrishnan prove to citizens that he is taking "full responsibility" for the TraceTogether mess.

Having felt betrayed by the PAP, netizens are talking about deleting the TraceTogether App or abandoning their tokens.

The state media recently interviewed a lawyer who said people caught tampering with their devices are liable for jail under Singapore's wide array of laws.