Singapore’s Muslim Population To Overtake Christianity’s By 2050
Assuming the government doesn't do anything about it, that is
Religion is an important but touchy topic in Singapore, meaning that Charlie Hebdo cartoons would most certainly not be condoned.
A study released on 2 April by Washington-based think-tank Pew Research Centre included the religion trends of Singapore. Data from over 2500 sources was analysed over...
10 Highly Possible Changes To The SG50 Events
Changes are "in light of the death of Mr Lee Kuan Yew"
SG50 was Singapore's way of celebrating its Golden Jubilee and had a whole host of events and goodies lined up. However, the celebration has been temporarily muted due to the death of our first Prime Minister Lee Kuan...
Amos Yee Insulted Christianity Yet Now Being Helped By Christian
It remains to be seen if Amos will be grateful
Remember Amos Yee, the 17-year-old dude who made insensitive remarks about the late Lee Kuan Yew and Christianity in his YouTube video? After his video went viral, more than 20 police reports were filed against him.
He was arrested by the...
Son Of Former ISA Detainee Is Surprisingly Calm About LKY
Otto Fong sits down for an interview with Straits Times editor
Otto Fong is the son of Fong Swee Suan, a former politician detained under the Internal Security Act in the infamous Operation Coldstore.
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Otto Fong was recently asked by a friend as to whether he would queue for eight hours...
14 Parting Quotes From LKY’s Family To Remember Him By
PM Lee finally called him 'Papa' and not 'Mr Lee Kuan Yew'
In a touching private ceremony at Mandai Crematorium, the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew's family members gathered to send him off on his final journey. They delivered touching, personal eulogies to the man they called "Papa" or "Yeye"....
17-Year-Old Youtube Kid Arrested For Describing LKY and Jesus As “Malicious”
Amos Yee has been arrested over his anti-LKY YouTube video
This man (boy?) is 17-year-old Amos Yee, a budding film-maker and YouTuber.
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'Lee Kuan Yew Is Finally Dead!'
What got him arrested?
A video titled 'Lee Kuan Yew Is Finally Dead!' on his YouTube channel. In the eight-minute long video, Amos said that LKY...
Former Malaysian PM Mahathir Publishes Blog Post About LKY
Mahathir expresses sadness in blog post titled "Kuan Yew and I"
Former Prime Minister of Malaysia Dr. Mahathir Mohamed has paid tribute to Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Yew in a 13-pointer blog post published today (27 March).
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"I cannot say I was a close friend"
Mahathir acknowledged that the relations between him and...
8 Ministerial Tributes From LKY’s Special Parliamentary Sitting
Quotes ministers gave from Parliament sitting
Parliament convened yesterday for a special sitting (26 March) to pay tribute to the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew. A total of 11 ministers spoke, each conveying their deepest condolences to LKY's family members, and recalling personal anecdotes.
A lone bouquet of white flowers were placed...
Lim Swee Say Wants Display Of National Flags; Lawrence Wong Says No
Increasing calls for an exemption to allow people to display flag of Singapore
UPDATE (27 March)
Minister for Communications, Youth and Information Lawrence Wong has turned down the suggestion for Singaporeans to be allowed to hang the flag of Singapore publicly on Sunday, the day of Lee Kuan Yew's state funeral.
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Although Wong...
24-Year-Old Blogger Gets Flamed For Not Feeling Super Sad About Lee Kuan Yew’s Death
Controversial opinion piece prompts FT to speak out in defence
Local blogger Jeraldine Phneah recently published a blog post about why she would not be "THAT sad" about the death of Mr Lee Kuan Yew. Although the piece was well-researched, she still drew the ire of grieving netizens. This backlash prompted another blogger to come...
