CategoriesArticlesDear Ivory Tower Officials, Perhaps from your lofty perch, you have lost sight of the plight of the average Common Singaporean worker. Here is a Malay saying as a reminder, “Malu bertanya sesat jalan, malu berkayuh perahu hanyut”. If you’re ashamed to ask you will lose your way, if you’re afraid to paddle your boat […]
CategoriesArticlesDear Friends, Remember – no matter how bad things are, some people can always make things worse. We Common Singaporeans should know. Every time the Ivory Tower comes up with some new scholar-worthy scheme, our lives somehow become more difficult. That’s why it’s time to tell the government to stop messing with our hawker centres. […]
CategoriesArticlesThere is a much-memed saying amongst the younger generation which is associated with the World Economic Forum, “You will own nothing, and you will be happy.” It encapsulates the self-deprecating disenchantment youth face today regarding prices escalating beyond their means, such that the concept of affordability is a joke. It also reflects their pent-up anger […]
CategoriesArticlesThe SDA is concerned about the impact of high prices of HDB flats on the retirement savings of Singaporeans. This is a problem for Singaporeans young and old, seeing how 80 percent of our people live in public housing. Around 800,000 Singaporeans use their CPF savings to pay for their housing loan instalments each year. […]
CategoriesArticlesDear Friends, The National Development Ministry has been trying to milk political points by saying that HDB is making losses to keep public housing affordable. But when pressed about the cost of building public housing, suddenly the PAP-led government refuses to give an answer, saying that it “wouldn’t be meaningful”. Shouldn’t the meaningfulness of such […]
CategoriesArticlesThe SDA congratulates Mr Anwar Ibrahim on his appointment as Malaysia’s 10th prime minister. Mr Anwar’s appointment comes after some 30 years in the opposition where he strove for reform, including time spent in prison for what many deem were politically-motivated charges. This makes his ascent all the more remarkable, and his never-say-die spirit despite […]
CategoriesArticlesDear friends, The SDA congratulates Rishi Sunak on his appointment as British Prime Minister. Mr Sunak makes history as the nation’s first minority-race prime minister, and its youngest leader since 1812. There are people who hail Mr Sunak’s appointment as a triumph of democracy, meritocracy and diversity – similar to 2008 when Barack Obama was […]
CategoriesArticlesDear Friends, The SDA has long been calling for the government to cut extravagant spending on grandiose projects, and use public funds practically and prudently to improve the lives of Singaporeans. One such example we’ve cited in our 2020 manifesto is the Ng Teng Fong General Hospital. While some Ministers choose to spend their time […]
CategoriesArticlesDear friends, A repeal of 377A is simply lip service to earn political mileage, because the courts have already said that the law will not be enforced. The government has potentially signalled that the Constitution will be changed to block the LGBT community from fighting for their right to formal partnerships (and consequently all other […]
CategoriesArticlesDear friends, A Happy National Day to you! This National Day sees global political and economic shifts impacting the lives of all Common Singaporeans. These are issues which the SDA would like to address. As Singapore emerges from the shadows of the Covid-19 pandemic, Singaporeans have been plunged into another climate of crisis. Global inflation […]
