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 […]
CategoriesArticlesDear friends, Those who call Singapore home are obligated to defend our country. National Service is the enshrinement of that obligation, and it is a commitment to Singapore that every Singaporean man has given on behalf of our families, who have to suffer our absence when duty calls So why are foreigners who have taken […]
CategoriesActivitiesThe team went on a walkabout on Sunday 24 July at Pasir Ris St 72 and also visited the homes of residents there. Again, there is strong concern among residents that cost of living is rising too rapidly, and the government is not doing enough to help Common Singaporeans but instead making the situation worse […]
CategoriesArticlesThe SDA welcomes the move by the government to allow Ang Mo Kio residents whose homes will be forcibly seized due to SERS to buy new replacement flats with the equivalent leases of their existing flats. We have voiced this issue on behalf of residents, and it is good to hear that the HDB has […]
CategoriesArticlesDear Friends, The SDA has spoken to residents affected by the SERS project involving Blocks 562 to 565 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3. Their concerns and worries are valid, not just for them but for all Singaporeans. Because, a government that prizes growth at all cost, even if it comes at the expense of the […]
CategoriesArticlesDear Friends, If you’re travelling to Malaysia during this May school holiday period, be prepared to wait for hours amongst snaking queues of traffic. Yes, the familiar “Causeway Jam” situation does not appear to have improved. In 2018, Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam blamed the jam on a manpower crunch with Singapore’s immigration […]
CategoriesActivitiesIt was a hot and humid weekend out! But we’re happy to catch up once again with residents of Block 323B Sumang Walk. They told us about some niggling municipal concerns which the Town Council has yet to address despite these issues going on for some time now. Amongst them, a dirty rubbish chute area. […]
CategoriesArticlesDear Friends, Singapore’s greatest resource is, and always will be, our people. Our nation was built on the hard work and sacrifice of all Common Singaporeans, from independence till the prosperous nation it is today. I was a 50s child, and I saw these developments take place before my eyes. Before all of today’s shiny […]
CategoriesArticles<photo courtesy: Mee Pok Tah/Facebook> Dear Friends, I am deeply saddened to hear about the incident at the National University Hospital, where a bleeding mother waited for hours before she was given proper medical care. By that time, her child had died. This incident raises several red flags, especially at a time when the Singapore […]
CategoriesArticlesDear Friends, The SDA urges the government to offer petrol subsidies to businesses during this time, to ease the burden on both businesses and consumers given the current surge in oil prices. Or, at least remove the petrol tax, which was increased last year by up to 23 percent, until times are better. Persons who […]
