Ministry of Social and Family Development to make Valentine’s Day compulsory

[This article was submitted by a guest writer. If you are interested in writing for us, please use the Contact page.] The Ministry of Social and Family Development has announced plans to make Valentine’s Day mandatory, as part of a nationwide push to encourage baby-making. “We are very proud of this Pink Paper,” says Mr. Dick Eng, head of the newly formed Cupid Commission in charge of implementing the scheme. “This is just one great … Continue reading Ministry of Social and Family Development to make Valentine’s Day compulsory →

Public Service Division panics over PSC scholar couple’s potential breakup

The Public Service Division (PSD) has been thrown into disarray over fears that two PSC scholars, who have been together for 8 months, might have broken up. The potentially erstwhile couple were considered a crowning PSD achievement for the year 2018, after they started dating during the specially-organized pre-university departure course for overseas scholarship holders. … Continue reading Public Service Division panics over PSC scholar couple’s potential breakup →

Government bureaucrat-poet struggles with being the only person who gives a damn about migrant workers in Singapore

Government scholar and self-proclaimed poet Abelard Kok wants you to know that migrant workers live difficult lives in Singapore, but he’s doing something about it. Kok, who chooses to be called by his surname because Abelard is too steeped in colonial overtones, says he started caring about migrant voices in Singapore while studying English Literature … Continue reading Government bureaucrat-poet struggles with being the only person who gives a damn about migrant workers in Singapore →