I REFER to the recent discussion in the media on the bus-lane issue. It seems most views presented were from motorists who were concerned about their road space being taken up by public buses. I would like to look at this from the perspective of bus commuters who travel daily by public transport.
I COMMEND the Land Transport Authority on the bus-lane initiative. As a regular bus commuter, I have noticed I now get to my destination faster on some routes.
AS A final-year medical student, I am often taught about HIV and Aids, as not only is it a devastating disease but also its prevalence in Singapore is rising. At the end of tutorials by learned doctors and professors in our best institutions and hospitals, the conclusion is often sombre and frustrating - patients diagnosed with HIV here often cannot receive the World Health Organisation-recommended anti-retroviral therapy (ART), not because we do not have it, but because they cannot afford it.
April 21, 2008
Mas Selamat: Here's how he escaped
Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng unveiled further details to the daring escape of JI fugitive Mas Selamat Kastari in Parliament on Monday when he released the Executive Summary of the Committee of Inquiry's report. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong gave his take on Government accountability over the issue. We bring you both speeches in full.
Gone in 49 secs
That's how long it may have taken Mas Selamat from the time he jumped out of an unsecured toilet window at the Whitley Road Detention Centre till the time he scaled a double perimeter fence, to his freedom. Mr Wong, who's also Deputy Prime Minister gives a detailed timeline of the JI leader's prison break
Duration: 32 min 24 secs | Filesize: 37.1 MB
The COI's recommendations
The Government has accepted a slew of recommendations put forth by the Committee of Inquiry (COI). Among them - centralising the command and control of the Whitley Road detention centre under the Internal Security Department and building a new detention facility in Changi Prison for political detainees.
Duration: 10 min 28 secs | Filesize: 12 MB
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