Singapore DemocratsDr Chee Soon Juan recently delivered the keynote speech at a CALD conference where he talked about the importance of civil liberties and political rights. The text of his speech is appended below:... Read more »
The SDP welcomes Health Minister Gan
Kim Yong's acknowledgment about high healthcare costs in Singapore.
We are also pleased to note that he has take some measures to ease
such costs for Singaporeans, in particular... Read more »
Dr Vincent Wijeysingha presented the SDP's third annual Shadow Budget today. He outlined initiatives
that will initiate a much-needed economic and social
transformation, and raise the quality of life for Singaporeans.... Read more »
The Singapore Democrats participated in
a recent Council for Asian Liberals and Democrats (CALD) event to talk about challenges to fundamental freedoms.... Read more »
Every year the Government Budget
registers the highest expenditure for the Ministry of Defence. This
year is no different with $12.3 billion or 20 percent of the national
budget going to the Ministry of Defence.... Read more »
In his Budget speech 2013 last week, Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam announced that he would continue with the Government's plans to reduce the number of foreign workers coming into Singapore.... Read more »
While the 2013 Budget attempts to
address systemic problems that ail the nation, it continues to fall
short, as with past Budgets, of addressing what Singapore really
needs.... Read more »
The SDP has shown how the GDP is not a good indicator of our economic health (see here). If fact, data shows that in Singapore income inequality gets wider as GDP increases.... Read more »
Singapore Democrats Dr Vincent Wijeysingha and Mr Jeremy Chen present SDP's population policy paper "Building A People: Sound Policies For A Secure Future".... Read more »
Infectious diseases
in a densely populated area will spread easily and are harder to
control. Overcrowding also reduces fertility and causes
stress-related diseases exacerbating many physical and mental
illnesses.... Read more »
Associate Professor Paul Tambyah
explained the SDP's position on healthcare reform and called for the
Government to shoulder greater responsibility when it comes to
national expenditure on medical costs.... Read more »
Saturday 16 February 2013 marks the day
when Singaporeans spoke plainly and loudly that they reject the
Government's plans to increase our population to 6 million. The PAP
seems not be paying heed. (Photo, left, by Heather Tan/Al Jazeera)... Read more »
Various ministers have proffered various numbers for our population size: 4 million (Goh Chok Tong), 5 million (Lee Kuan Yew), 6.5 million (Mah Bow Tan) and 6.9 million (Lee Hsien Loong).... Read more »
Healthcare systems expert 
The SDP welcomes Health Minister Gan
Kim Yong's acknowledgment about high healthcare costs in Singapore.
We are also pleased to note that he has take some measures to ease
such costs for Singaporeans, in particular
Dr Vincent Wijeysingha presented the SDP's third annual Shadow Budget today. He outlined initiatives
that will initiate a much-needed economic and social
transformation, and raise the quality of life for Singaporeans.
The Singapore Democrats participated in
a recent Council for Asian Liberals and Democrats (CALD) event to talk about challenges to fundamental freedoms.
Every year the Government Budget
registers the highest expenditure for the Ministry of Defence. This
year is no different with 
In his Budget speech 2013 last week, Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam announced that he would continue with the Government's plans to reduce the number of foreign workers coming into Singapore.
While the 2013 Budget attempts to
address systemic problems that ail the nation, it continues to fall
short, as with past Budgets, of addressing what Singapore really
needs.
The SDP has shown how the GDP is not a good indicator of our economic health (see 
Infectious diseases
in a densely populated area will spread easily and are harder to
control. Overcrowding also reduces fertility and causes
stress-related diseases exacerbating many physical and mental
illnesses.
Associate Professor Paul Tambyah
explained the SDP's position on healthcare reform and called for the
Government to shoulder greater responsibility when it comes to
national expenditure on medical costs.
Saturday 16 February 2013 marks the day
when Singaporeans spoke plainly and loudly that they reject the
Government's plans to increase our population to 6 million. The PAP
seems not be paying heed. (Photo, left, by Heather Tan/Al Jazeera)
Various ministers have proffered various numbers for our population size: 4 million (Goh Chok Tong), 5 million (Lee Kuan Yew), 6.5 million (Mah Bow Tan) and 6.9 million (Lee Hsien Loong).
