Welcome to the Singapore Democrats http://yoursdp.org/ Site news Thu, 16 May 2013 01:16:26 GMT uCoz Web-Service Young Democrats participate in regional workshop on climate change Singapore Democrats

In the last several years, local environmental NGOs have been making important contributions to the debate on climate change. Recently, the Nature Society of Singapore produced a position paper on the effects of tampering with the Bukit Brown Cemetery ecology....]]> http://yoursdp.org/news/2013-05-16-5628 speakup2 http://yoursdp.org/news/2013-05-16-5628 Thu, 16 May 2013 01:16:26 GMT Chee to speak at Oslo Freedom Forum again Singapore Democrats

Dr Chee Soon Juan has been invited to speak at the Oslo Freedom Forum again. The annual event held in Oslo, Norway features speakers from various areas of advocacy, business, academia, politics, media, and technology....]]> http://yoursdp.org/news/chee_to_speak_at_oslo_freedom_forum_again/2013-05-13-5630 SDP http://yoursdp.org/news/2013-05-13-5630 Mon, 13 May 2013 13:51:55 GMT Paul Tambyah highlights need for healthcare reform Singapore Democrats

"If we cannot cope with 5 million people, how do we expect our healthcare system to support a population of 6.9 million?"...]]> http://yoursdp.org/news/2013-05-07-5612 speakup2 http://yoursdp.org/news/2013-05-07-5612 Tue, 07 May 2013 10:04:00 GMT HDB loses money: What Khaw doesn't say Singapore Democrats

In a dialogue session with Singaporeans, Minister for National Development Mr Khaw Boon Wan said that the HDB lost "hundreds of millions" of dollars every year....]]> http://yoursdp.org/news/hdb_loses_money_what_khaw_doesn_t_say/2013-05-06-5626 SDP http://yoursdp.org/news/2013-05-06-5626 Mon, 06 May 2013 07:13:01 GMT Chee: Workers our most precious resource Singapore Democrats

SDP Secretary-General Chee Soon Juan says that we need to pay our workers rightful wages in his welcome remarks at the SDP Labour Day Forum 2013. For English subtitles, click on the captions button.


]]> http://yoursdp.org/news/chee_workers_our_most_precious_resource/2013-04-29-5623 SDP http://yoursdp.org/news/2013-04-29-5623 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:55:15 GMT Honour our workers
Honour our workers and protect their rights. This was the message of the speakers at the SDP's Labour Day public forum held on Saturday....]]> http://yoursdp.org/news/honour_our_workers/2013-04-29-5621 SDP http://yoursdp.org/news/2013-04-29-5621 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 04:22:35 GMT Photo essay: May Day in the 1950s and 60s Singapore Democrats

Take a trip down memory lane and see these incredibly historic photos of how our workers and trade unions celebrated May Day in the 1950s and 60s....]]> http://yoursdp.org/news/2013-04-26-5618 SDP http://yoursdp.org/news/2013-04-26-5618 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:05:55 GMT Government should withdraw actions against bloggers Singapore Democrats

The SDP is concerned about recent legal actions or threats of legal action issued by various Government departments....]]> http://yoursdp.org/news/2013-04-25-5615 SDP http://yoursdp.org/news/2013-04-25-5615 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 08:56:20 GMT Empower workers for a better quality of life Singapore Democrats

This Saturday the SDP will be commemorating Labour Day by holding a Mandarin public forum to highlight the suppression of workers' rights in Singapore....]]> http://yoursdp.org/news/empower_workers_for_a_better_quality_of_life/2013-04-23-5614 SDP http://yoursdp.org/news/2013-04-23-5614 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 05:38:06 GMT SDP visits households at Holland-Bukit Timah Singapore Democrats

The SDP continued with our house visits yesterday, knocking on doors of residents at the Bukit Panjang estate in the Holland-Bukit Timah GRC....]]> http://yoursdp.org/news/2013-04-22-5608 SDP http://yoursdp.org/news/2013-04-22-5608 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 01:34:18 GMT MOM: No U-turn on foreign worker policy - for now ingapore Democrats

Acting Minister for Manpower Tan Chuan-jin announced on Monday that his Ministry would stand firm on its policy to tighten the intake of foreign workers. It said that, unlike previously, it would not do a U-turn this time -  for now (see here)....]]> http://yoursdp.org/news/2013-04-19-5606 SDP http://yoursdp.org/news/2013-04-19-5606 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 06:54:34 GMT SDP to conduct Mandarin Labour Day forum Singapore Democrats

The SDP will be organising a public forum to commemorate this year's May Day. It will take place next Saturday, 27 April 2013. The forum, to be conducted in Mandarin, will focus on empowering our workers....]]> http://yoursdp.org/news/2013-04-17-5605 SDP http://yoursdp.org/news/2013-04-17-5605 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:37:49 GMT SDP launches Chinese website Singapore Democrats

The SDP is proud to announce the launching of our Chinese website. This new portal is part of our continuing effort to reach out to Singaporeans....]]> http://yoursdp.org/news/sdp_launches_chinese_website/2013-04-16-5603 SDP http://yoursdp.org/news/2013-04-16-5603 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 05:16:20 GMT Khaw Boon Wan responds to SDP's calls to reduce HDB prices Singapore Democrats

The SDP welcomes the National Development Minister's recognition that something has to be done to rein in HDB prices which have become unaffordable for most Singaporeans....]]> http://yoursdp.org/news/sell_back_to_hdb/2013-04-11-5596 SDP http://yoursdp.org/news/2013-04-11-5596 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 04:58:11 GMT