Survey: 1 in 3 young people have faced sexual violence; few seek or receive help
A new survey indicates that sexual violence – from verbal and cyber-harassment to non- consensual touching and rape – is a significant part of young people’s social environment. However, few…
View ArticleRemembering my mother, Lim Geok Lian
By Teo Soh Lung Today (24 March) is the third anniversary of my mother’s death. Born in Kuching, Sarawak, she did not receive any formal education. She spoke pure Hokkien…
View ArticlePolice queried on 4-year old case involving ex-YPAP member
A member of the public has posted a query with the Singapore Police Force (SPF) over a four-year old incident involving a former Young PAP (YPAP) member. Mr Paul Chen,…
View Article“Fully empathize with Amos’s situation as to a mother”
Mdm Judy Tan Reflecting on both the late Lee Kuan Yew’s overblown and overrated state funeral along with the charging in Court of teenager, Amos Yee today, I can’t help…
View ArticleThe storm Amos Yee raised and why it is clouding our judgement
By Howard Lee Anyone one who says that the public outcry over Amos Yee had anything to do with religious insensitivity has clearly not been listening in on the news…
View ArticleThe rainbow after the rain
By Carlton Tan Edits by Howard Lee A eulogy has strange powers. It brings the dead back to life as we listen, enthralled by captivating stories about what he did,…
View ArticleSingapore owned YUEN development launches sale of luxe condo in Cambodia’s...
Bookings outperform expectations at 60 percent with Singaporeans and Overseas investors forming bulk of buyers. YUEN Development Co., Ltd, a Singapore-owned property developer, officially launched the...
View ArticleOpen letter to Archbishop Goh on eulogy to Lee Kuan Yew
By Stephen Chang Archbishop William Goh’s eulogy on Lee Kuan Yew published on the website of the Singapore Catholic Church on 27 March under the title “The Founding Father as a…
View ArticleA gay man’s perspective on Lee Kuan Yew
By Ng Yi-Sheng On Wednesday night, along with thousands of other Singaporeans, I lined up to pay my respects to Lee Kuan Yew. I was a little surprised at myself…
View ArticleEdz Ello’s case still under investigation: Police
The police are still investigating the case of Filipino Ello Ed Mundsel Bello, it said in a reply to a query on the Singapore Police Force Facebook page. Mr Ello…
View ArticleForeign PMET number up 77% over last 5 years
According to the Ministry of Manpower [Link], the size of the foreign workforce continues to increase. At the end of last year, the total foreign workforce stood at 1.36 million:…
View ArticleLee Kuan Yew and the Law Society
By Tan Fong Har For me, Lee Kwan Yew, who ruled Singapore by fear, belongs to the past. His method of dealing with his critics was to use his knuckle…
View ArticleIf Only—To the memory Of Lee Kuan Yew (1923–2015)
By Catherine Lim You transformed little, obscure, resource-poor Singapore into one of the most successful economies in the world. If today Singapore is described in breathless superlatives—‘best’,...
View ArticleOnline boast of not paying S&CC, police refers case to MND
On 30 March, a resident who apparently lives in Aljunied GRC posted online that he owes the town council of his estate “4+ months” worth of service and conservancy charges.…
View ArticleNorwegian and S’pore PR jailed 10 weeks for assaulting taxi driver
On 1 September last year, Norwegian and Singapore permanent resident Arne Corneliussen attacked a taxi driver in the wee hours of the morning. He was eventually arrested and charged, and…
View ArticleInterview with Thum Ping Tjin about Lee Kuan Yew’s Singapore – Part 2
Your browser does not support native audio, but you can download this MP3 to listen on your device. Malaysia’s independent radio station, BFM 89.9 interviewed Thum Ping Tjin, Research Associate at…
View ArticleDear Jackson, read carefully, and think slowly
TREmeritus earlier published a letter by Mr Jackson Wee, “Rebutting Tan Wah Piow: I’ve always been a free S’porean“, in response to a letter posted by Mr Tan Wah Piow…
View ArticleLee Kuan Yew, hysteria and the degradation of public discourse
By Simon Vincent I woke up one day to find myself transformed in my bed into an ungrateful Singaporean. Perhaps this is not quite as terrifying as Gregor Samsa’s rude…
View ArticleRC centre to be built at the void deck despite majority of residents...
By TR Emeritius Over the past few days, TR Emeritus has received several emails from residents living at The Peak@Toa Payoh. It is a DBSS development with 5 blocks of…
View ArticleLetter to PA about threat made by alleged grassroots leader
The following is the content of an email sent to the People’s Association (PA) by Mr Andrew Loh. The email, sent on 03 April 2015, asks the PA about the…
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