NK envoy’s gold smuggling – no lapse at Changi Airport, says minister
Second Minister for Home Affairs S. Iswaran told Parliament on Tuesday that there were no security lapses in the case of a North Korean diplomat who had apparently carried some…
View ArticleAmendments to Housing and Development Bill – too much power, too few safeguards
By Ravi Philemon The Housing and Development (Amendment) Bill was passed on 13 April 2015. The Amendment to this Bill gives HDB officers the power of entry into HDB flats, greater powers…
View ArticleTribute paintings to LKY depicting “The Father” through the years
The Straits Times ran an article on 15 April about a series of paintings by artists paying tribute to the late former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. Among the paintings…
View ArticleCEO cuts his salary so his staff could be paid more
How many chief executive officers (CEO) you know would cut their own salaries and give it to their employees? That was precisely what one CEO in Seattle did recently. Dan…
View ArticleIDA defends hiring of employee accused of possessing fake MBA
Nisha Padmanabhan is an employee of the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) of Singapore, a statutory board under the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI). She was hired as an Applications…
View ArticleStraits Times’ lack of journalistic integrity worrying
By Carlton Tan / Article first published on “Asian Correspondent“ According to The Online Citizen (TOC), Amos Yee’s mother did not file a police report to have her son arrested,…
View ArticleASEAN Peoples’ Forum 2015 to heighten awareness for people-centred region
ASEAN Peoples’ Forum (APF) 2015 will be expecting over 1,400 participants in to attend the annual civil society conference in Kuala Lumpur, which aims to bring together members of civil…
View ArticleLee Kuan Yew Gardens?
By Cherian George When Gardens By The Bay was about to open some years ago, I mentioned to a few friends that I felt like writing a piece proposing that…
View ArticleDid FAP defame with “One Big Family” post?
By Josh Jason Chua has gone overboard with his antics this time. On the Fabrications About the PAP page, Jason Chua suggests that law firm Peter Low LLC is run by…
View ArticleLibrary Consultative Panel to help review library materials following...
By Howard Lee The National Library Board (NLB) has announced on 15 April that it has set up an independent Library Consultative Panel to advise on the review of library…
View ArticleThe Long Wait For Justice
By Jolovan Wham Last week, 40-year-old Singapore Permanent Resident (PR), Sheng Jianzhong, the Managing Director of Sheng Yu Construction Builders Pte Ltd was sentenced to three weeks’ imprisonment and...
View ArticleWhy job cheats cheat
By Masked Crusader When it was pointed out to the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore that one of its employees, Nisha Padmanabhan, had a Masters degree from a degree mill…
View ArticleThe dragon is awakened – a pottery experience, a bid for our heritage
By Howard Lee Dragon kilns are massive “ovens” for heat-hardening pottery items, and originated in China. Measuring up to 60m in length and built into the ground, they can be…
View ArticleAHPETC accused by CCC of denying responsibility of zebra crossing in its GRC
A resident at the Aljunied GRC has shared a photo with TOC which show a notice posted up on the noticeboard of Blk 460 Hougang Avenue 10. The notice by…
View ArticleSexual and physical threats made against Amos Yee
16-year old Amos Yee, who is spending the weekend in remand, is again the target of online comments which apparently advocate violence against him. In particular, sexual violence. Some of…
View ArticleMaking threats against the law: MLC
The Media Literacy Council (MLC), a 26-member Government-appointed committee to develop public awareness and education programmes relating to media literacy and cyber wellness, cautioned on 4 April...
View ArticleWhat is Amos Yee’s problem? Ours, actually.
By Howard Lee By now, it would be completely understandable to find Amos Yee’s antics tiresome. Even the strongest advocates for free speech has to admit that banging your head…
View ArticleWe are “continuing to look into the case concerning Nisha Padmanabhan”: IDA
The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) is “continuing to look into the case concerning Nisha Padmanabhan”, the employee who is accused of possessing a fake MBA degree from the…
View ArticleI witnessed the death sentence being passed
By Ariffin Sha Michael Anak Garing , you are hereby sentenced to be taken from here to a lawful prison (and then to a place of execution) where you shall…
View ArticleStatement on the arrest of Amos Yee
April 21, 2015 – For Immediate Release STATEMENT ON THE ARREST OF AMOS YEE We would like to express our deep disappointment over the recent arrest of Amos Yee. Singapore is…
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