Asian Regional Congress to focus on death penalty for drug offences
More than 300 lawyers, magistrates, parliamentarians, sociologists, theologians, journalists, NGO members and activists will be attending the Asian Regional Congress on the death penalty, which will be...
View Article“Surface imperfections”, HDB says of defects in new flats
Yesterday (8 Jun), the Straits Times published an article (‘Most flaws in flats are surface imperfections’) where HDB claimed that most of the complaints about its new flats don’t affect…
View ArticleTurkey’s biggest party fails to win outright majority in parliament
Turkey’s biggest political party, the Justice and Development party (also known as AKP) received its lowest vote-share in 13 years in the country’s general elections held last Sunday. Although the…
View ArticleNew effort by RRG to counter ISIS’ radical propaganda in S’pore
The emergence of terrorist organisation, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), has prompted a group of ulama and Islamic scholars and teachers in Singapore to extend its outreach…
View ArticleNational anthem malfunctioned but crowd turned it into moment of pride
As Singapore’s Swimming Women’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay team stood proud on the winners’ podium, the Singapore national anthem was played. You can see the pride on the four girls’ faces…
View ArticleM’sia newspaper accuses S’pore journalists of unprofessional conduct
Singapore journalists are being criticised by their Malaysian counterparts for unprofessional conduct during a SEA Games netball match between the two countries on Sunday. According to a report on Monday…
View ArticleWomen’s armpits in China – a battleground for equality
“Girls are often anxious about their armpit hair as if it’s a sign of being dirty or uncivilized,. But we should have the freedom to choose whether to accept what…
View ArticleMissing student and teacher from Sabah quake, confirmed dead by Malaysian...
Ministry of Education has just announced that the Malaysian authorities have confirmed the missing student, Navdeep Singh Jaryal S/O Raj Kumar, and teacher Mohammad Ghazi Bin Mohamed, are amongst the…
View ArticleCall for Discourse on IP and Artistic Practices
By members of the art community We refer to the incident in which a horse shoe-shaped ping-pong table installed at the Sports Hub for the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games carnival…
View ArticleSnack bar aunty shows support for TKPS, declines payment for drinks
The support for those affected by the Sabah earthquake, where 10 Singaporeans have now been confirmed dead, continues. In a Facebook note on 9 June, one of the administrators of…
View ArticleSame-sex parents address critics from their “favourite hate group”
It is safe to say that there are few same-sex couples with children here in Singapore. Or they are at least not as visible perhaps as the ubiquitous heterosexual couples…
View ArticleMt Kinabalu quake – a time to grieve, and a time to judge
By Howard Lee An old friend of mine once told me that he climbs mountains to find love. I did not ask him specifically what he meant, but it was…
View ArticleThe Bargain
By Richard Seah These past few days, several friends have shared a video about a rich man bargaining with a poor coconut seller by the roadside. I finally watched it…
View ArticleSINGSOC: No to gender test for masculine-looking women’s volleyball player
She has apparently been cleared by a world governing body for volleyball to play in the women’s volleyball match between Indonesia and the Philippines, but the opposing team has requested for…
View ArticleAn elderly man, a tissue-selling lady and a story of paying it forward
We have all seen them around the island – the elderly folks who toil away at the food courts, hawker centres, coffeeshops, and at mrt stations selling tissue paper. Sometimes…
View ArticleNeed for greater awareness, international attention on Rohingya issue: Maruah...
By Howard Lee The plight of the Rohingya people extends way back beyond Myanmar’s current domestic political issues, and attention needs to be paid on their rights as citizens of…
View ArticleAHPETC to directly manage TC, rebuts Gov’t allegations in letter to residents
The Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council (AHPETC), run by the Workers’ Party, “will be embarking on direct management” of the town council from July 2015, says an open letter to residents…
View ArticleLeading think-tanks and international organisations celebrated SG50 at Heng...
Over 100 representatives from 4 of Singapore’s leading think-tanks and 6 international organisations, located at Heng Mui Keng Terrace, came together on Wednesday, 10 June 2015 to celebrate 50 years…
View ArticleNUS, NTU still high on Asia Top 100 varsity rankings
The National University of Singapore (NUS) has maintained its second placing while the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) edged up a spot to tenth place in the latest Times Higher Education (THE)…
View ArticleNo Queen’s Counsel for for PM-Ngerng defamation suit: High Court
The High Court today dismissed an application by blogger Roy Ngerng’s for a Queen’s Counsel (QC) to represent him in a hearing on damages he must pay for defaming Singapore’s Prime…
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