Being a leader to bring light to this gloomy situation for Amos Yee
An open letter to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Dear PM Lee, Amos has succeeded in getting the world’s attention about the darker side of your father, and the more…
View ArticleUp close and personal with Sonny Liew, the artist behind “The Art of Charlie...
Award-winning comic artist, Sonny Liew shares his thoughts and unknown facts behind the making of the book, “The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye” in a book sharing session at…
View ArticleMinister warns of “absolutists” in Malay-Muslim community
In his latest remarks urging the Muslim community in Singapore to be alert to radicals within its fold, the Second Minister for Home Affairs, Masagos Zulkifli, warned of the growing…
View ArticleAmos Yee concerned about rape threat made against him
The mother of 16-year old video blogger, Amos Yee, says she is relieved that her son is eating once again while being held at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH).…
View ArticleCNN’s mis-identifies flag at gay parade as ISIS flag
Thousands of people and some 250 groups descended on London on Saturday for its annual Pride parade, a vibrant and massive display of gay pride. This year’s parade was particularly…
View ArticleDid People’s Association reserve Aussie BBQ tickets for its own members only?
“The idea was good but shame it ended up as an ugly spat between the haves and the haves-not,” said one person. He was referring to the much anticipated SG50…
View ArticleIn Mitigation
By Dr Wong Wee Nam What is a remand ward? I have worked in a remand ward at Woodbridge Hospital. With rows of beds, it looked like any C class…
View ArticleNiche CCAs at schools to give way to more “learning opportunity” programmes
By Howard Lee There was a time where parents will send their children to a school because it excelled in a certain sport of co-curricular activity (CCA). Not anymore, as…
View ArticleDowntown Line 2 to open ahead of schedule in December
Minister for Transport and Second Minister for Defence Lui Tuck Yew announced during a Ministerial Community Visit to Zhenghua Division yesterday that the 12 stations of Downtown Line 2 (DTL2) will…
View ArticleAnother Country – Two friends share a story that’s their own
By Kirsten Han, with Cindi Loo in Kuala Lumpur Everyone knows that it’s Singapore’s Golden Jubilee by now, but SG50 marks not just the 50-year anniversary of a new beginning…
View ArticleGov’t focused on getting commuters to use public transport: Lui
The Minister of Transport, Lui Tuck Yew, says the Government is focused on “enhancing public transport and getting commuters to opt for it instead of cars”, according to a TODAY…
View Article7 dead bodies in 11 days
Within a span of 11 days, seven dead bodies were discovered around Singapore. The spate of deaths included five deaths in five days from 18 June to 23 June. The…
View ArticleRespect is a two-way street
By Alfian Sa’at I hate saying things that are obvious. But sometimes I see people discussing things which don’t even merit discussion, and it bugs me…and one of these things…
View ArticleThe scourge of ignorance and fear
By Li Hui Min It has been a long time since I have read Lianhe Zaobao. This morning, a friend sent a link of an article to me, and I…
View ArticleChinese firm makes top bid of S$483m for HDB site
A PRC developer, HY Realty, has put up the top bid for a residential site near the Queenstown MRT last week (23 Jun) at a price of $483.2 million. This…
View ArticlePhey’s role was to keep Jurong unionists in check: Tan Wah Piow on frame-up
Political exile Tan Wah Piow had consistently maintained that Phey Yew Kok had framed him and other unionists for the riots in the mid-1970s. Phey has recently returned to Singapore…
View ArticleYouth arrested under ISA on Restriction Orders for two years
A 17 year-old Singaporean youth who was arrested under the Internal Security Act (ISA) has been released from custody and placed on a Restriction Order (RO) under the ISA for two…
View Article2 groups in M’sia and Hong Kong to call for Amos Yee’s release
Two events are being scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday in Malaysia and in Hong Kong in support of Singapore teenager, Amos Yee. Civil society groups in Penang, Malaysia, are organising…
View ArticleBBQ ticketing controversy – Australian paper reports, PA declines comment
Australian newspaper, The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH), has reported on the controversy over the issuance of tickets to a barbeque on Sunday organised by the Australian High Commission in Singapore.…
View ArticleSingapore contemplates a future of electromobility
By Kirsten Han Communal charging stations at HDB and condominium car parks. Quiet, low-emission electric and hybrid cars in the streets of Singapore, running at maximum energy efficiency for…
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