The LKY Musical: The history of Chinese men’s Singapore
First things first: The LKY Musical should never have been more than a working title for a production of the scale I saw tonight. It is an even less imaginative…
View ArticleSingapore Lyric Opera introduces its double bill operas – Leoncavallo’s...
This season, be enthralled by Singapore Lyric Opera’s (SLO) double bill opera featuring Leoncavallo’s popular opera Pagliacci and Puccini’s only comedy Gianni Schicchi. Led by the critically acclaimed...
View Article7 Letters: Cinematic imagination beyond 50 years of achievement, but also 50...
By Lim Jia Liang Warning – SPOILERS. SPOILERS EVERYWHERE “7 Letters” was very, very good. I’m sure there will be a proper cinematic release in time to come, but there is…
View ArticleCultural and economic aspects of food – an essay for SG50
By Marcus Tang Present day Singapore has achieved much while we celebrate SG50. A significant moment marks how a small trading port has upgraded to a modern city. No mean…
View ArticlePost on controversial flag display hidden from MP’s main page
A controversial post by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sengkang West single-member constituency (SMC), Lam Pin Min, seems to have been hidden from his timeline on his Facebook page.…
View ArticleMore incentives for people to take part in clean energy generation
By Dennis Yap James Hansen, NASA’s former lead climate scientist recently argued that glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica will melt 10 times faster than previous consensus estimates, resulting in sea…
View Article“Honour God by honouring Mr Lee Kuan Yew”
I kid you not. “What did I just read?” would be the thought that runs through your mind. Since 2007, Love Singapore, a group of Christian pastors and ministries, have…
View ArticleTalking to the people – Dr Chee Soon Juan launches blog
Dr Chee Soon Juan, secretary general of the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP), launched a new personal website yesterday. It collates all of his writings, speeches, interviews and videos of him…
View ArticleThe orchid Singapore has named after David Cameron is the colour of a rival...
Singapore has long had the practice of naming cross-bred orchids after celebrities and foreign dignitaries. Yet the ceremony to name an orchid after British Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday took…
View ArticleMaybe we do need in-fighting within the PAP
By Howard Lee As a public relations campaign, you can say that the ruling People’s Action Party is off to a bad start as it heads into the coming general…
View ArticleMDA asks new website The Middle Ground to register
New social political website, The Middle Ground has been asked to register with the Media Development Authority (MDA), said the website’s consulting editor, Bertha Henson on her Facebook page. The…
View ArticleCause of mass train disruption identified, could have been prevented
SMRT Pte Ltd and the Land Transport Authority (LTA) has identified the massive train disruption that occurred last month on 7 July to be caused by a water leak into…
View ArticleEmbrace wider humanistic values – an essay for SG50
By Kortia Kang Siew Lan National identity, local heritage and cultures are what I think we should continue to navigate into and must be strengthened. To me, Casinos at the Integrated…
View ArticleGrassroots leader charged in court for assaulting driver
A 48-year-old Permanent Resident (PR) from the United Kingdom is suspected of assaulting a 37-year-old financial consultant and drove a car towards the other, charged on Tuesday morning. The accused,…
View ArticleLegal assistance for online media more critical today
By Ghui With the recent announcements of the electoral boundaries and the impending general elections looming, it is a forgone conclusion that blog activity and online discussions will spike. In…
View Article“Raise fares to improve train service”
“Raise fares to improve train service”, says the title of the letter to the Straits Times forum page on Wednesday. Mr Jonathan Toh Joo Khai, the writer, pointed at the…
View ArticlePAP in panic mode, loss of power inevitable
By Philip Ang The unnecessary changes to the boundaries of electoral constituencies is confirmation of the People’s Action Party (PAP)’s loss of confidence. Contrary to propaganda, PAP NEVER resolved any…
View ArticleFormer Malaysian deputy prime minister alleges Najib misappropriated funds in...
A video in which Malaysia’s former deputy prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin purportedly recounting a conversation he had had with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak about the state investment...
View ArticleCustomer to SIA: An issue of poor service and an absolute problem of no empathy
By Tan Tiong Ghee A month ago, I shared this article regarding a bad experience I had with SIA, http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2015/06/bad-experience-on-sia-flight-to-germany/. The SIA spokesperson’s...
View ArticleGas tariffs increased, follows hike in electricity tariffs in June
For the three months of August to October, households using City Gas will see an increase of gas tariffs of 3.6 per cent. This will see the increase from 17.62…
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