The AGC Should Direct the Coroner to Reopen the Inquiry into Dinesh’s Death
By Ghui Where there is any wrong doing on the part of any government body, there has to be proper accountability to the individuals affected by such misdemeanours. To a larger extent, there has to be...
View ArticleThe hunt for MOM labour data
By Leong Sze Hian I refer to the reply by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM), “Wage data available on MOM website” (Straits Times Forum, Aug 22), to Seah Ru Hong’s letter, “Still waiting for wage report”...
View ArticleMan seeks court’s declaration against discrimination of homosexuals at work
Singaporean and former Robinsons employee Lawrence Wee Kim San Bernard made an application to the High Court on Friday, for a declaration that the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore prohibits...
View ArticleYes, the Prime Minister must decide
By Andrew Loh “If I’m discussing whether to raise taxes or not, I think I will never finish that discussion. So, one day when we have to raise taxes, the government will just have to make up its mind...
View ArticleThe judiciary and its checks and balances role
By Ghui Over the past few years, I have been heartened to see how Singaporeans have truly stepped up to play a part in shaping the future of Singapore. Opposition parties have upped their game....
View ArticleLocal LGBT community rallies support for prosecuted LGBTs in Russia
On Saturday, IndigNation organized an event held at the Hong Lim park entitled “To Russia with Love” which attracted a crowd of over 100 people to show express solidarity and support to the LGBT...
View ArticleFace-2-Face – National Day Rally 2013
The OSC took a fresh approach to engage Singaporeans. They had no pre-set agenda, it was a fully open discussion and it elicited a very positive response. – Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, National Day...
View ArticleWho moved our airport – Lee Kuan Yew or Howe Yoon Chong?
Amidst the number of future initiatives unveiled by PM Lee Hsien Loong during his National Day Rally speech was the plan to upgrade Changi Airport. Besides the building of two new terminals, the...
View ArticleWhen the troublemakers make the difference
By Alvan Yap “A few years ago, I made a plea for our MRT and buses to be made accessible to our citizens in wheelchairs and was told not to make trouble by one of our ministers. I was tempted to tell...
View ArticleIlo Ilo: A Portrait of an Ordinary Singaporean Family in Adversity
By Singapore Armchair Critic (Warning: spoilers ahead) Although the name of the first Singapore film I watched in a cinema eludes me, the experience has endured: I still remember how enthralling and...
View ArticleMaking housing affordable – still a tight squeeze
By Leong Sze Hian The Housing and Development Board (HDB) has shortened its maximum loan tenure from 30 years to 25 years and the mortgage servicing ratio (MSR) limit has also been cut from 35 per cent...
View ArticleAbout that “gay lifestyle”
By Gay SG Confessions There has been a lot of dismay and unhappiness over the past few days regarding the release of the OSC survey and how it skewed and labelled “gay lifestyles” as generally...
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A 3rd reshuffle but still no successor
Chan Chun Sing[Picture from TODAY]By Andrew Loh In a somewhat surprise move on Thursday, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced his third Cabinet reshuffle since the general elections of May 2011....
View ArticleRussian embassy in Singapore rejects petition from activists
(In the photo, LGBT rights activists outside the Russian Embassy in Singapore. From left to right: Zan Thang, Jolovan Wham, Vincent Wijeysingha, Leow Yangfa) Officials of the Russian Embassy in...
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Changes to TOC editorial team
The Online Citizen is please to announce revisions to our editorial team, with the view of improving both the volume and quality of our news content. In so doing, we hope to offer you, our readers, a...
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Media Watch: ST takes pot shots at WP again
The cases, which happened some months ago, have been settled “amicably”, with apparently the Ministry of Manpower also involved. Yet, the Straits Times found it newsworthy enough to report it months...
View ArticleSingapore, Israel and the importance of culture to the start-up sector
By Yap Shiwen Looking at the plans for our airport and port mapped out by the Prime Minister during his National Day Rally, one wonders how much a component our local start-ups will play in the grand...
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“Chinese or Malay, what does it matter?”
By Mohamed Imran Mohamed Taib Image from http://www.balibeyond.com/ Sometimes, luck has it that you got a really memorable conversation with a taxi driver. Knowing that I’m heading to a mosque in...
View ArticlePAP MP Hri Kumar still divorced from reality
By Philip Ang I refer to PAP MP Hri Kumar’s Forum letter “Growth the way to a better life“ in response to Mr Donald Low’s article “Has ‘global city’ vision reached its end date?” in the Straits Times....
View ArticleRelooking National Service as a matter of human capital
By Yap Shiwen Singapore recently embarked on an effort to bring about changes to our National Service (NS). This will be led by the Committee to Strengthen NS and began with a series of dialogues. The...
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