The rainbow at the end of GE
By Woontien Political participation is a term used to describe different ways an individual attempts to engage and influence his or her leaders. Elections are often seen as the essence…
View ArticleUnderexplored issues: Experts positive on SDP’s proposals for Malay Community
As part of its general election coverage, and to help voters make informed choices, The Online Citizen is taking a look at important issues which have been neglected or underrepresented…
View ArticleUnderexplored issues: Experts welcome debate on PSLE and Educational Reform
As part of its general election coverage, and to help voters make informed choices, The Online Citizen is taking a look at important issues which have been neglected or underrepresented…
View ArticleUnderexplored issues: More thought needed for early childhood education...
As part of its general election coverage, and to help voters make informed choices, The Online Citizen is taking a look at important issues which have been neglected or underrepresented…
View ArticleUnderexplored issues: National debate needed on heritage, say experts
As part of its general election coverage, and to help voters make informed choices, The Online Citizen is taking a look at important issues which have been neglected or underrepresented…
View ArticleGE 2015 – media coverage more “balanced”, say ex-insiders
By Tan Tarn How A long-time television journalist and a former senior civil servant of 35 years yesterday both revealed the workings of media in Singapore during elections at a…
View ArticleThe failure of the opposition is its high possibility of success
What happened to the anticipated win by the opposition of a few Single Member Constituencies and Group Representation Constituencies? Opposition parties instead saw their share of the vote plummet in...
View ArticleMinimum Wage and Our Values
By Masked Crusader In denouncing the opposition parties as populist for espousing a pro minimum wage position, Grace Fu, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, is quoted as saying. “Our…
View ArticleShame on You
By Gangasudhan The results of GE2015 have cowed the opposition and more than a quarter of the nation into silence. In one of the strongest mandates ever given to the…
View ArticleGE2015 results – reviewing our democracy in the carrot-and-stick vote
By Howard Lee It would take a very hard heart not to admit that the results of GE2015 point to something that is very different in Singapore. The real question…
View ArticleDon’t give up on Singapore
By Masked Crusader Like many Singaporeans, I was shell shocked today, the day after what was supposed to be a historic General Election. Incredulously, seventy percent of Singaporeans had voted…
View ArticleAsk not why you don’t see the opposition between GEs
By Teo Soh Lung I was surprised to read critical comments in one facebook that the opposition has not been seen in his constituency since the last general election in…
View ArticleAustralia has shown me possibilities
Thank you to Australia for showing me kindness and compassion. More significantly, thank you for showing me possibilities. Possibilities of moving towards a compassionate society that were rejected by...
View ArticlePost-election catharsis – Humbled & Thankful
By Serena Wong A mix of disillusionment and disappointment kept me up in the night after the announcement of the election results in Singapore. My disappointment could be pinned down…
View ArticleTwo days after: A reflection
By Farah Bagharib-Kaltz For most of the 2000s, I worked in the Chinatown area. Every morning, I would brisk-walk down Temple Street, take the perpendicular cross to Smith Street and stroll…
View ArticleHow did an expected watershed election turn into an unexpected landslide...
By Cassandra Chia Lying on my sofa watching Channel 5, I could hear the commentators sharing their views on the possible voting trends, and opposition parties responding to media queries…
View ArticleHow PAP did not have the people’s mandate despite landslide victory
By Savvy Artist People talk about a “swing” towards PAP in the GE 2015 votes compared to the last election in 2011. Many Singaporeans are disappointed because the outcome seems…
View ArticleWhy GE2015 will go down in history as the biggest fluke election ever
By Jean Yap (not her real name) This is an essay concerning swing voters, pluralistic ignorance, and opposition unity Firstly, I would like to begin by stating my opinion that designating…
View ArticleAn emotional vote
By Jackson Tan As a voter, the ability to cast my vote to determine the future of my country is a great responsibility not just for me but also for…
View Article#GE2015 as it happened on Twitter
Twitter lit up with #GE2015 talk in recent weeks, logging 360,000 election-related tweets from Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s National Day Rally speech in August to the weekend following Polling…
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