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A raw deal
By Andrew Loh [Some of the workers crowding in TWC2 office on 20 November. The workers came in batches over several days due to space and manpower limitations in TWC2's small office.] Menton...
View ArticleVisitors to register on REACH
From the middle of next month, visitors to REACH – the Gov’t feedback website – will have to register before they will be allowed to leave comments on the site. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced...
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Piaget Best Screenplay Award for Ilo Ilo
A wonderful news from the Golden Horse Awards that is being held now in Taiwan. ILO ILO has just received the Piaget Best Screenplay Award, which was presented by sponsors Piaget at the 50th Golden...
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Leong Sze Hian’s 60th Birthday
In celebration of Mr Leong Sze Hian’s 60th birthday, we present a gift to him in a compilation of Mr Leong’s letters to the TODAY newspaper, where many of the subjects that he touched on were those...
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Wilmar supplier caught in fresh forest scandal
Greenpeace International: Wilmar supplier caught in fresh forest scandal (Clearance for oil palm plantations near Tanjung Puting National Park – Image by Greenpeace) Jakarta, 22 November 2013 – A...
View ArticleCredit Card Choices Show More People are Making Informed Decisions
Malaysians Want Tit for Tat: Credit Card Choices Show More People are Making Informed Decisions Kuala Lumpur – More and more Malaysians are becoming financially savvy when it comes to their credit card...
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Unwilling to burden family with medical bills, 95 year old samsui woman...
(Translated Article from Lian He Wan Bao) Arrived in Singapore at the age of 18 years old. Admitted into hospital after a fall, unwilling to burden family with hospital bills, 95 year old Samsui Woman...
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Problems with the progressive wage model
By Andy Wong Launched and promoted to great fanfare by the ruling party, the progressive wage model looks good as a press release, but is hamstrung by the twin flaws of obviousness and impossibility....
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Mistaken identity by the online community
By Terry Xu Earlier last week, STOMP outdid itself by posting a photo of a NS man drinking in the MRT carriage with a comment saying: “We all understand that drinking and eating are not allowed on the...
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“Unusual” moments at the 50th Golden Horse Awards
By Leong Sze Hian When Remy Choo, Managing Editor of theonlinecitizen asked me if I could write something about my participation at the 50th Golden Horse Awards in Taipei) on 23th November (my 60th...
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SG Transgender Sex workers represented in ICAAP
Singaporean Transgender Sex Workers represented at the International Congress on AIDS Asia Pacific (ICAAP11) Deborah* is a 23 year old transgender woman and has been a sex worker for four years. She...
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Twelve cupcakes refutes accusations by TRS
By Terry Xu The Real Singapore (TRS) strikes again with yet another “sensational expose” (source). This time, they published an article from a contributor named, Vettel, decrying the exploitation of...
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Disabled workers face greater difficulties in job searches
(Image and video by Royston Poh) Sharing The Lion City - Employers are increasingly more open to hiring persons with disabilities. In 2012, 275 job vacancies for persons with disabilities were listed...
View Article3 reports on protecting workers’ rights: Really?
By Leong Sze Hian Champion workers’ rights? I refer to the article “Why I champion workers’ rights: Halimah Yacob” (Straits Times, Nov 26). It states that “what drove her to help develop global...
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Hatchet job by MSM on Nicole Seah
By Terry Xu It all started off as a gossip in the Eat drink man woman section of the Hardware forum that Ms Nicole Seah, Second Assistant Secretary-General of the National Solidarity Party is seeing a...
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A father trying to save his son
Mr Cheong speaking to reporters in KL By Andrew Loh “Xie xie. Xie xie ni men,” Mr Cheong Kah Pin said to me as he shook my hand. He was thanking us for trying to save his son from being hanged in...
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Viddsee launches all-new Channels and short films for first time online
Viddsee launches all-new Channels and premieres regional short films for first time online, expands its network for curated micro-cinema content Singapore/Asia, Nov 2013 — Expanding its regional...
View ArticleBorrowers might have no choice when hit with higher interest rates
By Leong Sze Hian What is it about the Total Debt Servicing Ratio that most people don’t know and that you really need to know? The new Total Debt Servicing Ratio (TDSR) guidelines may appear to...
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MARUAH – Actions by government might shrink public discourse
We write to express our dismay at the attempt to prosecute Mr Alex Au for contempt of court and the reports about the Media Development Authority (MDA) seeking to regulate online media platforms the...
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Statement on AGC Action Against Alex Au
Statement by members of the general public on the Attorney General’s Chambers’ action against Mr Au for his blog posts. Singapore, 29 November 2013 We are deeply concerned that the Attorney General’s...
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