For the love of Singapore, the fight must go on
“I’m not a brave person, I just love Singapore and Singaporeans.” – Chiam See Tong As I reflected on the events that unfolded over the past couple of days, I began…
View ArticleImportant for PAP to provide “definitive clarification” on PETC accounts:...
In a follow-up comment to what had transpired during the recent general election, the chairman of the Workers’ Party (WP), Sylvia Lim, has once again asked for the “definitive clarification”…
View ArticleS’poreans “are united on their Government and its direction”: Ng Eng Hen
The People’s Action Party’s (PAP) organising secretary, Ng Eng Hen, says Singaporeans “are united on their Government and its direction for Singapore”, in the wake of the recent election where…
View ArticleStop prosecution of activist for screening film on Ski Lankan civil war: HRW...
The Malaysian authorities should end their prosecution of a local activist for her role in showing a documentary film without censorship board approval, Human Rights Watch said today. Malaysia’s Federal…
View ArticleLetter to TOC: How to win votes – lessons from post-war UK
Letter to The Online Citizen: I refer to the 69.9 per cent landslide victory that the People’s Action Party (PAP) achieved in the recent elections. To me there is probably…
View ArticleWill the PAP post-GE2015 be more ready to engage?
By Howard Lee Now that the People’s Action Party has achieved its “landslide” victory at the 2015 general elections, we can see that it is losing no time in consolidating…
View ArticleWere voters misled by fears of a new government?
By Ghui While surprise is not the adjective I would use, I am certainly disappointed with the recent election results. At the end of the day, I firmly believe that…
View ArticleWP candidates elected as NCMPs
All opposition parliamentarians in the new Parliament will be Workers’ Party members. The Election Department (ELD) says Ms Lee Li Lian, Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong and Mr Leon Perera…
View ArticleThe road less travelled – an opposition member’s insights
By E Lee To all political pundits, I’m offering you a brief inside peek of what it takes to be in an alternative political party. Before you misread this as…
View ArticleMOH activates Haze Subsidy Scheme
Pioneers to pay no more than $5 if they were to seek treatment for haze-related conditions Due to the worsening haze situation in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has…
View ArticleLetter to TOC: Go beyond knee-jerk reaction to haze problem
The following is an unpublished letter which the author had sent to the Straits Times, and copied to the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, on 15 Sep 2015. Dear…
View ArticleWP again calls for “definitive clarification” from PAP on PETC accounts
The Workers’ Party (WP) is still waiting for the “definitive clarification” from the People’s Action Party (PAP) on the state of the accounts of the Punggol East Town Council (PETC)…
View ArticleHistorians hold Reddit AMA session, receive over 200 comments
As part of Living With Myths – a series of seminars deconstructing myths used in Singapore to shape the national identity – historians Loh Kah Seng and Thum Pingtjin held…
View ArticleDebunk haze rumours but Gov’t should also address concerns
By LL Haze: Comments from Vivian Balakrishnan and Tan Chuan-Jin on cloud-seeding do not address the full picture After more than a week of haze, the past 2 days brought…
View ArticleNortheast Line disrupted on Friday morning
At around 6.30am on Friday morning, train services on the North-east Line were interrupted between Harbourfront and Potong Pasir stations. Free bus services were activated between Outram and Potong Pasir…
View ArticleEditor of social political site, TREmeritus steps down after 4 years
By Richard Wan It has been some four years since I volunteered to take up the position of an editor in TREmeritus (TRE). Indeed, there have been many ups and…
View ArticleThe politics of Tamil as an official language
By Gangasudhan The recent banner making its rounds on Facebook has reignited the cultural patriotism in many within the community and particularly for the Tamil segment. The banner displays the…
View ArticleLetter to TOC: Opposition can learn from Lincoln
Letter to The Online Citizen: By JY TAN The mood amongst many of the supporters of the opposition parties is now one of despair, shock, disbelief and disappointment. The Chinese have…
View ArticleHow accurate is the GE sample vote count ?
By Ngiam Shih Tung The Elections Department released early indications of polling results for the first time during the 2015 General Election by publicly announcing the result of sampling checks…
View ArticlePAP landslide not a clearcut vote for authoritarianism
By Yeoh Lam Keong Several analyses and observers on both sides of the political spectrum have recently argued or suggested that the 70 per cent vote for the PAP…
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