Dr Chia Thye Poh nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Dr James Gomez has filed a nomination with the Norwegian Nobel Committee to nominate Dr Chia Thye Poh for the Nobel Peace Prize. Dr Gomez is presently Professor of Communications and…
View ArticleSSA and Avaaz join in campaign against those responsible for haze
The Singapore Swimming Association (SSA) has threatened to join in a class action suit against the companies responsible for the forest fires in Indonesia which have caused the region to…
View ArticleA farewell party for an iconic estate
Singaporeans gathered despite the haze on Saturday to bid farewell to one of Singapore’s oldest public housing estates in Tanglin Halt, enjoying film screenings and free ice cream, as well…
View ArticleCabinet could benefit with more women in its ranks
By Ghui The dust has somewhat settled post General Election 2015 and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has announced the members of his new Cabinet. In the wake of that…
View ArticleMcGraw Hill criticised for “erasure” of American slave trade history in textbook
On 1 October, Ms Roni Dean-Burren posted a photo of a caption of a picture from her son’s geography textbook, and since then it has gone viral, gotten America talking…
View ArticleONE (Singapore) Awards are back!
ONE (SINGAPORE), a local non-profit organisation, has opened the nomination for its awards in 2015. The two awards are: The Corporate Community Engagement Award is for the company with outstanding…
View ArticleWorld’s most valuable brands – Apple and Google top 2015 list again
Interbrand‘s list of the world’s most valuable brands is out – and Apple and Google once again top it for the third straight year. “Interbrand’s 2015 edition of the Best…
View ArticleMigrant Worker Poetry Competition returns with more languages
Aimed at celebrating the literary talent of Singapore’s migrant workers, the Migrant Worker Poetry Competition has returned for a second edition. The competition was first held in 2014 at the…
View ArticleNew dengue cluster develops in Tampines
A new dengue cluster has developed near Tampines Mall with a total 27 cases, of which 17 were reported in the last 2 weeks. The highest number of cases in this…
View ArticleWhy MOH, and not just SGH, is responsible for the HCV saga
So by now, everyone in Singapore should be aware of the cases of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections at the Singapore General Hospital (SGH). A cluster of 22 cases of…
View ArticleLate disclosure because there “were no signs of acute hep C cases”: MOH
The reason why it took several months for the news of the Hepatitis C outbreak to be made public was because there were no signs that the incidents were of…
View ArticleVideo: A different perspective of GE2015
Ms Zoe Fan created a video of the recent general elections and hopes that it will encourage Singaporeans to view the elections in a different way, particularly those who stepped…
View ArticleS’porean fighter doesn’t feel need to carry national flag in competition
By Hazwady Nazran Nazri Sutari is no stranger to the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) community in Singapore. The lightweight amateur MMA fighter is only one of a few Singaporeans who have…
View ArticleUN rights experts warn death penalty for drug crimes violates int’l law
World Day Against the Death Penalty on 10th October GENEVA (7 October 2015) – “Executions for drug crimes amount to a violation of international law and are unlawful killings,” the…
View ArticleLittle boy wants to be Elsa for Halloween, his dad lets it go
A father from Virginia, USA has shot to Internet fame after posting a photo of his toddler dressed up as Elsa, the ever-popular ice queen from Disney film Frozen. Paul Henson said he…
View ArticleA halo for a miracle child – doctors reattach toddler’s head
When a toddler’s head snapped off from his spine, one would expectedly presume him dead, but the little boy was still alive and doctors rushed to save him. And unlike…
View ArticleSGH to screen more people who passed through renal ward
In the latest development on the hepatitis C outbreak saga at the Singapore General Hospital’s renal ward, some 1,000 people who have passed through the ward in the first six…
View ArticleCalling It Out Show – Hep C scandal at SGH
This week on the Calling it Out Talkshow, Sean and Ben call out the ongoing Hepatitis C scandal at SGH. The show explores the seriousness of Hepatitis C and how…
View ArticleReform needed in Singapore’s clemency process, says M Ravi
Note: The author of this piece is a founding member of We Believe in Second Chances. In pushing Singapore to take baby steps away from the death penalty, one aspect…
View ArticleCould one of these pups be your new best friend?
Meet the canines of SOSD Singapore – they’re all looking for a forever home. Some of them just need a little bit more care to bounce back to full health, but…
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