Balance between overreaction and unpreparation
By Ghui The brutal and bloody string of attacks in Paris on Friday night has horrified the world. In a merciless series of calculated acts, at least 129 have been…
View ArticleHow you can sell your HDB flat without a housing agent
By Peter Lim, MoneySmart.sg Last I checked, we’re enjoying the Internet age in Singapore, with blazing fast broadband speeds and a high tech living environment. Already there are cars that…
View ArticleUS Embassy enjoys a happy Thanksgiving with AWWA seniors
Close to 200 guests – most of them elderly – gathered in the void deck of a HDB block in Ang Mo Kio, chatting merrily among themselves as volunteers served “bento…
View ArticleWealth inequality and tax justice
By Ezra Ho Wealth inequality is a scourge of many countries. Last year, Credit Suisse reported that the richest 0.7% of adults in the world owned 44% of global wealth.…
View ArticleCourt reserves judgement for Sarawakian death row inmate
A 31-year-old Sarawakian on death row in Singapore has gained a little more time after the Court of Appeal reserved its judgement in the hearing of a criminal motion filed…
View ArticleUN Human Rights Office calls for Thailand to stop civilian detentions in...
BANGKOK (24 November 2015) – The United Nations Human Rights Office for South-East Asia (OHCHR) calls for the immediate closure of a Bangkok military detention facility where two inmates died…
View ArticleCulture: a catalyst for sustainable development of Asian and European cities
International civil society experts from Asia and Europe emphasised the role of creativity and the arts as catalysts for innovation in cities. Cities are increasingly acting as catalysts for culture-led…
View ArticleWhite Ribbon SG invites men to speak out on violence against women
25 November is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and We Can! Singapore is launching a local chapter of the White Ribbon campaign. Originating in Canada, the…
View ArticleMedia Literacy Council member makes troubling statements involving the...
Calvin Cheng, a former Nominated Member of Parliament and current member of the Media Literacy Council recently shared his ideas of how to tackle ISIS, which involved killing not just…
View ArticleCourt of Appeal rules that detention of alleged match-fixer is “unlawful”
The Court of Appeal freed businessman and alleged match-fixing mastermind Dan Tan Seet Eng from detention under the Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Act* on Wednesday. Tan had been detained since...
View ArticleSMRT issues letter for students affected by train service disruption
Transport operator, SMRT issued excuse slips to students and other commuters who were affected by the train service disruption which happened between 5.45 and 8.11 on Wednesday morning. [NSL] No…
View ArticleThe release of Dan Tan: Significance and impact
By Teo Soh Lung The decision of the three-judge Court of Appeal to free Dan Tan Seet Eng on Wednesday must surely shock the Attorney General’s Chambers and the Ministry of…
View ArticleTwo men arrested for attempting to depart Singapore illegally
Immigration and Checkpoint Authority (ICA) reports that two men were arrested on 25 November 2015 for attempting to leave Singapore illegally. At about 4.40am on 25 November, officers at the…
View ArticleTroubling nonchalance from the MLC on “killing children” remarks by its member
The following is an email sent to the chairman of the Media Literacy Council (MLC), Professor Tan Cheng Han, and the MLC committee members, on 27 November by the writer.…
View ArticlePetition launched to remove Adam Lambert from MediaCorp 2015 countdown show
A petition has been launched online for MediaCorp to remove singer-songwriter Adam Lambert from the countdown show, “Celebrate 2016″ that is to be aired on 31 December. The petition referenced to…
View ArticleMen and boys: Part of the solution to ending gender-based violence
Alvin Wong is the programme coordinator for WE CAN! Singapore, a campaign that seeks to end violence against women. As part of White Ribbon Week, TOC got in touch with…
View ArticleMLC: Calvin Cheng did not engage in hate speech
Media Literacy Council (MLC) has published a statement by its chairman on the recent comments made by former Nominated Member of Parliament, Mr Calvin Cheng, about killing children of terrorists…
View ArticleCheng makes allegations against TOC; MLC chairman disagrees with Cheng
Former Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) and current member of the Media Literacy Council, Calvin Cheng, has made an allegation against the editors of The Online Citizen (TOC). In a…
View ArticleLTA officer strike Uber driver at Bugis taxi stand
A recent video which is the talk of the town on social media shows a fight between a LTA officer and an Uber driver, Goh Kok Ling, 59. In the…
View ArticleShould I buy or should I rent?
By Property Soul A friend recently moved from one rented home to another. The family of four is still staying in a condominium in the east side of Singapore, but this time a better one – it is newer,...
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