I don’t want my children to grow up thinking that killing children is okay
The piece below is a letter submitted by one of our readers. By Rachel Pang I am a mother of two children, aged seven and 13. I am writing to express my views regarding the online remarks made by...
View ArticleDefamation, a tool to hide the truth and “beat” whistle-blowers into submission?
By Ghui In the last decade or so, Singapore has seen its fair share of scandals that have outraged Singaporeans. Notable examples of such debacles would include the TT Durai / National Kidney...
View ArticleGreatest PR copywriting in the past decade by Russia
On Putin’s, “To forgive the terrorists is up to God, to send them to him is up to me”. By Sean Francis Han This is probably the greatest Public Relations (PR) copywriting magnum opus I’ve seen in the...
View ArticleWhite Ribbon Week: Who gets a Personal Protection Order?
The Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE) has submitted its recommendations to the Ministry of Social and Family as part of the latter’s consultation on the draft Women’s Charter...
View ArticleAlleged match-fixer re-arrested by police for investigations
Alleged match-fixer, Dan Tan Seet Eng was re-arrested by the Singapore police on Tuesday night after being released from his detention without trial last week. Singapore’s apex court, the Court of...
View ArticleSingapore’s migrant worker poets
On 13 December 2015, the 14 shortlisted finalists of Singapore’s second Migrant Worker Poetry Competition 2015 will read their poems in 7 languages at the National Library. In Singapore, many...
View ArticleTOC Editorial: Political changes should strengthen our democracy
Is it time for Singapore’s political system to change? If so, how much? It’s a question that will likely attract many different answers, depending on who you ask. Yet it is vital to the well-being of...
View ArticleWhy we shouldn’t have 2 houses of parliament
By Yudhishthra Nathan 1 Parliament with 2 Houses, or bicameralism, is an idea that is most intriguing. The Mother of Parliaments has the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The world’s oldest...
View ArticleWhat kind of video conference equipment suits your business?
By Jesscia M. Although it may seem like a simple function to perform – call someone miles and miles away with a little video feed attached – there’s vast array of budget choices and equipment decisions...
View ArticlePolitical exile featured in To Singapore, With Love dies of old age in Thailand
Wong Soon Fong, a political exile featured in the banned documentary To Singapore, With Love, died of old age on Tuesday afternoon in Betong, Thailand. Unable to consume food for the past few days, he...
View ArticleMDA confirms ban on Christ film
The Media Development Authority (MDA) has confirmed that the film, The Last Temptation of Christ, is banned in Singapore. The censorship authority informed Mr Martyn See, who had submitted the film to...
View ArticleNetwork security company reveals attacks on Hong Kong media outlets by...
FireEye, a US-based network security company, has released the results of its research into a recent campaign carried out by a Chinese cyber threat group, referred to as “admin@338″, using Advanced...
View ArticleChristmas crafting with your kids? Make Christmas tree stamps out of...
By Evelyn Tan-Rogers This year, my kids and I are going to do something that I haven’t done in years—collect addresses for mailing out Christmas cards. My daughter’s old enough to design her own cards...
View ArticleSingapore Botanic Gardens to get its own documentary
It’s been a big year for the Singapore Botanic Gardens. In July this year the World Heritage Committee unanimously endorsed its bid to be listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, making the 150-year-old...
View ArticleRethinking the haze and Indonesia
By Vernon Chan Tiny and rich Singapore flails comically when it comes to Indonesia and the haze. For all its claims of being a diplomatic giant on the world stage, Singapore fumed helplessly for the...
View Article3 major reasons why your property agent should be your best friend
By Amanda Ong, www.belowVal.sg You have probably already heard of all the advice to not use a friend as your property agent. I agree that you should not use someone who is already your friend, but it’s...
View ArticleNational Gallery: Icing on the SG50 cake
By Woon Tien Wei It was first announced in 2005, by the then-Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts, that the Supreme Court and City Hall buildings will house a ‘world-class art gallery’...
View ArticleCalvin Cheng and Amos Yee: Where should we draw the line on freedom of speech?
By Emily A. This is in addition to the problems of misquoting freedom of speech as seen in this Medium article: “It’s Time to Kill “Freedom of Speech“. It’s troubling that people who want to invoke...
View ArticleGovernment agencies and transport operators to collaborate on maintenance of...
Government agencies the Land Transport Authority (LTA), the Public Utilities Board (PUB) and public transport operations SBS Transit and SMRT Corporation signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at...
View ArticleNUH recalls patients in children ward for precautionary TB checks
The National University Hospital (NUH) is recalling 178 paediatric patients, including 131 under the age of two years who had been cared for by a nurse who was diagnosed with Tuberculosis (TB) last...
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