Little India riot: An “accident waiting to happen”?
By Leong Sze Hian I refer to the articles “Little India Riot: 27 nabbed; More expected to be arrested in ‘hours and days that follow’” and “27 suspects from South Asia arrested in connection with the...
View ArticleWhy do we need a diverse place for freedom of speech?
By Aloysius Chia In lieu of the recent contempt of court case regarding Alex Au, a prominent blogger who has written many articles about social issues, some might say that this is another blow to...
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Two Different Fires
By Preet Kaur / Photos by Vinod Rai Sharma 8 December 2013 9:36pm “Can we make a move? Grab dinner and get out of here? I’m exhausted.” The bride and groom had just completed the last of their seven...
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I Could Have Stopped The Riot
By Gangasudhan As many of you might know, I was an officer with the Singapore Police Force (SPF) for ten years and spent quite an amount of that time plying my trade in Little India. I left the force...
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The sad life of fatal traffic accident victim’s mother
Write up by Spore MGR Sultan The sad part of the lost life of Saktivel Kumaravel. Mother Rajaletchumi who lost her husband in year 2007. Who presently still working as a hard labour job. In southern...
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Body of the person who died Singapore bus accident brought back to his own...
The news that a young man from Tamil Nadu pitifully died last Sunday night, 9.30 pm after being pushed off a bus at the economic centre in Singapore called Tekka spread. Upon hearing this news, the...
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Breakfast network closes kitchen for now
By Terry Xu “Kitchen Closed”, says the sign that is hung at the door of the local kitchen much to the disappointment of many diners. Breakfast Network (BN), a local news commentary platform which was...
View ArticleOne Little Riot Opens Pandora’s Box to Many Big Issues
By Jentrified Citizen So much has been said about the Little India riot with blame implied by our Govt and unsubtly pinned on the supposed drunken fury of the workers. At this stage, the causes of the...
View ArticleWhose history? Whose truth?
By Singapore Armchair Critic First they came for the Communists, and I did not speak out – Because I was not a Communist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out – Because I was...
View ArticleLittle India riot – time for complete and honest evaluation
By Howard Lee The government’s immediate response to the riot in Little India has to be commended as a textbook example of the components needed to respond to a crisis. However, this well-orchestrated...
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Stop asking the PAP to change
By Elaine Ee You know a bad relationship when you see one. The parties involved bring out the worst in each other; they blame each other; they can’t see eye to eye; pull each other in different...
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Breakfast Network – latest victim of Government irrationality
By Andrew Loh The announcement by the website Breakfast Network that it was closing down because of “onerous” government requirements or conditions is the latest in a slew of seemingly arbitrary and...
View ArticleTo Mandela with Love and Respect – Honouring the life of Nelson Mandela in...
On Sunday, 15 December 2013, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela will be laid to rest in Qunu, South Africa. As world leaders gather in South Africa to pay their respect, and as the country comes together in...
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Why visit workers during their free time?
By Gangasudhan Image from Hometeam Singapore Over the past two days Minister for Law and Foreign Affairs, K Shanmugam, has been making special visits to a handful of dormitories to speak to some...
View ArticleTemporary ban of alcohol and stoppage of ferry service at Little India
By Terry Xu This weekend, there will be an alcohol ban in Little India this weekend and suspension of 25 private bus services which ferry workers back and forth from their dormitories and Little India....
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Riots and Wages in Singapore: Part 1
By Roy Ngerng and Leong Sze Hian Last Sunday night, a riot took place in Singapore for the first time in 44 years. According to Charan Bal, a university lecturer who recently completed a PhD on migrant...
View ArticleSome reflections on the Little India riot
By Donald Low In the aftermath of the Little India riot, I have been asked by several people about my views on it. I have resisted writing about the riot as I didn’t think I could add much more to...
View ArticleThe alternative news in 1 day? (part 6)
By Leong Sze Hian The “big” news – DPS or MRA? I refer to the article “CPF Board to distribute S$29m of surplus from DPS” (Channel NewsAsia, Dec 13). MRA increased to $40,500 It states that “The board...
View ArticleThe alternative news in 1 day? (part 7)
By Leong Sze Hian I refer to the articles “Fewer job seekers, more job openings in third quarter of 2013” (Straits Times, Dec 14) and “Slight increase in long-term unemployment rate from 2012” (Today,...
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Foreign Workers Paid Only $2.25 an Hour!
By Han Hui Hui, Leong Sze Hian and Roy Ngerng Yesterday, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Law K Shanmugam had visited a foreign workers’ dormitory in Yishun and had said that the foreign...
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