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Vodafone Firsts takes two grannies on board a plane- for the very first time
By Yasmeen Banu Late last year, Vodafone- a British multinational telecommunications company headquartered in London, launched a new global brand engagement strategy through sponsorships, in honour of...
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Freedom in captivity
By Teo Soh Lung 20th Anniversary of the passing of Aileen Lau Guek Lin Aileen Lau Guek Lin passed away twenty years ago on 10th April. She was forty-four. Aileen had lived a life not only of fun and...
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National Gallery Singapore logo inspired artworks
Early this month, National Art Gallery unveiled two new things: its shortened name and a new logo. Now named National Gallery Singapore, and spotting a new logo, it will use the $25 million donation...
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PAP MP’s views on M’sia do not represent Govt’s: Snr Parl Sec
Postings by PAP MP Lim Wee Kiak People’s Action Party (PAP) Member of Parliament (MP) Lim Wee Kiak has retracted his criticisms of Malaysia for its handling of the flight MH370 incident. Mr Lim, who...
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Abuse of the Productivity and Innovation Credit: Problems and Mitigation
By Jeremy Chen I recently got an e-mail from a certain “PIC Startup” promising to supply a “PIC Startup Package” comprising items like website development, search engine optimisation (SEO...
View ArticleWho’s fueling the Mothership?
By Howard Lee When the Media Development Authority announced that it will be requiring new political website Mothership.sg to register under the Broadcasting Act, there were no doubt many eyes that...
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Not quite the point, prime minister
By Andrew Loh “I have given up that. I do not take them seriously. They put us somewhere around Zimbabwe. I said, so be it. I mean, they find it useful, I just ignore that.” Those were the words of...
View ArticleWhy Mr. Derek Potter, the British born PR, is only partly right
By Aloysius Chia Although I sympathize very much with Mr. Potter’s letter, published here in The Online Citizen (10th April 2014), I think that he has romanticized too much the overall experience of...
View ArticleCPF returns are the lowest in the world?
By SY Lee and Leong Sze Hian According to the study “Pension fund performance” (Antolin, P. 2008, OECD working papers) – the Czech Republic and Hong Kong have the lowest real return (after adjusting...
View ArticleSingapore’s Old Recycled
By Yasmeen Banu From seeing elderly’s clean tables at food courts to collecting recyclables to make a living, it is indeed a sight that many aren’t comfortable with. Many of these elderly’s earn very...
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PAP considering coalition gov’t? Far from it!
On 11 April, the Financial Times (FT) published a report of an interview it had with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. In that piece by Gideon Rachman, the paper said Mr Lee hinted that “the PAP is...
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MDA’s response to petition to shut down Stomp: “Propose how the standards...
In its reaction to the petition to shut down the Straits Times’ voyeurism site, STOMP, the Media Development Authority (MDA) has invited the public to suggest how a site such as STOMP be handled. The...
View ArticleNewsbites – stress, beer and babies (not what you think)
Young professional getting stressed Media today reported that more young professionals are getting stressed at work. It seems that the extra-long work hours have led to medical problems, including...
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Doctors raise flag on Singaporeans’ stress level
A report in the Straits Times (14 April 2014) says “more young professionals suffering from burn-out.” It says a “check with three psychiatrists revealed that up to 90 per cent of their patients are...
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Man dies from injuries from self-immolation at Johor Baru
Image credit: China Press Liu Shun Qiang, the 42-year-old Singaporean who set himself on fire on Saturday has succumbed to his injuries at about 10pm in Johor Baru (JB) last night. Liu was earlier...
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Former monk pleads with Pope Francis on behalf of LGBT youths
The following is a heartfelt letter to Pope Francis. It is written by Carl Siciliano, a former Benedictine monk, and the Executive Director of the Ali Forney Center, an organization serving homeless...
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S$4.4m for Singapore Day in London
Pic from http://www.singaporeday.sg/ Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean told Parliament on Monday that S$4.4m was “committed” for the Singapore Day event in London earlier this year. The event,...
View ArticleNewsbites – of NMPs, homes and home-front
Nominate your NMP! Public nominations for Nominated Members of Parliament open today. The submissions will then be sent to the Special Select Committee of Parliament, who will further select from the...
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Al Jazeera discusses STOMP controversy; MDA & MCI decline invite
From Al Jazeera website: Is Singapore’s internet shaming the social media version of public caning? People are snapping photos of what they see as bad behaviour and uploading those images to popular...
View Article“Why I’m campaigning for STOMP to be closed down”
This interview with Robin Li first appeared on Mumbrella. We thank the editor for allowing us republish it here. —– On 7 April, Robin Li started a campaign on Change.org that called on Stomp, Singapore...
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