May 13 Student Movement … 60 Years On
By Function 8 and MARUAH More than 700 people will commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the May 13, 1954 Incident with a special lunch on Tuesday, 13 May 2014. They
View ArticleFull protections must be given to minors in Toa Payoh case
By Choo Zheng Xi If you’re 17 years old in Singapore, you don’t qualify to vote. You don’t qualify to be conscripted. However, you apparently qualify to have your identity
View ArticleForeign workers are not your props, Coca-cola
By Lim Jialiang Quite a few people have been linking me the Coca-cola advertising project done in conjunction with the Singapore Kindness Movement. It’s very slick – the visuals, the
View ArticleVandalism and the Act of Rebellion
By Aloysius Chia There is something interesting to be said about the recent act of vandalism on the roof of a HDB block, sprayed with profanity prominently mentioning a political
View ArticleWhere is the transparency for our students?
By Crystal I am writing from the viewpoint of an average 15-year-old Singapore secondary school student. One of my subjects in school is Singapore Comparative Studies (SCS), where our most
View ArticleNewsbites – special birth cert for SG50 babies, vandalism and animal abuse
Special birth cert for SG50 babies Babies born next year will be given a special birth certificate, among other things, as part of the SDG50 celebration of Singapore’s 50 years
View ArticleNew textbook tells of earlier history of Singapore
Singapore has rewritten the history taught in secondary school to expand the story of the island state’s birth. While earlier generations learned a narrative that essentially started in 1819 with
View ArticleHigh cost of living because of S’poreans’“higher aspirations”: Ng Eng Hen
“Having higher aspirations in life is a reason why Singaporeans find the cost of living here expensive, despite real wages having gone up,” the TODAY newspaper reported Minister of Defence,
View ArticleUsing the correct terminologies and handling situations appropriately with...
By Yasmeen Banu In honour of spreading awareness for people with disabilities, TOC spoke to Mr. Alvan Yap from the Disabled People’s Association to give us tips and pointers on
View ArticleMeeting between ASEAN leaders and Civil Society organizations cancelled after...
By Terry Xu The meeting between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and representatives of civil society organizations was cancelled after the regional steering committee and interface...
View ArticleConcept of family and what it means for Singapore society
By Howard Lee Senior Pastor Lawrence Khong has once again left his wake in the development of social space in Singapore, although not necessarily in a good way. In the
View ArticleReturn the access to success to local sporting talents
By Irene Choo Not too long ago my daughter and a couple of other skaters went to compete in the 9th Malaysia National Open Figure Championship. Competition was so rife
View ArticleXenophobia in Singapore – Myth or Reality?
By Walter Jayandran Xenophobia is generally defined as an intense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries. What was initially described as a psychological disposition of people...
View ArticleInevitable change in Singapore’s political landscape
By Robin Tan I refer to the article, “Prepare for a political crisis” (Straits Times, 10 May 2014). I strongly believe that the majority of Singaporeans agree that our government
View ArticleNewsbites – F1 supremo accused of bribery, and other news
F1 supremo accused of bribery deal in Singapore Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has been accused of bribery by German banker Gerhard Gribkowsky. Gribkowsky was convicted of taking US$44 million to...
View ArticleYP – reigniting the “voice of a generation”
A video by the youth wing of the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP), which is making its rounds online and is being ridiculed by many, is the second production by
View ArticleBook Review: Beyond Suspicion
By Jess C Scott Towards the end of Once a Jolly Hangman, Alan Shadrake shares some details about his arrest in Singapore. There is one paragraph where he says: “Was I in
View ArticleCelebrities leave Singapore because of kids’ education
By Yasmeen Banu Nadya Hutagalung, the 39-year old host of Asia’s Next Top Model (ASNTM), recently revealed why she had decided to leave Singapore. “This is why we left Singapore,” she
View ArticleUncovering stories of good in Asia
Over 130 diverse mix of stories submitted at the inaugural video storytelling competition by Our Better World SINGAPORE, 14 MAY 2014 – Our Better World, an online storytelling initiative powered by
View ArticleYoung PAP video “cleared by MDA”
The controversial video by the People’s Action Party’s youth wing – Young PAP – had been approved by the Media Development Authority (MDA) earlier in the year, local news reported
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