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The fallout from AIM – in the people’s interest?
By Howard Lee An absolute mess that benefits no citizen – in seven words, that is how I would characterise and summarise the entire AIM saga, following the expose, investigation, report by the Ministry...
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Meeting Singapore’s Unmet Social Needs
This article is contributed by Pwee Foundation On 16th May, the Pwee Foundation invited Mr Laurence Lien to discuss the role non-profit organizations can play in meeting Singapore’s unmet social needs....
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AIM debate in Parliament: (Round 4) – Revisiting conflicts of interest?
By Leong Sze Hian 3.5 pages in the newspapers I refer to the articles “Tidying up town council politics”, “Tussle over town councils”, “Revamping the town councils” and forum letters “Time for managing...
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AIM debate in Parliament: (Round 5) – Holland-Bukit also 46% higher than...
By Leong Sze Hian I refer to MP Teo Ho Pin, Co-ordinating Chairman of PAP Town Councils’ statement (16 May) on his facebook page. AHTC 50% higher than Tampines? It states that "My response to the...
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‘Grassroots leaders’ are the ‘silent voice’ of the majority
By Philip Ang With reference to CNA article (dated 18 May) “Grassroots leaders are “voice of silent majority”: Lim Swee Say”, I believe there must be a typo in the article. CNA should retitle the...
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SMRT’s released figures do not tally with actual data
By Failrailsg.appspot.com Only three incidents in 2012? Referencing to the article on Today, "North-South, East-West MRT lines could be partially closed up to 12pm on Sundays to facilitate works" as...
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Reflections on “Happy mothers are willing mothers!”
This article has been contributed via Readers' Contribution [divide] AWARE's op-ed piece criticizes an unnamed organization (that provides a telephone service to assist women who face unwanted...
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AIM debate in Parliament: (Round 6) – AHPE vs HBP?
By Leong Sze Hian Relentless attacks? As a resident of AHPETC, I was rather perturbed and annoyed by the seemingly relentless attacks on the financial management of AHPETC. To put it crudely (pardon my...
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My interview with Ms Rachel Zeng
By Dr Kieran James This interview first appeared in Singapore Civil Society My interview with Ms Rachel Zeng (feminist activist and anti death-penalty campaigner), Part II, Changi Village, Singapore,...
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AIM debate in Parliament: (Round 7) – Alas … Land cost of HDB flats?
By Leong Sze Hian Straits Times Editorial calls for clarity? I refer to the Editorial “Town councils: Time to clear the air” (Straits Times Editorial, May 20). It states that “Clarity on these...
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Poverty as Taboo in Singapore
By Singapore Armchair CriticEarlier I wrote a blogpost on poverty and income inequality in Singapore, which rankled some pro-establishment netizens (read their comments). What struck me most was not...
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AIM debate in Parliament: (Round 8) – its all about transparency?
By Leong Sze Hian A lot of people (what is a lot to some may be little to others – for example, I cannot understand how people who earn more than $1 million can object to paying $50 more to those...
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Flying the state flag on Iraq’s highest mountain
An overseas Singaporean, Morgan is a hospital-teacher, working with children with cancer and mental health illnesses at Sydney Children's Hospital (SCH). Earlier this month, he scaled Iraq's highest...
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AIM debate in Parliament: (Round 9) – Replies that don’t really answer the...
By Leong Sze HianIn my article “AIM debate in Parliament: (Round 8) – its all about transparency?” (theonlinecitizen, May 22), I said that I would give more examples of arguably, an occasional lacking...
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Pink Dot Campaign Video 2013
By Terry Xu The Online Citizen was invited for a sneak preview to the campaign video promoting the Pink Dot event just before it was being launched on its youtube channel and posting on the official...
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AIM debate in Parliament: (Round 10) – Monkey see, monkey do?
By Leong Sze Hian In my article “AIM in Parliament: (Round 9) – Replies that don’t really answer the question?” (May 23), I gave another example of an occasional lacking in transparency in Parliament....
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Low wage share is OK? Pay can only rise with growth?
By Leong Sze Hian Low wage share is OK? I refer to the article “Lower wage share doesn’t mean wages are lower” (Straits Times, May 24). Workers in Singapore better off than South Korea, Japan, Europe?...
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Anti-gay posts on Gay SG Confession page
Some of the posts that were posted during the short time period on 21st May 2013 at Gay SG Confession Page. Visit the link at the end of posts for the response towards them. - To whoever is running...
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Of Bigotry, Ignorance and Prejudice
By Terry Xu Writing in from Gay SG Confessions, a local gay community 'confessions' platform. GC, admin & founder of Gay SG Confessions shares with TOC on the recent happenings on the fanpage that...
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