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Shane Todd and our understanding of depression and suicide
By Ghui The recent media coverage of the unfortunate Shane Todd incident has highlighted a very real but unconscious and harmful stereotype of depression and its sufferers. As I combed through the many...
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Town Councils has no solution for killer litter
By Philip Ang [divide] Dear Mr Ang, I would like to address those issues you raised where practical and possible. Perhaps, in your feedback, I would appreciate if you can highlight the exact location...
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33,000 grassroots get priority for Primary 1, HDB, free parking, etc?
By Leong Sze Hian I refer to the articles “More new immigrants to serve as grassroots leaders” (Channel NewsAsia, May 18) and “MP Indranee: P1 registration priority given to grassroots leaders not...
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High household debt, low growth, low wages, high inflation, low productivity?
By Leong Sze Hian I refer to the Ministry of Trade and Industry’s reply “Govt’s goal to create good jobs for S’poreans” (Straits Times, May 24) to Leon Perera’s “Different spin on wheels of...
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Not bigoted of church to advocate its stand
This posting was submitted via the Readers' Contribution [divide] I am a straight man. I like women. I am a Catholic by choice. I am a social conservative. I support the freedom to love. Maybe that...
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Childcare fees: Higher despite social and charitable status?
By Leong Sze Hian, (Additional analysis by Roy Ngerng, The Heart Truths) I refer to the article “Fee hike planned at PCF centres in Sembawang” (Today, May 13). Fees increase by 20% It had stated that...
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Hope for understanding and patience from customers
Contributed via the Readers' Contribution "Dear TOC, this is a behind a scene scenario i'm here to share with you. It's about the latest Hello Kitty sales going on at McDelivery. First of all, my...
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Singapore Dating Survey 2013
Written by: Jeraldine Phneah I attended a press conference this week by Violet Lim in Central who shared with us the results of her Lunch Actually bi-annual dating survey 2013. The survey was polled...
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#FreeMyInternet – Movement against new licensing requirements for online media
MEDIA STATEMENT - 1 JUNE 2013 The blogging community – collectively called #FreeMyInternet, will be organising a protest and online blackout next week against the new licensing requirements imposed by...
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Why is our government treating us like the enemy?
By Jentrified Citizen Like many fellow Singaporeans I am outraged and deeply saddened. Outraged by how our government seems to treat us like the enemy in the way it keeps trying to suppress and control...
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Singapore’s Public Spheres – Between Keyboard Warriors and V for Vendetta in...
The newly announced requirement for online news sites with more than 50,000 viewers a month to put up a bond, and to comply within 24 hours to remove any content that Media Development Authority...
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NWC: Oh no, not again?
By Leong Sze Hian and Roy Ngerng of The Heart Truths I refer to the article “National Wages Council calls for another round of wage hikes for the low-income” (Straits Times online, May 31 5 pm). $60...
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Why support the “Free My Internet” Movement Against Internet Censorship?
By Jen By now, some of you would have heard or read that a group of leading Singapore bloggers and activists have banded together to organise the Free My Internet movement which will kick off with a...
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NTUC: Champion carnival organiser or champion for workers’ rights?
By Leong Sze Hian I refer to the articles “NTUC tweaks scheme so more can enjoy free carnivals” and “Labour movement ‘won’t be affected by departure’” (Straits Times, Jun 3). Read news get nausea?...
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为何你应该关注新媒体执照法令
By Choo Zheng Xi/co-Founder Translated by Ong Sooi Eng 以下是英文原文的华文翻译，英文原文 －MDA’s licensing regime: why YOU should care 如果您现在是在阅读这篇文章，我让您知道新媒体执照法令将可能对您产生的影响。...
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Fight Internet Censorship, Free Your Mind
By Singapore Armchair Critic It seems that Internet censorship in Singapore (described by the government as a “light-touch” regulatory framework) mostly depends on a combination of access controls...
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The Dorsal Effect – a conservation project, here and abroad
By Howard Lee Most stories start with a little whisper, a friend's share on Facebook. Such was the case for The Dorsal Effect, a personal effort by Kathy Xu to increase awareness about the harm of...
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Internet regulation déjà vu
By Gerald Giam This article first appeared on Gerald Giam's blog, geraldgiam.sg, on 1 June 2013. We thank Gerald for allowing us to reproduce it here. Reading about the Media Development Authority...
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MDA: Send fireman to fight soldier’s battle – Older PMETs’ woes?
By Leong Sze Hian MOM to replace MCI? I refer to the 3 June posting at about 10 pm on the facebook of Talking Point which says that "We’ve just been informed that Cabinet Minister Tan Chuan-Jin will...
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#FreeMyInternet response to Dr Yaacob Ibrahim’s statements of 4 June 2013
By #FreeMyInternet We refer to Dr Yaacob Ibrahim’s statement today as reported in Today online, which attempted to downplay the effect of the new online Licensing Regime. Dr Yaacob has unfortunately...
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