NCMPgate: A question of dubious relevance

By Choo Zheng Xi ~ Political pundits are asking: was the Workers’ Party (WP) Mr Png Eng Huat the first, second or third best candidate the WP considered for the post of Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP)? Was Mr Png’s name on the CEC ballot ballot or not? Voters of Hougang should be asking: does any of this matter? Voters of Hougang Single-Member Constituency...

Business as usual in Aljunied GRC

Half time report of the Hougang by-elections

SMRT Bus Service Drivers Blow the Whistle

Opinions on Hougang By-Election

ISA’s scar on Singaporean society

A tale of two rallies and Opposition solidarity

A Reprehensible History: The Internal Security Act

~ By Dr. Vincent Wijeysingha ~ The Emergency Regulations Ordinance, enacted in July 1948, allowed the police to arrest without evidence or warrant anybody...

• The Hougang Divide
• Hougang By Elections Nomination Day vBlog
• Desmond Choo & Png Eng Huat Factsheet
• In Focus: Eric Tan

ISA’s scar on Singaporean society

~ By Dr James Gomez ~ The ISA has scared Singaporean society at three fundamental levels. At the first level it has scared the individuals directly arrested and detained....

Billy runs into bureaucratic roadblocks

~ By Leong Sze Hian ~ Billy (not his real name) thanks the numerous valuable suggestions (here) and words of encouragement that he has received from TOC readers on how...

90% of unemployed residents are Singaporeans?

~ By Leong Sze Hian ~   I refer to the Ministry of Manpower’s (MOM) Employment Situation First Quarter report. (here) It states that “An...

• Redundancy Share for PMETs at a 13year high
• Singaporean loses HDB flat, foreign wife runs away
• Population: Need 25,000 new citizens?
• $500 fee to import a $10 medical device?

Politics not your cup of Starbucks?

~ By Victoria ~ I wrote this article for the purposes of putting my thoughts about Singapore’s future (and in turn mine) into words. I’m...

• Regulations will not solve the problem of distrust
• Deconstructing democracy and freedom of speech
• What is the point of an internet “Code of Conduct”?
• Facebook and The Prime Minister

Majority of Singaporeans will not be directly affected by inflation. Who do we believe?

~By Jen~ Some of us know the difference between truth and half truth and the meaning of “spin” which is why we read carefully between the lines when it comes to news...

SPP Career Fair for Singaporeans 16th June 2012

  PRESS RELEASE The Singapore People’s Party (SPP) will be organizing a Career Fair for firms wanting to hire Singaporean PMET (Professionals, Managers, Executives...

OPEN LETTER: CLEMENCY FOR YONG VUI KONG

~ By Amnesty International~ AI Index: ASA 36/2012.002 Mr.  K. Shanmugam Law Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs The Treasury, 100 High Street,...

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