YOG – a litany of screw-ups

28 COMMENTS - 2,026 views | Andrew Loh – On 23 April this year, I wrote an article entitled, “Have we lost our ability to appreciate?” It was a reflective piece questioning if we are able to appreciate the good things which Singapore offers. One of these things which I mentioned was the Youth Olympic Games (YOG). In that article, I said: “The Youth Olympics, which will take place from the 14th to 26th August this year,...Read more »

MAIN STORIES

The Dunno Cartoons (Updated 30/07) | 17 COMMENTS - 6,092 views

Join SADPC & TOC at Speakers’ Corner this Sunday | 19 COMMENTS - 2,937 views

90 per cent “not interested at all” in YOG | 34 COMMENTS - 1,668 views

Self before service | 8 COMMENTS - 1,339 views

Singaporeans’ national duty: buy women from abroad | 69 COMMENTS - 3,002 views

Lee Kuan Yew – a sad sight indeed | 93 COMMENTS - 5,113 views

Upset S’porean writes to SSC, slams YOG | 55 COMMENTS - 3,562 views

Retire? Shrivel and face the wall – Lee Kuan Yew | 77 COMMENTS - 3,588 views

From the Political Desk

Legal charges threat to freedom of expression: HRW

Jul. 29 | 16 COMMENTS - 1,630 views | From Human Rights watch. British author’s critique of death penalty leads to arrest (New York, July 28, 2010) – Singapore officials should cease... Read more »

High Court reserves judgement on judicial review application | 17 COMMENTS - 2,196 views
Floods and politicking – which hits worse? | 64 COMMENTS - 3,655 views
Dr Lim Hock Siew – A remarkable man | 23 COMMENTS - 3,047 views
The good fight | 14 COMMENTS - 1,827 views

Why I do not like high GDP growth

Jul. 29 | 14 COMMENTS - 1,595 views | A letter from one of our readers. Mohamad Khan - Recently the local papers have been telling us “great” news. The information I gathered from the articles I read are about... Read more »

Uniquely Singapore

Medisave – pay up or be charged?

Jul. 28 | 72 COMMENTS - 3,735 views | Leong Sze Hian – Several Singaporeans living overseas and in Singapore have contacted The Online Citizen to tell us that they have received letters from the CPF Board asking... Read more »

How many companies re-employ older workers?

Jul. 9 | 45 COMMENTS - 3,574 views | Leong Sze Hian - “The latest Ministry of Manpower survey on some 3,600 private sector establishments earlier this year found that only 2.8 per cent of... Read more »

YOG budget over-run, Comcare budget under-run? | 53 COMMENTS - 5,428 views
Taken for a ride | 47 COMMENTS - 4,790 views
Even GLCs are cutting older workers’ pay? | 28 COMMENTS - 3,751 views
Confused by S&CC arrears management score? | 13 COMMENTS - 3,491 views

Press Muse

Press Muse – Oh what a tangled Web

Jul. 23 | 11 COMMENTS - 2,070 views | Spiegel - Eons ago, an Invisible Magic Friend raised some luscious, fertile trees yet thought it inappropriate to share their goodness. So he told his... Read more »

Press Muse – A tall tale on objectivity | 2 COMMENTS - 1,991 views
Press Muse – Calling STOMP’s bluff | 34 COMMENTS - 5,763 views
Press Muse – Singaporeans dreaming | 27 COMMENTS - 5,396 views
Press Muse – Love thyself, ignore thy neighbour | 9 COMMENTS - 2,421 views

Press Muse – Ivory tower irony in last-gasp YOG pitch

Jul. 27 | 84 COMMENTS - 3,917 views | Spiegel - The Straits Times yesterday (26 July) ran a curious little piece on its review pages. Tucked into a bottom left, quarter-page slot, an NUS academic asked in an op-ed,... Read more »

Eros Coaching... with Dr Martha Lee

Better, betterer, betterest in sex

Jul. 24 | 4 COMMENTS - 1,168 views | Dr Martha Lee Is it possible to get better, ‘betterer’ and ‘betterest’ when it comes to sex? A certain Singapore minister was cited in the media as saying, “If you’re... Read more »

What’s wrong with sex?

Jul. 13 | 3 COMMENTS - 2,100 views | Dr Martha Lee Recently, I attended a men’s health forum on erectile difficulties. There were three male speakers scheduled, all of whom were medical... Read more »

Primal sex for Cameron Diaz | 2 COMMENTS - 2,478 views
Sex Heroes | 8 COMMENTS - 1,630 views
Heterosexuals, come on out | 21 COMMENTS - 2,936 views
Sex is learned | 11 COMMENTS - 1,709 views

Gilbert's Listening Ear

Reader distressed over unpaid hospitalisation bills

May. 21 | 50 COMMENTS - 3,723 views | I did an email interview with a wheelchair-bound reader distressed over his unpaid hospitalisation bills: 1. What is your current financial situation? Currently employed... Read more »

PMET but unable to find a job | 44 COMMENTS - 3,848 views
Jobless female almost had electricity supply cut off | 25 COMMENTS - 3,124 views
A philosophical dilemma | 4 COMMENTS - 1,319 views
Here to provide a listening ear | 14 COMMENTS - 2,356 views

Local graduate pessimistic about her future

May. 25 | 70 COMMENTS - 6,139 views| Hi Gilbert, I am glad that I have chanced upon this website. Truly, I have some frightening tales to share with regard to the current employment condition in our country. Let me... Read more »

TOC Lite

The Dunno Cartoons (Updated 30/07)

Jul. 30 | 17 COMMENTS - 6,092 views| This thread is called “The Dunno Cartoons” because sometimes we don’t know what the government is doing. All cartoons by Joshua Chiang ————— ... Read more »

High COV? Fight it out, says Mah

Jul. 26 | 34 COMMENTS - 2,702 views | “It’s in the interest of buyers to have low COVs, but it’s in the interest of sellers who own the flats to have high COVs… So, between... Read more »

Helping the needy – Mr Koh replies | 28 COMMENTS - 2,418 views
Civic Life project announces short-film competition | 4 COMMENTS - 1,204 views
S’pore pavilion – long wait not worth it | 7 COMMENTS - 2,851 views
Lack of funds threaten food aid project for migrant workers | 35 COMMENTS - 1,982 views

Happenings

Arts Engage – taking aim at censorship

Jul. 26 | 5 COMMENTS - 1,101 views | The arts community has recently launched a campaign to make censorship history and to call for a system which regulates content in its place. Driving the... Read more »

Helping the needy – Mr Koh replies | 28 COMMENTS - 2,418 views
Civic Life project announces short-film competition | 4 COMMENTS - 1,204 views
S’pore pavilion – long wait not worth it | 7 COMMENTS - 2,851 views
The Great Crush Load Challenge | 59 COMMENTS - 5,005 views

Join SADPC & TOC at Speakers’ Corner this Sunday

Jul. 30 | 19 COMMENTS - 2,937 views | It’s been three years since then-19-year old Vui Kong was sentenced to death in Singapore. He’s been sitting on death row since 2007 at Changi Prison awaiting the day he would... Read more »