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Are Singaporeans clueless about retirement, and if so, why?
Nov. 12 | Note: Hi everyone, you may notice that your comments are not appearing immediately as they should. This is because of a technical glitch and not because of moderation. We’re trying to fix the problem. We ask for your patience. Thank you. Ng E-Jay ...
A peek into PAP politics – present and future
Oct. 25 | Fang Shihan >> TOC News Almost as an apology to the theatrical tragedy staged during the Kent Ridge Ministerial Forum (KRMF), the young PAP sponsored forum, tantalizingly titled “Straight Talk: Is Singapore = PAP?”, seemed like the Q&A session...
Singaporean youths are apathetic about Singapore’s future
Oct. 22 | Ivan Chan Why, one may ask? Are we born to be apathetic? Or do we really not bother about what is going to happen to us in 20 years? Is the ruling party going to be in power? Are our policies sustainable in the next 10-20 years? Do our youth really care...
What Singapore can teach the White House
Oct. 20 | What makes Singapore’s health care work is that it is designed to swim with the market and not against it. In macro terms, that means Singaporeans spend only about 4% of GDP on health care—against 17% for the United States. At the same time,...
Singapore employers discriminate against their own
Oct. 19 | Li Bihui photos courtesy of Wilfred Wong It seems to be only fair that if two people are doing the same kind of work in the same institution, that they should be receive equal remuneration. Yet it is common in Singapore for employers to offer housing...
High property prices cloud the view of a generation
Oct. 19 | Ian Choo AS AN exchange student many years ago, I was surprised to find that many of my Danish counterparts already owned the houses that they lived in – despite being single and all of 21 years young. I later found out that the reason was really one...
Greed that cannot be stomached
Oct. 18 | Lawrence Lin I’M SURE everyone has heard about the Sunshine Empire case. An excerpt from a Channel News Asia article says: “29-year-old Jackie Hoo Choon Cheat, 49-year-old Phang Wah and his wife, 46-year-old Neo Kuon Huay face 37 charges for...
Youth in Politics – The Young Reformers
Oct. 17 | Fang Shihan >> TOC Review In this first installment of our “Youth in Politics” series, we speak to Justin Ong and Nicole Seah from the Young Reformers, the youth wing of the Reform Party. OPPOSITION party members seem to have it tough, especially...
World Day Against the Death Penalty 2009 – A Singapore Forum
Oct. 16 | Report by Ravi Philemon Photos by Jeremy Philemon THE Singapore Anti-Death Penalty Campaign, commemorated the World Day Against the Death Penalty by organising a forum on 10 October 2009, and calling on the Singapore government to join 139 states throughout...
Foolish talk of regulating the Internet (again)
Oct. 13 | Support this: Two students from NUS have started a petition to the Manpower Minister after being moved by the plight of foreign workers. Support the petition here: http://yeswecare-petition.blogspot.com/ Gangasudhan The Straits Times carried a report...
Nineteen mainstream dams are stacked back to back
Sep. 30 | Sunny Tan >> TOC International Mr Konethong Phounikhom, a senior civil servant of the Laotian Government told Vientiane Times (July 16 2009) that the planned hydropower projects along the Mekong River would not have negative impact. He is the Chief...
I survived the Red Storm in Sydney
Sep. 28 | Gilbert Goh / Sydney, Australia I experienced the mother of all storms in Sydney last week when I woke up to a cold and dusty morning completely darkened by a reddish dull cloud of dust. It looked like Sydney was on fire! (right: Sydney Opera House...
The unsustainable Singapore model: a rejoinder
Sep. 25 | CY A reader responds to Ian Choo’s article “The unsustainable Singapore model’. The “Singapore Model” is a remarkable one in many aspects, that it is now a textbook case of development. There are concerns however, regarding...
The Saffron Revolution, ceasefire agreements and political prisoners
Sep. 25 | John Moe Today is the 2nd Anniversary of the Saffron Revolution. John Moe, a Burmese pro-democracy activist who was expelled from Singapore, reflects on the Saffron Revolution. “Free from torture of a person by another person, with our metta (benevolence)...
