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Rethinking Volunteerism: By volunteers, for volunteers
Jan. 31 | ~by: Benjamin Cheah~ “We learned that we should listen to what our customers want to say, and find out what their needs are,” said Mr Keith Tan. He was describing the lessons learnt while organising Rethinking Volunteerism, a seminar held...
Stress: Government plays a part – Dr Ang Yong Guan
Jul. 13 | Joshua Chiang / A survey of 8 countries during the economic downturn revealed that Singaporeans were the most pessimistic despite being least affected by the economic downturn. Another survey of 14 countries showed our workers to be the unhappiest...
9 July 2011: IPS Post-Election Forum Speech on Party Renewal
Jul. 11 | I attended a very thought-provoking conference at the invitation of the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy last Friday where I was asked to speak on party renewal. I have appended my speech in full below. I spoke on...
Malaysian capital on lockdown as nation braces itself for biggest demonstration in years
Jul. 9 | by: Bhavan Jaipragas/ MALAYSIA – Key areas in Kuala Lumpur have been put on lockdown by the local police ahead of tomorrow’s Bersih 2.0 rally, according to Malaysian news portal Malaysiakini. The website reported that at least four water cannon trucks...
Happy 25th Birthday, AWARE!
Dec. 11 | Photos and text by Terry Xu The 25th AWARE Anniversary was celebrated on the 27th November with a fun fair event at the multi-purpose court near the AWARE center. Supported by its members and volunteers of the public, a wide variety of booths were...
Pink dotted!
May. 16 | Pink Dot 2010 Hong Lim Park was awash in pink on Saturday afternoon as thousands came together for Pink Dot, a communal celebration of the freedom to love. If the inaugural event last year presented a compelling show of solidarity, this year’s Pink...
Director Ivan Heng of W!ld Rice on his Animal Farm
Apr. 24 | The highly anticipated revival of W!LD RICE’s Animal Farm opened this week. The play, based on the classic tale by George Orwell, opened to rave reviews back in 2002 and this revival has played to full houses and standing ovations at the 38th Hong...
Youths unite in creating 169 kites of well-wishes for the 2010 YOG
Feb. 28 | Over 150 local and international youths created 169 kites – the number of days from the event date to the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games (Singapore 2010) – at the CAN! Create event yesterday. Made and designed by youths from the Mongolian community,...
Iranian students protest at Speaker’s Corner
Feb. 13 | By Fang Shihan About 30 Iranians gathered at Speakers Corner on Thursday in a worldwide coordinated opposition movement against the current Iranian government. Held in conjunction with the regime’s celebration of its own revolution against the Shah...
RP: Don’t address issues by only looking at symptoms
Jan. 25 | Donaldson Tan / Photo courtesy of Boris Chan Panellists – from left to right – Tony Tan, Hazel Poa, James Gomez, Justin Ong, Kenneth Jeyaretnam, Peter Li, Jason Soh Last Saturday, the Reform Party’s Seminar on Education attracted a...
