Use of police resources for welfare purposes – who is paying?

Oct. 17 | Selene Cheng / Writer The Gurkha contingent has been ever present in Singapore’s landscape. Seen in Singapore especially since the early post-independence days, Singapore has relied on them for maximum security, especially when racial issues are concerned....

Bloggers speak up against public transport shortcomings at Speakers’ Corner

Sep. 14 | Selene Cheng Following the news that public transport fares are to go up on Oct 1 this year, six bloggers spoke up against the fare hike at a one and a half hour forum at the Speakers’ Corner last Saturday. The event, which started at 5pm, attracted...

Bus rides are unpleasant nowadays

Sep. 12 | Selene Cheng, Tan Jian Wei Public transport companies SMRT and SBS Transit have applied to the Public Transport Council (PTC) to raise train and bus fares on October 1 2008, citing higher fuel, energy, and operating costs from more trips and asset upgrading....

Reform Party: We shall liberate the people

Jul. 12 | Selene Cheng Cast off the slumber into which you have been led into for the last 10 years. Wake up to your rights as a human being, to your proper role as citizens of this country. - Mr JB Jeyaretnam, at the inaugural dinner of the Reform Party. About...

YouthQuake: Public transport the key to a less congested Singapore

Jun. 8 | Selene Cheng The Workers’ Party Youth Wing (YPYW) held its second YouthQuake forum June 7 titled “Moving with the times -A Transportation Road Map by Youths in Singapore”. Chaired by WPYW executive committee member and chairperson Bernard Chen,...

ICA, MOM refuse to release Burmese statistics

May. 18 | Selene Cheng Why is labour information being hidden from citizens? Is a culture of secrecy healthy for good governance in Singapore? Getting official statistics from government agencies is next to impossible, as The Online Citizen (TOC) recently found...

Youths call for right to vote at Youthquake forum

May. 4 | Selene Cheng “The power of Parliament comes from the people, and the power of the people comes from our right to vote.” The Workers’ Party Youth Wing (YPYW) launched its inaugural YouthQuake forum series today on the topic “Should Singaporean...

No voting NO: Burmese embassy staff contrive to disenfranchise voters

Apr. 27 | Selene Cheng Burmese national desperate to vote goes topless, but still no vote A sea of red greeted me as I made my way up the road to the Burmese embassy at St Martin’s Drive. Burmese lined both sides of the road, the rows of people in red standing...