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NS – a humbling experience
Nov. 9 | Alison Liew / Youth Writer I attended a camp mate’s wedding dinner at Novotel recently. He has a 3-year old daughter born out of wedlock and become a full fledged-husband at the grand old age of 20. During the solemnization ceremony, the groom’s father...
To all sports fans
Mar. 25 | Lea Yi-Long This letter is written with regards to Singtel securing the broadcasting rights for the UEFA Champions League for the next three seasons. Although details are yet to be released, it is quite obvious that football fans will be forced to subscribe...
Civic participation serves to strengthen governance
Mar. 5 | This is a letter written by Tan Rong Jin Timothy, and was sent to the Straits Times. TOC thanks Timothy for allowing us to publish it here. I read the letter by Mr Chua Sheng Yang with great interest. (“Demos at Speakers’ Corner? No, they...
Lawyers petition Law Society of Singapore
Dec. 10 | Below is the letter which was delivered to the Law Society of Singapore earlier today by several local lawyers. (Watch the video at the end of the letter.) President The Law Society of Singapore 39 South Bridge Road Singapore 058673 HUMAN RIGHTS...
Chee Soon Juan’s ‘exploitation’ of the Burma situation?
Oct. 6 | This is a letter sent to TOC. The writer wishes to remain anonymous. Recently, a few people have complained that Chee Soon Juan was exploiting the Burmese situation to make a political point. Here’s one typical interpretation of the petition he...
3rd World Savings, 1st World Cost of Living
Sep. 4 | This is a letter from Jason, one of our readers. It has been argued strongly that elderly Singaporeans are not saving enough, despite the CPF scheme. This is hardly surprising. The CPF was introduced in 1955 when Singapore was a Third World colony. Our...
Raising retirement age
Jul. 19 | This is a letter from one of our visitors, Siew91. The Singapore government’s rationale to raise the retirement age of Singapore workers to 62 years of age is because we live longer and many of us might not have enough money to retire. While this...
Where is the basic common decency?
Jun. 12 | This is filed under Letters To TOC By Zyberzitizen It is mindboggling, at least to me, that someone can be dismissed without being treated with very basic decency and courtesy. Yes, I am referring to the MOE’s dismissal of poet/playwright Alfian Sa’at...
Questionable benchmarking formula
Apr. 6 | This is filed under “Letters To TOC”. Firstly, I cannot understand or accept the PM’s and MM’s logic or rationale for the incredible pay hike for our cabinet ministers. Why do they want us to believe that our cabinet ministers are that...
Homeless in our twilight years
Apr. 4 | This is a letter from lilydaam which was posted under our “Submission Policy” section. The details of the letter’s content have not been verified by theonlinecitizen. It is posted here for further discussion and not as validation of...
MP Ho Geok Choo & the “Politics of Envy” Revisited
Feb. 26 | By Singapore Kopi Tok Peering at the storm around Singapore recently, is it all about envy? MP Ho Geok Choo’s question in Parliament on 12.2.2007 about the “Politics of Envy” attracted reactions both domestically and in the region. From...
Serving Workfare Bonus to benefit workers
Feb. 13 | by Dark Matter, filed under Letters To TOC When low-wage workers received their first ever Workfare Bonus in 2006, 10% of the Bonus went into their CPF Medisave account as stated by MOM: Why must 10% of the bonus be credited into my Medisave...
Shin Corp deal only a commercial one – really?
Jan. 17 | This is filed under Letters to TOC Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Lee Hsien Loong has been adamant in insisting that the Temasek-Shin Corp deal is a ‘commercial investment’ and that the govt is “not dealing with it. It’s not a government...
