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Gagged by the church – Foyce Le Xuan
Mar. 16 | By Sonia Suka The New Paper reported yesterday that Foyce Le Xuan was advised by her pastor from City Harvest Church (CHC) not to speak to the media about revealing all the details of Jack Neo’s advances towards her, six years ago. It would have been...
Letters of praise and criticism – and one to two ministers about TOC
May. 11 | The following are letters or emails to The Online Citizen during the course the past month or so. Sock puppeting Dear Sir, Madam. I would like to inquire what’s the stand for TOC with regards to sock puppeting? I mean I understand the moderation is...
Applying for a job? “My interests include cooking dogs…”
May. 8 | The following is from The Telegraph. By Murray Wardrop Experts found that 94 per cent of job hunters risked missing out on vacancies through poor spelling, grammar or presentation on their CVs. In some cases, applicants’ attempts to impress potential...
All about Aware
May. 4 | To facilitate easier access to all the reports, commentaries, pictures and videos in the Aware saga, we have consolidated all our content on Aware in this thread. For all the videos on the saga, please visit TOC’s YouTube page here. For background...
The TOC team behind the coverage of Aware Eogm
May. 3 | The editors of The Online Citizen – Choo Zheng Xi, Andrew Loh and Terence Lee – would like to express our heartfelt thanks to the volunteers and members who helped cover the AWARE EOGM at Suntec City, 2 May, Saturday. It was a challenging and tiring...
The Uniqlo Experience in Suburbia
Apr. 17 | Darren Boon checks out Japanese fashion retailer Uniqlo first local store in the brand new Tampines 1 Mall. By Darren Boon I left the scorching rays and stifling heat of mid-day behind, I could feel the cool gush of air as I stepped into the new Tampines...
“In everything you do, you must be sincere.”
Apr. 7 | Note: This article on cobbler Uncle Kwok is a prelude to the articles we will be featuring as part of our tentatively titled, “Wisdom From The Streets”, series in a week or two on TOC. Deborah Choo There he is, smoking, pleasurably and placidly....
Issues That Matter: Uniquely Singapore – F1 or F9?
Mar. 22 | Over the years, Mr Leong Sze Hian has written countless letters to the local press on issues which affect every Singaporean. These include the Central Provident Fund (CPF), healthcare, education, transport, housing, credit, the charities, employment and...
TOC asks for civil and respectful discourse
Mar. 1 | The Online Citizen reserves the right to moderate, edit, disallow, remove or delete comments posted on this website which, in TOC’s sole discretion, are deemed to be unwarranted or are of the following nature: - Vulgarities – in...
Facing joblessness? Need Help? Visit transitioning.org
Jan. 30 | As Singapore braces itself for its worst recession in its history, a group of Singaporeans is stepping forth to provide counseling help for those who are unemployed or who may be unemployed in the coming months. They have set up a website called Transitioning,...
Life’s learning curve
Jan. 13 | Gilbert Goh As more jobs go under and many people will remain unemployed in this down time, there is this air of gloom around us. I took a taxi yesterday and was bombarded by the cab driver’s complaint of a drastic drop in take home pay as many...
False Dawn
Nov. 22 | false dawn ‘merdeka’, the people they assured, was the road foward to a new dawn of more jobs, better food, a greater well-being, in a free and just, and more equal society regardless of race, language or culture. these the ‘action...
What would you like to see on TOC in 2009?
Nov. 13 | Hi everyone, This past two years have seen many suggestions by our readers and TOC members about improvements which TOC could or should adopt. As we go into the new year, we would like to invite you to give us your ideas, suggestions, feedback and criticisms,...
Going to Speakers’ Corner? Inform the Hong Lim Gardener
Oct. 25 | From The Hong Lim Gardener: In his 2008 National Day Rally speech, PM Lee announced new rules governing the space for political engagement and activism in the country. Part of these changes includes the opening of the Speakers’ Corner at Hong Lim Park...
Join Facebook group to honour JBJ
Oct. 1 | Share your thoughts, give your tributes and post your messages on this Facebook group set up to honour the man who taught us tenacity, perseverance and compassion. Join the “In Memory Of JB Jeyaretnam” group. Lawyer by training, he was a former district...
Students need your help with survey on foreign talents
Sep. 2 | A group of junior college students is seeking your help in “attempting to study the problem of xenophobia in Singapore.” It is part of their class’s project work submission. “For the purposes of this survey, the term ‘foreign talent’ refers...
Anwar wins!
Aug. 27 | PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PERMATANG PAUH, MALAYSIA, 26 AUGUST 2008 We won! And our victory is decisive and overwhelming. I share in the joy felt by all Malaysians on this historic day. This is a victory for the people. And it’s great...
How’s the economy doing? Watch PM’s shirt colour.
Aug. 19 | Anyone noticed the grey shirt that Prime Minister Lee wore at his National Day Rally? Last year he wore pink. Last night, he wore grey. Could it be because of the state of the economy? When the economy was doing well – “a golden era”, as MM Lee...
Have suggestions for the Govt?
Aug. 12 | The following is a tongue-in-cheek (maybe) idea from Jack Sim, founder and director of the World Toilet Organisation, on how to “facilitate innovative suggestions and avoid any misunderstanding with the Government”. Jack Sim reportedly once said:...
Our Flag, Our Anthem, Our Pledge… Our Country.
Aug. 1 | Enjoy the following short video… Our Flag, Our Anthem, Our Pledge… Our Country.
TOC hosts thank-you bbq
Jul. 6 | TOC celebrated our 1 million hits milestone by hosting a BBQ at East Coast Park for our friends and writers. More than 30 people dropped by to feast on chicken wings, sausages, beers and satay. The crowd was a great mix of individuals from across...
Letter to TOC
Jun. 15 | Letter from a Mr Ng. My friend (who is single, unemployed and illiterate) wanted to rent out one room in her HDB flat after her retrenchment in January this year as a source of income, since being single, she stayed with her niece most of the times....
医疗费用大增，为何保健基金的支出却下降?
Jun. 2 | 梁子贤 我针对报章的《11月通膨率达4.2%，创25年新高》（海峡时报，12月25日）和新闻报道“新加坡11月份消费指数年比提高到4.2%”（亚洲新闻台，12月24日）。 比起其他的费用，医疗费用的通膨居首是6.2%，其次是交通和通讯5.6%，其余才是4.2%。 消费者物价指数——一个非核心物品和服务收费的测量——继10月份的3.6%后，又攀到4.2%的水平。 既然医疗费用的通膨是最高的，那么像保健基金这类对穷人的援助是否也水涨船高呢？
