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Reality check for opposition unity
Apr. 25 | Liberal International (LI) and the Council of Asian Liberals & Democrats (CALD) jointly organised a roundtable discussion titled “Fortifying Liberal Democracy and Partnership in the Region” in Singapore. Several political parties were invited. Notably,...
Disabled or not, we are Singaporeans
Dec. 14 | Donaldson Tan About 30 Singaporeans gathered at Speaker’s Corner last saturday, urging the government and society at large to do more for disabled Singaporeans. This event is part of MARUAH’s campaign titled “Me and My Friend”,...
Big brother is watching New Media
Nov. 13 | Donaldson Tan Last week, Alicia Wong reported on TODAY that from as early as June 2009, government ministries and agencies have been seeking social media intelligence services for monitoring online sentiments related to their scope of work. According...
Civil Society, QUANGOs and ASEAN
Oct. 25 | Donaldson Tan >> TOC International Government intervention at the ASEAN People’s Forum (18-20 Oct 2009) was two-fold. ASEAN governments should have more faith in civil society. (Top: Burmese Opposition, Civil Society and Pro-Junta QUANGOs...
NSP ND Message – Seeking solidarity or sympathy?
Aug. 21 | Donaldson Tan The first thought in my head after watching National Solidarity Party’s National Day Message video (transcript available here) is whether the key theme of the message is solidarity or sympathy. The only tangible difference between...
What academic freedom?
Aug. 6 | Donaldson Tan / Head, TOC International A curious term appeared on the Straits Times last Thursday – Academic Freedom. Academic Freedom is the belief that the freedom of inquiry by students and faculty members is essential to the mission of the academy....
TOCI Special Report: Singapore Day 2009 in London
Apr. 26 | The hawkers posing with Makan Sutra host at Singapore Day in London. Donaldson Tan / Head, TOC International / London LONDON – 12,000 Overseas Singaporeans came together to relive the Singapore experience on Saturday at the 3rd Singapore Day held...
An alternative to penalising labour
Apr. 14 | Donaldson Tan / Head, TOC International / London The website of the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) is a good indicator of the state of our economy. It not only publishes quarterly economic statistics, but also lists the economic milestones our...
The Singapore case for Carbon Tax
Mar. 17 | Donaldson Tan / Head, TOC International / London Last week, TOCI Writer Goh Zhi Qian discussed sustainability in Singapore’s context and argued for the introduction of environmental indicators to measure Singapore’s progress beyond the realm of...
Unwrapping the global financial crisis
Oct. 31 | Donaldson Tan / Writer Although the immediate outlook for the world economy looks grim, the historical experience of the emerging markets pulling the world economy along will point the way forward when recovery gets under way. As the global financial...
