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		<title>Passion for activism extinguished…but not for long</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2011/10/passion-for-activism-extinguished%e2%80%a6but-not-for-long/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2011/10/passion-for-activism-extinguished%e2%80%a6but-not-for-long/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 05:26:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theonlinecitizen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[From the Political Desk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gerald Giam]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Truth/Propaganda?]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[TOC's <b>Gerald Giam </b> speaks to ex-ISA detainee, Tan Tee Seng. ]]></description>
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		<title>Curry of Neutrality without the Flavour of Fairness</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2011/08/curry-of-neutrality-flavour-of-fairness/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2011/08/curry-of-neutrality-flavour-of-fairness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 01:13:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gangasudhan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commentaries]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[- By Gangasudhan - An innocuous case of mediation recently spawned a backlash of overnight-sensation proportions. In a spicy mix (pun intended) of questionable mediation, intolerant expectations and an overly accommodating &#8216;perpetrator&#8217;, what should have been a routine case for the Community Mediation Centre has become the litmus test of its operational standards. If you&#8217;re [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hidup Rakyat – An outsider&#8217;s perspective on Bersih 2.0</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2011/07/hidup-rakyat-%e2%80%93-a-singaporean-perspective-on-bersih-2-0/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2011/07/hidup-rakyat-%e2%80%93-a-singaporean-perspective-on-bersih-2-0/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 22:51:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theonlinecitizen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bhavan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by: Bhavan Jaipragas/ I spent nearly eight hours on the streets of Kuala Lumpur last Saturday, most times walking and talking to random strangers, but at times running from freshly shot tear gas canisters and cowering behind cars in alleyways hoping I would not be picked up by baton wielding policemen. I returned to my hotel [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>34</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Straits Times article which appears unavailable online</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2011/07/the-straits-times-article-that-became-unavailable-online/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2011/07/the-straits-times-article-that-became-unavailable-online/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 08:27:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theonlinecitizen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commentaries]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ravi Philemon]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by: Ravi Philemon/ I wrote the opinion piece, &#8220;The unbearable yoke of the cornerstone called family&#8220;, after pondering quite a bit on the story &#8220;Woman arrested over death of five-year-old boy&#8220;. I had read the print verson of the article in the newspaper available in my office. But by the time I reached home and [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>29</slash:comments>
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		<title>Protecting the sacred cows behind electric fences</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2011/05/protecting-the-sacred-cows-behind-electric-fences/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2011/05/protecting-the-sacred-cows-behind-electric-fences/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 May 2011 02:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theonlinecitizen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Andrew Loh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[From the Political Desk]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following article was first published on 6 September 2007. With the talk of &#8220;reform&#8221; and &#8220;change&#8221; in the PAP government following the 2011 General Election, we feel it is timely to re-post this article for discussion. Andrew Loh “Singapore&#8216;s political and social climate needs to give space for more ventilation and variation. Diversity will [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>53</slash:comments>
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		<title>Court of Appeal: Yong Vui Kong’s case has no merit</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2011/04/court-of-appeal-yong-vui-kong%e2%80%99s-case-has-no-merit/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2011/04/court-of-appeal-yong-vui-kong%e2%80%99s-case-has-no-merit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 14:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kirsten</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kirsten Han]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kirsten Han / The Court of Appeal, made up of Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong and Judges VK Rajah and Andrew Phang, have unanimously dismissed Yong Vui Kong’s appeal. Yong was appealing for a judicial review of the President’s powers in the clemency process and of Law Minister K Shanmugam’s comments. Shanmugam’s Comments At a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Which came first: Homophobia or Censorship?</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2011/02/which-came-first-homophobia-or-censorship/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2011/02/which-came-first-homophobia-or-censorship/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 04:58:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theonlinecitizen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[From the Political Desk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kirsten Han]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Kirsten Han This piece was first posted on funny little world on 10 October 2010. I&#8217;ve just been to see I Love You, Phillip Morris. It&#8217;s a delightful, engaging film that did a great job of balancing comedy and drama, with excellent performances from the cast (especially the two leads Jim Carrey and Ewan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“Passion is the key” – Tay Ping Hui</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2011/01/%e2%80%9cpassion-is-the-key%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%93-tay-ping-hui/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2011/01/%e2%80%9cpassion-is-the-key%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%93-tay-ping-hui/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2011 02:35:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theonlinecitizen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[From the Political Desk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kirsten Han]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Kirsten Han For those interested in getting involved in politics, “passion is the key”, said MediaCorp artiste and Young PAP (YP) member Tay Ping Hui, when asked about the desired qualities of a politician. Mr Tay Ping Hui and MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC Mr Baey Yam Keng were both guest panellists at the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>48</slash:comments>
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		<title>Pardon process has been “irreversibly tainted” &#8211; M Ravi</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2011/01/pardon-process-has-been-%e2%80%9cirreversibly-tainted%e2%80%9d-m-ravi/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2011/01/pardon-process-has-been-%e2%80%9cirreversibly-tainted%e2%80%9d-m-ravi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 02:06:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kirsten</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kirsten Han]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Kirsten Han The pardon process has been “so irreversibly tainted”, human rights lawyer M Ravi asserted, that Yong Vui Kong should be granted an indefinite stay of execution. Mr Ravi was making his submissions on the behalf of his client before the Court of Appeal on Monday morning. He was appealing a High Court [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 In Review</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/12/2010-in-review/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/12/2010-in-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2010 13:24:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kirsten</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commentaries]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kirsten Han - After having studied overseas for the past three-and-a-half years, in 2010 I returned to Singapore and almost immediately began working with The Online Citizen. 2010 has been an eventful year, not just for TOC, but probably for Singapore as well (*ahem* freak events *ahem*). Below I highlight some of the stand-out moments [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>Former ISA detainee seeks damages against Singapore government</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/12/isa-detainee-seeks-damages-against-government/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/12/isa-detainee-seeks-damages-against-government/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 17:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gangasudhan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[From the Political Desk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gangasudhan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[- By Gangasudhan - SINGAPORE, 23 December 2010: Mr Michael J Fernandez, a former labour unionist who was arrested under the Internal Security Act (ISA) on 11th September 1964 and detained without trial until April 1973, has filed a writ of summons through human rights lawyer Mr M Ravi against the Attorney General as “the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Second Chances in the Park</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/12/second-chances-in-the-park/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/12/second-chances-in-the-park/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 05:09:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kirsten</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bulletin Board]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the afternoon of 19 December 2010 youth-oriented campaign We Believe in Second Chances organised Second Chances in the Park, their first big event aimed at getting Singaporean youth to come out and raise their voices in support of Yong Vui Kong, a 22-year-old boy awaiting his fate on death row. The event was attended [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Standing by my beliefs</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/12/standing-by-my-beliefs/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/12/standing-by-my-beliefs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Dec 2010 01:11:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theonlinecitizen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Elsewhere on the Net]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Kirsten Han It’s been a long day, and I am KNACKERED. I’ve been buzzing with nervous energy all day long, going over mental lists of things that I need to get together for Second Chances in the Park tomorrow. I’ve checked my email and phone about a million times, convinced that someone is going [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Second Chances in the Park &#8211; Sunday!</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/12/second-chances-in-the-park-sunday/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/12/second-chances-in-the-park-sunday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 04:39:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kirsten</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bulletin Board]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night, TheOnlineCitizen organised Face To Face, the political event of the year. Thanks to the team and everyone who turned up, it was a great success and a very interesting night. But now that&#8217;s over, the next big event of this week would be Second Chances in the Park! :D We&#8217;re still working hard to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>KTM Railway Land &#8211; A walk on the wild side</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/12/ktm-railway-land-a-walk-on-the-green-side/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/12/ktm-railway-land-a-walk-on-the-green-side/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:02:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theonlinecitizen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It cuts through the heart of Singapore &#8211; a railway line, linking us to our neighbour in the North.  Now, after nearly a century, plans are afoot to relocate the train service. But questions remain over the fate of the land where the railway track now stands.  TOC joined a group of environmentalists for a [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>Vignes Mourthi – seven years on</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/11/vignes-mourthi-%e2%80%93-seven-years-on/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/11/vignes-mourthi-%e2%80%93-seven-years-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 04:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theonlinecitizen</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Mandatory Death Penalty]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Andrew Loh - When the tears fell from her eyes, it broke my heart – and that of those who had come to pay her and her family a visit. Everyone was silent. Even I, who was interviewing her, could not bear to ask her the next question. In all four years of being involved [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>53</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Satirist Says: New excuse to &#8216;hit &amp; run&#8217; born</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/11/satirist-says-new-excuse-born/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/11/satirist-says-new-excuse-born/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Nov 2010 08:46:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gangasudhan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[25th November 2010, Singapore &#8211; Owners of Chery QQ cars across the country were seen celebrating the ruling by the Court of Appeal in the recent case of hit-and-run, reckless driving, inconsiderate driving dubbed by some reporters (well, it&#8217;s actually us, but sounds glam when you put it that way) as the Amazing Lexus Adventure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Re-post: Annuities for Singaporeans, pension for ministers?</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/11/a-contrast-of-two-schemes-the-annuity-scheme-and-the-pension-scheme/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/11/a-contrast-of-two-schemes-the-annuity-scheme-and-the-pension-scheme/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theonlinecitizen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following article was first published in 2007, amidst the debate on changes to the CPF scheme. With the current spotlight on the retirement issue and the government exhorting Singaporeans to &#8220;work longer to save for old age&#8220;, we thought it would be good to revisit the matter and consider the disparity between ministers and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The relentless rising cost of living in Singapore</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/10/the-relentless-rising-cost-of-living-in-singapore/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/10/the-relentless-rising-cost-of-living-in-singapore/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 22:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theonlinecitizen</dc:creator>
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		<title>STB wants offices to waste electricity for F1 &#8216;wayang&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Sep 2010 04:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gangasudhan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[- By Gangasudhan - Green Drinks Singapore received a tip-off today that at least one office building in the city has been &#8216;encouraged&#8217; by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) to leave their lights on during the 3 days of F1 races in order to &#8220;facilitate a captivating night-view of Singapore City for international TV broadcast [...]]]></description>
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