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Mandatory death penalty constitutional, says court
May. 14 | The Court of Appeal today has rejected the appeal of Yong Vui Kong and declared that the mandatory death penalty is constitutional. Yong had appealed against his death sentence for drug trafficking. In a landmark ruling, Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong...
Kent Ridge Ministerial Forum 2010: Once more, with fear
Apr. 12 | We derive a strange and sickly comfort in the familiar, even if that familiarity invokes fear. It is otherwise hard to explain our enduring vulnerability. When Teo Chee Hean began by reminding his youthful audience that Singapore begun as ‘an accidental...
Lonely out of the gravy train
Mar. 13 | By Khairulanwar Zaini Compassion remains scarce in Singapore. The status quo prevails for the government: public transport concessions will remain elusive for the almost 120 000 disabled people. Addressing the plight of the disabled was Workers’ Party...
To catch a diplomat
Jan. 5 | George Yeo on Romanian diplomat hit-and-run case: “What happened was very bad, a man was killed, people were injured,” said Mr Yeo. “The police are pursuing the matter very thoroughly but investigations are still ongoing and I should...
Kent Ridge Ministerial Forum: The Lion, the Young and the Orchestra
Oct. 20 | Khairulanwar Zaini / Photos by Damien Chng They clamour for his wisdom: O Father, whither Singapore in 50 years? The patriarch smiles and holds up a mirror: the minds and hearts in the auditorium his masterpiece, the technocratic utopia will persist,...
Lee Kuan Yew – The modern Malay pahlawan
Aug. 22 | Greetings: The Online Citizen wishes all Muslim Singaporeans a blessed holy month of Ramadan. Khairulanwar Zaini The Malay community has found its new defender – Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew. Usually the community’s harshest critic, Lee invoked...
PAP ND Message – Words are hollow without moral leadership
Aug. 20 | Khairulanwar Zaini How do you reassure a jittery nation to remain trusting, mollify an insecure populace that is increasingly vocal while sounding a note of sombre caution of unforeseen valleys ahead? Bank on truisms and leave much unsaid, as Prime...
Politicians cross swords in cyberspace
Aug. 11 | Khairulanwar Zaini / Andrew Loh The last time Dr Chee Soon Juan crossed swords with Mr George Yeo was in 1996. The two had met at a Select Committee hearing specially convened to ascertain the Singapore Democratic Party’s assertions about healthcare...
“So as to achieve happiness…”
Aug. 9 | You can now translate TOC: TOC can now be translated into 40 various languages. Just click on the flag of the country located at the bottom of the page – “Translator” – when you’re at the page you want translated. It will...
Singapore’s first Malay general – a star of things to come?
Jun. 29 | Khairulanwar Zaini / Current Affairs Department From 1st July, Colonel Ishak bin Ismail caps his 28 years with the Singapore Armed Forces by being the first Malay to attain the rank of brigadier-general. The first Malay one-star general is clearly one...
The NCMP cat among the opposition pigeons
Jun. 6 | Andrew Loh / Khairulanwar Zaini A week after changes to the Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) scheme were announced by the Prime Minister, the opposition parties seem unsure of how to react. Most of the parties, in their public statements,...
TOC Analysis: PM’s gambit is manufactured dissent par excellence
May. 28 | Choo Zheng Xi / Khairulanwar Zaini In chess, a gambit is an opening move which sacrifices a minor piece for a stronger strategic position later in the game. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s recent changes seem to have answered the opposition and the...
Fallacies of the boon of PAP dominance
May. 27 | Breaking News: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announces changes to electoral rules. Parliament to have at least nine opposition MPs, including NCMPs. Breaking News: Mas Selamat Kastari, suspected terrorist caught by Malaysia, has been put on a two-year...
Scene reconstruction: David Widjaja’s last moments
May. 27 | Khairulanwar Zaini and Jonathan Koh The coroner’s inquiry into the death of NTU student, David Widjaja, resumed on Tuesday with Dr. Christopher Syn, a senior forensic scientist with the Health Sciences Authority, and Ms Lim Chin Chin, HSA’s forensic...
“A voice for the arts and artists”
May. 4 | Khairulanwar Zaini “A voice for the arts and artists” – and two names emerged as potential Nominated Members of Parliament (NMP) to represent the Arts community. Audrey Wong, the artistic co-director of Substation, and Loretta Chen, the artistic...
Aware members demand: “Account for our money!”
May. 3 | By Choo Zheng Xi and Khairulanwar THE drama didn’t let up while votes were being tallied by external auditors Deloitte and Touche. From 4.30 pm till the final count at 7.30pm, member after member continued to castigate the new committee on a range of...
154 casualties. 48 hospitalized. 2 deaths. 122 rats. All the rojak man’s fault?
Apr. 13 | Khairulanwar Zaini While the mass food poisoning may be the fault of an errant individual stall owner, the dirty state of the market reflects a worrying systemic failure on the part of the NEA and the Geylang Serai Temporary Market Management Committee. As...
Much needed cleanup finally done by NEA
Apr. 10 | Breaking News: CEO of DBS, Richard Stanley, who was reported to have leukaemia in January, has passed away. Khairulanwar Zaini The Geylang Serai temporary market was a somber place when I visited it yesterday. Surrounding two foreign workers helping the...
