The Online Citizen http://theonlinecitizen.com a community of Singaporeans Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:08:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Statutory rape law – a paternalistic anachronism
  • Petition against ‘marital rape’ off to slow start
  • In S’pore, raping your wife is not rape
  • Marital rape
    • ]]>     http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/02/statutory-rape-law-%e2%80%93-a-paternalistic-anachronism/     Town Councils – irresponsible to continue ignoring corridor clutter Phillip Ang Related posts:
    1. 20 years of town councils – yet no stake in governance for residents
    2. Town councils’ funds – Teo Ho Pin responds
    3. KPIs should motivate Town Councils to serve better
    ]]>     http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/02/town-councils-irresponsible-to-continue-ignoring-corridor-clutter/     Conflicting signals from Government over foreign manpower policy
  • Foreign labour policy & income disparity in Singapore
  • Foreign Talent policy: of principle and practice
  • TOC Special Feature: Foreign Talent policy remains contentious, and for reason too
    • ]]>     http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/02/conflicting-signals-from-government-over-foreign-manpower-policy/     What the 2010 Edelman Trust Barometer really says Gangasudhan confirms that the survey was about business and not Singaporeans. Related posts:
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    2. Straits Times a brand with a “reputation of trust”?
    3. PAP on New Media coverage of General Election 2010
    ]]>     http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/02/what-trust-barometer-says/     Sharp rise in illegal loans: Singapore police AFP Related posts:
    1. Rise of loan sharks sparks wave of violent crime in Singapore
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    3. Singapore Police Force – stretched and fatigued
    ]]>     http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/02/sharp-rise-in-illegal-loans-singapore-police/     Limited-time trials on Singapore’s first synthetic ice rink
  • TOC International: Spaced-out in Singapore!
  • Singapore – a timeless zone
  • Appreciating Singapore
    • ]]>     http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/02/singapore-synthetic-ice-rink/     HDB replies: Waiting time for rental flat is now reduced
  • Needy waits 2 years under HDB’s Public Rental Scheme
  • Is the HDB profiteering from flat owners’ woes?
  • TOC Report: Singaporean, 57, employed, married but cannot buy HDB flat
    • ]]>     http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/02/hdb-replies-waiting-time-for-rental-flat-is-now-reduced/     Do upgrading skills and Workfare help low-wage workers?
  • Serving Workfare Bonus to benefit workers
  • Low-wage workers better off – really?
  • Low-wage workers better off, now everybody worse off?
    • ]]>     http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/02/do-upgrading-skills-and-workfare-help-low-wage-workers/     The Sedition Act needs revision
  • Declassified documents and a revision of our history?
  • On tolerance, sedition and forgiveness
  • Perdition and sedition
    • ]]>     http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/02/the-sedition-act-needs-revision/     Public housing flats – Singaporeans come first or foreigners?
  • SERS flats to be rented out to foreigners again – this time in Bedok
  • HDB’s reply on flats for foreigners – a conflict of interest?
  • Means testing for public housing?
    • ]]>     http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/02/public-rental-flats-singaporeans-come-first/     Singaporeans seek asylum elsewhere Asian Sentinel Related posts:
    1. Poly students seek endorsements for fares campaign
    2. Seek help when necessary
    3. Angry investors turn up at Hong Lim Park to seek redress
    ]]>     http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/02/singaporeans-seek-asylum-elsewhere/     The Reform Party Welcomes the new US ambassador’s comments
  • Reform Party ex-chair on his leaving the party
  • We have built a house but not a home, says Reform Party
  • Reform Party: We shall liberate the people
    • ]]>     http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/02/the-reform-party-welcomes-the-new-us-ambassador%e2%80%99s-comments/     Yet another set of SERS flats – refurbished & to be rented out – in Boon Lay
  • SERS flats to be rented out to foreigners again – this time in Bedok
  • SERS flats converted to condo for expats
  • Fallacies of the boon of PAP dominance
    • ]]>     http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/02/yet-another-set-of-sers-flats-refurbished-to-be-rented-out-in-boon-lay/     S’porean bride requested for wedding’s price not to be revealed because of father’s political position NYdailynews Related posts:
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    2. S’poreans and foreigners both paying the price
    3. Political suicide or political maturity?
    ]]>     http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/02/sporean-bride-requested-for-weddings-price-not-to-be-revealed-because-of-fathers-political-position/     Nowhere else to turn
  • NMP Siew Kum Hong: Turn our backs on prejudice, discrimination, intolerance and hatred
  • More than a thousand turn up for Aware EOGM
  • Angry investors turn up at Hong Lim Park to seek redress
    • ]]>     http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/02/nowhere-else-to-turn/     The Straits Times thinks only businessmen are Singaporeans
  • Blog Feature: Straits Times changes headlines 4 times in one day
  • Tharman’s “public interest” remark removed by Straits Times
  • Straits Times’ perplexing definition of ‘netizens’
    • ]]>     http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/02/the-straits-times-thinks-only-businessmen-are-singaporeans/     SERS flats converted to condo for expats
  • SERS flats to be rented out to foreigners again – this time in Bedok
  • Yet another set of SERS flats – refurbished & to be rented out – in Boon Lay
  • HDB flats – a precious resource for foreign workers?
    • ]]>     http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/02/sers-flats-converted-to-condo-for-expats/     Fail; Fail Again; Fail Better… Song Kwang says failure is not a bad word. No related posts.]]> http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/02/fail-fail-again-fail-better/ In bed with the Economic Strategies Committee Sei-Ji Rakugaki, wonders about the ESC through his sketchpad. Related posts:
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    2. Paradigm shift in focus required – from economic growth to economic development
    3. Gan Kim Yong’s new committee
    ]]>     http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/02/in-bed-with-the-esc/     ST’s Rachel Chang accuses Singapore government of being polarised Gangasudhan Related posts:
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    2. The Singapore Government – Worth its weight in gold?
    3. Singapore Government screw-ups
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