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Dr Thio Su Mien’s press conference

Dr Thio Su Mien’s press conference

Apr. 24 | Announcement: TOC will not hesitate to disallow comments which are inflammatory or are pitched directly to incite disenchantment between various religions. Please refrain from posting such comments. Also, our moderation of comments will be stricter regarding...

Lawyer’s key role in coup

Lawyer’s key role in coup

Apr. 24 | From The Straits Times: By Zakir Hussain ‘So I’m a concerned citizen and if people are so ignorant, I think I want to teach them.’ SENIOR lawyer Thio Su Mien on Thursday revealed the key role she played in bringing about the change...

TOC Developing Story – Thio Su Mien comes out

TOC Developing Story – Thio Su Mien comes out

Apr. 24 | From the blog of Ovidia Yu: Thio Su Mien is publicly out as part of the new Aware ExCo takeover team now. I deleted the post I was preparing on how Aware could/might/should try to work it out together for the best of all women in Singapore–it’s not...

Josie Lau’s interview leaves questions unanswered

Josie Lau’s interview leaves questions unanswered

Apr. 21 | Choo Zheng Xi / Editor-in-Chief Josie Lau’s interview with CNA raises more questions than it answers. Several assertions in her interview seem to be inconsistent with the facts. The sound of silence explanation Both Ms Lau and Honorary Treasurer...

Josie Lau’s first television interview

Josie Lau’s first television interview

Apr. 20 | In an exclusive interview with Channel NewsAsia’s Talking Point on Saturday, the recently appointed president of AWARE, Josie Lau, spoke on why she chose to run for her post. Part 1

TOC Exclusive: Constance Singam’s letter to AWARE, in full

TOC Exclusive: Constance Singam’s letter to AWARE, in full

Apr. 19 | Last week, immediate past-president of AWARE and three time president, Constance Singam resigned her position as AWARE adviser. In a letter to Aware members, she stated that she is “unable to support, participate, in or sanction the new approach”...

A case of double-standards, DBS?

A case of double-standards, DBS?

Apr. 17 | If it is the case that Ms Lau’s new post at Aware would take up too much of her time, then what about the various external groups that the bank’s senior management are involved in? Today, on DBS’ disapproval of its staff, Josie Lau, assuming the...

TOC Latest: DBS “disappointed” with Josie Lau’s disregard for staff Code of Conduct

TOC Latest: DBS “disappointed” with Josie Lau’s disregard for staff Code of Conduct

Apr. 16 | Darren Boon Not the first time that Lau had breached the staff code of conduct.  DBS this evening issued a stinging statement rebuking Josie Lau for flouting the DBS staff code of conduct twice. “Every year, all employees are required to acknowledge...

DBS exec is Aware’s head

DBS exec is Aware’s head

Apr. 16 | From the Straits Times: BANK executive Josie Lau, 48, was appointed the new president of the Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware) on Wednesday night at a meeting of the new team in charge. She is vice-president of consumer banking group...

TOC Report: 150 call for vote of no confidence

TOC Report: 150 call for vote of no confidence

Apr. 15 | Choo Zheng Xi New AWARE Executive Committee remain conspicuously silent No confidence. That is the message which 150 members of the Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE) want to send to the Society’s new Executive Committee, which was...

Takeover of AWARE – “Please sit up and pay attention.”

Takeover of AWARE – “Please sit up and pay attention.”

Apr. 13 | From Glass Castle: At the end of March, AWARE held an AGM attended by a large bloc of new members, many of whom had not previously been especially active in the organisation (according to the Straits Times, a large majority of them had only joined the...