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Posts tagged with "marxist conspiracy"
Passion for activism extinguished…but not for long
Oct. 1 | In support of the 16 ex-detainees call for Commission of Inquiry to investigate their detentions, TOC republishes this article which first appeared in TOC on May 18, 2009. – This is the first part of a week-long focus on The Online Citizen of the...
“Late inclusion” an excuse, Vincent Cheng tells NLB
Jun. 4 | The following is the email correspondences between Mr Vincent Cheng, who is barred by the National Library Board (NLB) from speaking at the public forum organized by the National University of Singapore (NUS), and Ms Amy Gay, Director of Communications...
Operation Spectrum – A public forum
Jun. 26 | Please note that the forum is on Sunday, 28th June. REVISITING HISTORY Operation Spectrum – Breaking The Ice After 22 Years An open forum. No designated speakers. Admission is free. All are welcome to speak. Date: 28 June 2009 (Sunday) Time:...
TOC Editorial: But butterflies are free
May. 26 | Singaporeans should question the relevance of the Internal Security Act Invoking the memory of the so-called “Marxist conspiracy” of 1987, in which more than 22 citizens were detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) for supposedly conspiring...
1987 “Marxist Conspiracy”? People are just “jealous”, says letter to ST forum
May. 26 | Letter to the Straits Times forum by Lionel De Souza: I READ last Friday’s report, ‘Ex-ISA detainees remember 1987 arrests’, with some consternation. I cannot fathom the necessity to resurrect and commemorate the arrest of members of...
“Operation Spectrum was political rape”
May. 26 | The Online Citizen officially ends its “Marxist Conspiracy: Truth or Government Propaganda” Special Feature Week with this article. We thank our readers for their patience and indulgence as we took the week to highlight the events of 1987....
1989 – Lee Kuan Yew’s defamation suit against FEER
May. 24 | Nathaniel Koh This article consists mainly of excerpts from the Straits Times and the Wall Street Journal. Overview In September 1989, then-Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew sued the Far Eastern Economic Review (FEER) over an article related to the “Marxist...
That we may dream again – book review by Chee Siok Chin
May. 23 | The following is a review of the book, That We May Dream Again, by Ms Chee Siok Chin in March 2009. The book is a collection of writings by several former Internal Security Act detainees, including some of those who were detained in 1987, about their...
Remembering the 22
May. 22 | Video by Ho Choon Hiong Andrew Loh / Pictures courtesy of Jacob George In a simple but solemn gathering at Speakers’ Corner on Thursday, about 100 people observed the 22nd anniversary of the arrest and detention of 22 social activists by the Internal...
Teo Soh Lung – In her own words (Part Two)
May. 22 | The following is an email interview with Ms Teo Soh Lung, who was arrested in 1987 and detained under the Internal Security Act for two and a half years. You can read Part One here. TOC: What motivated your involvement in social activism? How were you...
Chiam’s finest hour (part two): the government responds
May. 21 | “I think he could not understand the truth of this incident or he would not want to understand the truth of this incident. If he could not understand the matter then his political consciousness or understanding is very low. If he does not want...
Was it a Red or White conspiracy?
May. 21 | Breaking News: 100 people turned up at Speakers’ Corner Thursday evening to mark 22nd anniversary of “Marxist Conspiracy”. TOC will carry a report of it soon. Breaking News: Ministry of Education releases Information Sheet on Ministry...
