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Posts tagged with "national day"
A local hero deserving of a National Day award
Jun. 13 | The following article is inspired by Mr Anand A. Vathiyar’s letter to the Straits Times on 8 June 2010 (please see below). Kirsten Han – Singapore’s main English language newspaper has been praised as being a “local hero”. The proclamation,...
National Day congratulatory messages
Sep. 19 | Greetings: TOC wishes all our Muslim readers Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri! Leong Sze Hian Every year in August, in the weeks following National Day, there is an extraordinary spate of self-congratulatory advertisements in the national newspapers...
That speech – highfalutin, over-analysed? Or the hopes of a nation?
Aug. 25 | After all the reaction, condemnation and praise, what is it that NMP Viswa Sadasivan said in Parliament about the Pledge that was so controversial? We hope you will take another look at the following videos of Mr Viswa’s speech again – and decide...
Tan Kin Lian leads investors in National Pledge
Aug. 24 | Mr Tan Kin Lian leading investors in the recitation of the National Pledge at Speakers’ Corner on 22 August 2009.
Once upon a time in Singapore
Aug. 24 | KJ Fulfilling the ideals of the Pledge that we hold so dearly is also a brazen act of high treason. No wonder then, we dare not pledge ourselves too seriously. There was a time not too long ago, when we clenched our fists upon our hearts, and pledged...
The Singapore of our National Pledge
Aug. 21 | Choo Zheng Xi / Editor-at-Large / New York The Singapore we know will change. This revelation wasn’t immediately apparent to me, reading reports of this Parliamentary session’s debate. A continent away, the anger and helplessness I felt at our Finance...
We have built a house but not a home, says Reform Party
Aug. 16 | The following is the transcript of the National Day Rally Speech of The Reform Party. It was delivered by its party’s secretary general, Mr Kenneth Jeyaretnam, at Speakers’ Corner on the 10 of August. Vote for the best National Day message 2009 at...
What will PM Lee say tonight?
Aug. 16 | Here’s a clip of PM Lee’s 2008 National Day Rally speech, where he announced the relaxation of rules governing the use of Speakers’ Corner. What will the PM announce tonight in his 2009 speech?
Our hope for Singapore – activists speak up
Aug. 10 | From Rachel Zeng’s blog: We gathered at Speakers’ Corner today to commemorate our nation’s 44 years of independence. Each of us gave a personal speech reflecting on ourselves, on the government and the country, based on the words of the national...
“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...
Two events at Hong Lim Park to mark National Day
Aug. 8 | There will be two events at Speakers’ Corner to mark Singapore’s 44th National Day. The first will take place this Sunday, 9th August, by a group of Singaporean activists. The event is to “remind ourselves of our duty to uphold the true meaning...
“Based on justice and equality”
Aug. 7 | Andrew Loh When I was tasked to write about this line of our National Pledge, “… based on justice and equality”, it set me thinking. What should I write about, given that instances of the lack of justice and equality abound in Singapore. Many...
“Regardless of race, language or religion”
Aug. 6 | Announcement: TOC will be migrating to a new server in the coming day or two. If you experience any accessibility problems, please do be patient. The new server will allow for faster access speed on this website. Tng Ying Hui I love this phrase...
“Pledge ourselves as one united people”
Aug. 5 | Ng E-Jay What does it mean to be “one united people”? Does it mean forging a national identity that can be shared by all Singaporeans regardless of race, language or creed? Does it mean accepting and respecting all our differences, whether in terms...
“We, the citizens of Singapore”
Aug. 4 | Annoncement: We apologise for the accessibility problems you have been facing the last two days or so. We’ve had problems with our servers. Do visit our Facebook page for updates if this should happen again. As National Day approaches, our writers...
Grateful but please do more
Aug. 23 | The following is a comment left on TOC by one of our readers, Leong Loo Ping, on the new incentives for babies, in the article, “National Day Rally – some questions”. We highlight it here without edit. We are excited over the baby incentives. In...
National Day Rally – some questions
Aug. 20 | Leong Sze Hian / Columnist The Prime Minister spoke about several issues in his National Day Rally speech on Sunday. I would like to focus on three of them – vehicle-related revenue, contributions to the Mosque Building and Mendaki Fund (MBMF) and...
National Day Rally speech
Aug. 18 | TOC understands that in Prime Minister’s National Day Rally speech, he is to announce the following: - Political films regulation will be relaxed to allow factual and documentary portrayal of political events, but will still exclude ‘slanted’...
A National Day video by TOC
Aug. 12 | Andrew Loh / Deputy Editor Tired of the usual manufactured National Day videos we see every year on tv, we decided that we would try and create one of our own – one which reflects what we feel, the things which are important to us – the values...
National Day or MP Day?
Aug. 11 | Gerald Giam / Deputy Editor As August 9th draws near, springing up all over the island are posters of smiling People’s Action Party Members of Parliament (MP) and Government ministers wishing Singaporeans a Happy National Day. While this might be a...
Seeing Stars: Uniquely Singapore – Progress
Aug. 11 | Leong Sze Hian / Senior Writer In this special series of Uniquely Singapore, Leong Sze Hian takes a look at the 5 stars of our flag and how it relates to certain issues. This first article focuses on “Progress”. I refer to the Ministry of Manpower’s...
Celebrating the S’pore spirit?
Aug. 10 | At the crack of dawn at 5.30am when I go to work, one get to see many of the elderly behaving like the proverbial early bird getting the worm – scavenging at dump sites and rubbish bins for cartons, drink cans and anything that can be sold for cash....
We, the citizens
Aug. 10 | Tan Kin Lian / Columnist Our national flag contains five stars, representing the values of democracy, peace, progress, equality and justice. These national values have been creatively arranged into our national pledge, which is taught to every student...
Appreciating Singapore
Aug. 8 | Tan Jian Wei / Writer I used to remember the days when I had to be at the parade square by 7.25am every day to sing the national anthem and recite the pledge. School songs used to be sung only on Mondays and later on, on both Tuesdays and Thursdays when...
TOC writers’ National Day thoughts
Aug. 8 | Below is an email exchange I had with a friend, Edmund, a new member of TOC. Andrew, I remember when I was much younger, in my school days and NS Days, the National Day Parade (NDP) was a must-see on TV. When I was a boy scout, I craved to participate...
Our Flag, Our Anthem, Our Pledge… Our Country.
Aug. 1 | Enjoy the following short video… Our Flag, Our Anthem, Our Pledge… Our Country.
SM Goh, please love your country more than the PAP
Jul. 28 | Choo Zheng Xi / Editor-in-Chief Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong recently addressed grassroots leaders at a National Day event in Hougang. In his address, he gave Hougang grassroots leaders an idea of how to play the role of an effective “opposition”...
