“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...

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...

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...

Straits Times of May ’87 – Four days of government statements on “Marxist Conspiracy”

May. 19 | Coming next on TOC: Ex-ISA detainee, Ms Teo Soh Lung, writes a personal piece for The Online Citizen. Stay tuned! Andrew Loh / With special thanks to Martyn See For four days, from 27 May to 30 May, 1987, the Straits Times carried the statements of the...

May 1987 – A conspiracy un-proved

May. 18 | Straits Times, Front Page, 22 May 1987   Andrew Loh Read also: “Marxist plot” revisited by Singapore Window. And: Singapore is holding 12 in “Marxist Conspiracy” by The New York Times. In May 1987, the government of then-Prime...

Operation Spectrum – 22 years later

May. 17 | On 21 May 1987, Operation Spectrum swung into action. A total of 22 people were detained under the Internal Security Act in two different operations – one in May and another in June. Those arrested were subsequently accused of being involved in...