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An open letter to Dr Vivian Balakrishnan
Aug. 18 | Dear Dr Balakrishnan, First off, thank you for entering the blogosphere and deciding to open your eyes to the reality on the ground. In a recent response to a blogpost, you said: “I wish the cynics would just focus their negative energy on me, and let...
YOG – another farce?
Jul. 10 | Andrew Loh - “IF YOU want tickets to catch the Youth Olympic Games, you will have to act fast,” the Straits Times urged on 7 July. “Ticket sales to the first Youth Olympic Games have been brisk, with more than 100,000, or close to 50 per cent...
Vivian’s Sleight of Hand: Blaming S’poreans for PAP policies
Jun. 27 | Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, Vivian Balakrishnan certainly pulled no punches in the week gone by. In an adjective laden tirade, he referred to some Singaporeans as “small-minded, unfair and very very selfish”. What did Singaporeans...
Vivian Balakrishnan – fallen off the speeding boat?
Mar. 30 | By Andrew Loh Once upon a time, Vivian Balakrishnan was among a group of PAP candidates which was termed “super-seven” by the local mainstream media. In the 2001 General Elections, then Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong had introduce the seven –...
The behaviour of little Lee Kuan Yews
Feb. 1 | Andrew Loh / Pictures by Joshua Chiang After The Online Citizen broke the story of homeless people camping out at Sembawang Park, all hell seemed to have broken loose. The authorities which, with all their resources could have helped these homeless...
Raiding the homeless – in the middle of the night
Jan. 18 | Update: (18 JAN 2010) The homeless in Sembawang Park have been given proper lodging. Some of them met with MCYS this morning. All of those who lived in the tents have moved – voluntarily – to flats. TOC will keep our readers updated. Joshua...
Foreigners here to stay, reach out to them, says Vivian
Mar. 30 | They are of different races, languages and religions. Their presence is being felt around the neighbourhood, in places of worship, and at community activities. Many of these newcomers are here to stay. Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, urging Singaporeans to...
PAP makes no apologies for defamation suits, says Vivian Balakrishnan
Oct. 18 | Terence Lee / Youth Editor Even though Singapore is set to become a more open society in the future, the government is making no apologies when it comes to suing politicians for defamatory remarks, said Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Community Development,...
