Press Muse – Ivory tower irony in last-gasp YOG pitch

Jul. 27 | Spiegel - The Straits Times yesterday (26 July) ran a curious little piece on its review pages. Tucked into a bottom left, quarter-page slot, an NUS academic asked in an op-ed, with discomfiting earnestness: “The YOG is coming. Are you excited...

Youths unite in creating 169 kites of well-wishes for the 2010 YOG

Feb. 28 | Over 150 local and international youths created 169 kites – the number of days from the event date to the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games (Singapore 2010) – at the CAN! Create event yesterday. Made and designed by youths from the Mongolian community,...

Youth Olympics can, SEA games cannot?

Dec. 18 | Kelvin Teo Singapore’s decision not to host the 2013 SEA Games is baffling. There does not seem to be a good reason why it cannot do so, given that the Youth Olympics would be hosted before the new Sports Hub is ready. The first summer Youth Olympics...