By Howard Lee Most stories start with a little whisper, a friend’s share on Facebook. Such was the case for The Dorsal Effect, a personal...
By Singapore Armchair Critic It seems that Internet censorship in Singapore (described by the government as a “light-touch” regulatory framework) mostly depends on a combination of...
By Choo Zheng Xi/co-Founder Translated by Ong Sooi Eng 以下是英文原文的华文翻译,英文原文 -MDA’s licensing regime: why YOU should care 如果您现在是在阅读这篇文章,我让您知道新媒体执照法令将可能对您产生的影响。 如果您在线阅读任何资讯,这条执照法令将可能影响您正在阅读的资讯的内容的观点和其撰写的独立性。 如果您是在主持一个网站,您必须确保浏览量不要达到5万人次的魔术数字,否则,您将必须交付5万元的保证金,这与焚烧掉这笔钱没两样。 如果您在线阅读任何资讯,这条执照法令将可能影响您正在阅读的资讯的内容的观点和其撰写的独立性。 在这个媒体管控的新执照法令下,特别是那些网站浏览量达到5万人次的网站,如果您每个星期在网站上上载了一则 ‘新加坡新闻内容’,您将需要提供相等于5万元的履约保函。 现在的问题是:‘新加坡新闻’的定义是什么? 恭喜您!您已经被管制了。...
By Leong Sze Hian I refer to the articles “NTUC tweaks scheme so more can enjoy free carnivals” and “Labour movement ‘won’t be affected by departure’”...
By Jen By now, some of you would have heard or read that a group of leading Singapore bloggers and activists have banded together to...
By Leong Sze Hian and Roy Ngerng of The Heart Truths I refer to the article “National Wages Council calls for another round of wage hikes for the...
The newly announced requirement for online news sites with more than 50,000 viewers a month to put up a bond, and to comply within 24...
By Jentrified Citizen Like many fellow Singaporeans I am outraged and deeply saddened. Outraged by how our government seems to treat us like the enemy in...
MEDIA STATEMENT – 1 JUNE 2013 The blogging community – collectively called #FreeMyInternet, will be organising a protest and online blackout next week against the new...
Contributed via the Readers’ Contribution “Dear TOC, this is a behind a scene scenario i’m here to share with you. It’s about the latest Hello Kitty...
By Leong Sze Hian, (Additional analysis by Roy Ngerng, The Heart Truths) I refer to the article “Fee hike planned at PCF centres in Sembawang” (Today, May...
By Terry Xu Singapore has its first victim in the current dengue fever epidemic. The victim was a 20-year-old Singaporean Chinese male who was seen at...
By Choo Zheng Xi / Co-Founder For and on behalf of The Online Citizen After facing a wall of public anger, MDA has tried to explain...
Statement from the Singapore People’s Party The SPP views the Media Development Authority’s latest licensing regime for websites with grave concern. We find it even...
By Winston Tay, The Blogfather It’s caused a disturbance in the force. Online alternative media outlets, a couple of political parties and even a number of bloggers – parent bloggers included...