~from Martyn See’s blog~ There are three things you need to know about Singapore. 1. The only political violence that has happened in the last 45...
~The Workers’ Party~ The Workers’ Party notes the Malaysian government’s proposal to repeal the Internal Security Act (ISA). The Workers’ Party manifestos, including the 2011 election...
The Government notes the announcement by Malaysia that it will be replacing its Internal Security Act (ISA) with new legislation aimed at preventing “subversive action, organised...
~by: Leong Sze Hian~ I refer to the increase in the salary thresholds for Employment Passes. How many Employment Passes were given last year? How many...
~by: Ghui~ Malaysia and Singapore, once the same country, have developed side by side over the years. Apart from certain marked differences such as the presence...
~picture: Joshua Chiang~ from The Straits Times dated 3 February 1991: — Singapore will seriously consider abolishing the Internal Security Act if Malaysia were to do...
~by: Ravi Philemon~ “Generally the power to extend detention will shift from the executive to the judiciary”, with these words the Prime Minster of Malaysia Datuk...
~by: Patrick Gallahue/Human Rights Analyst~ A survey of countries that enforce the death penalty for drug offences reveals that in many nations the majority or even...
~by: Jewel Philemon~ National University of Singapore’s (NUS) Department of Biological Sciences announced a public seminar titled ‘Fragmentation and Land Use Change: Impacts on Tropical Forest...
~by: Ghui~ ~with: Ravi Philemon~ PM Lee’s recent defence of the practice of appointing members of the People’s Action Party (PAP) as advisers to the People’s...
The General and Presidential Elections held this year, witnessed the power new and social media as an alternative news source and a platform for the public...
~by: Jewel Philemon~ The supreme executive council (SEC) of PKMS (Singapore Malay National Organisation) has terminated and stripped its ex-President Mr Ali Asjadi of his...
~by: Elliot Aruldoss~ ~pictures: Shawn Danker~ On the 11th of September 2011, ‘We Believe In Second Chances’ (Second Chances), a group of youth activists, held a...
by Leong Sze Hian, Lee Mei Hwee and Alex Lew Mrs Tay (not her real name) has been the owner, together with her daughter, of a 3-room HDB flat...
Transient Workers Count Too invites you to a forum discussion on Saturday 15 October 2011 About one in every five families employs a maid. We depend on them...