In an exclusive interview with The Online Citizen, four former Reform Party members – along with Ms Nor Lella Mardillah – speak about the reasons they...
Dr Wong Wee Nam/ There is a Chinese saying which goes like this: 王顾左右而言他。Translated it means “The King looked left and right and talked about other...
Leong Sze Hian/ This is a review from a statistical perspective, wherever possible, of the book “Reflections on housing a nation”, launched on 22 March. (You...
Leong Sze Hian/ I refer to the article “’I understand how the poor feel‘” (Today, Mar 22). It states that: “his (MP-hopeful Desmond Choo) father is...
TOC Editorial / The ruling party’s attempt to create some excitement with their new slate of candidates might actually have done the opposite: entrench negative stereotypes...
Ng E-Jay In his hotly debated article “Low Thia Khiang’s job is to lead the Workers’ Party” (20 Mar), Alex Au argues that the Worker’s Party...
The following article was first published on Siew Kum Hong’s blog. Siew Kum Hong/ Former US Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara once said: “Never answer the...
Joshua Chiang/ When the proposal to benchmark ministers’ salaries to those of the top six highest earning professions was first mooted in Parliament in 1994, then-Senior...
Social Media (or New Media) is expected to play a part in the upcoming General Election. The political parties have a presence in these platforms. In...
Leong Sze Hian/ I refer to the report “Labour movement shows it cares for community” (Channel News Asia, Mar 19). It states that: “The National Trades Union...
The PAP’s slate of new candidates for the upcoming GE is being presented as a renewal for the party and indeed for the Singapore Government. But...
Jewel Philemon / The National Solidarity Party (NSP) today unveiled its candidate for Mountbatten Single- Member Constituency (SMC) for the upcoming General Election (GE), lawyer Ms...
The following is an excerpt from The Intepreter Dr Michael Barr/ Australians looking at Singapore as a model for pulling the poor up by their bootstraps (such as Noel Pearson in The...
The following is an excerpt from Yawning Bread Alex Au/ In a judgement dated 15 March 2011, High Court judge Lai Siu Chiu dismissed the first...
The following is an excerpt from The Star Online Seah Chiang Nee/ As Singaporeans’ concern mount over the safety of millions of Japanese, a...