My Paper, 20 August 2010: According to concert-goers my paper spoke to, the Celebration at Marina Bay free concerts organised by the Singapore Youth Olympic Games...
From Yawning Bread: The prosecution’s case against Zainal Kuning appeared watertight. They had a confession from him that he had stabbed to death Ang Chye, 65,...
For Immediate Release: 20 August 2010 From Altsean Burma: ASEAN/REGIONAL COUNTRIES URGED TO SUPPORT A UN COMMISSION OF INQUIRY The Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma (Altsean-Burma),...
Howard Lee – Let me state up front that I fully support the YOG. That is, I believe in the ideals it enshrines, about friendship, respect...
Report by Malaysiakini. Susan Loone The lawyer for Yong Vui Kong, the Malaysian prisoner on death row across the causeway, is asking prison authorities to confirm that...
Following the success of the first Migration Film Festival in December 2007, Migrant Voices, a local community arts charity, is partnering The Substation to present the...
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...
Choo Zheng Xi – Singaporeans are justifiably shocked to discover that Singapore’s Elected President has absolutely no discretion to grant clemency. For years, the media, defense...
– By Ho Rui An – Boeing Boeing deserves a place in the canon for being such a crowd pleaser. It’s a very difficult thing to...
Here are some pictures taken by Leonard Soosay and Valence Sim of the YOG music concert performances at downtown Marina. The pictures were taken on two...
Choo Zheng Xi – The unhappiness of Singaporeans at everything YOG can really be narrowed down to this: the government’s unfailing belief that everything, even passion...
A letter from the YOG organizers to the parents of a student: Note what the letter says: “Transport to and from the event will be provided...
Joseph Teo – On 12 July 2010, the Ministry of Information Communication and the Arts (MICA), through the Media Development Authority (MDA) banned a film of...
From Singapore Lighthouse blog: The original price tag of the Youth Olympic was S$122m and the new price tag is now S$387m. According to news report,...
Leong Sze Hian – I was told that the mother of a Natonal Servicemen (NS Men) was griping about her son not being able to attend...