The following is the press release from the Workers’ Party on the recent TCMR report by the Ministry of National Development. I refer to Senior Minister...
Andrew Loh – In a report published by the British Medical Journal (BMJ), the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) handling of the A/H1N1 pandemic has come in...
Andrew Loh – The lawyer for Yong Vui Kong, who is on death row in Singapore, has urged the Malaysian government to intervene in the case....
From Asian Correspondent Ben Bland Just over 16 years ago, American teenager Michael Fay was caned four times at Queenstown Remand Prison in Singapore after pleading guilty to...
I THANK Mr Tan Kam Weng (‘Things have changed in Potong Pasir – for the worse’, last Wednesday) for his comments and feedback, and Mr Liew...
Andrew Loh – The penny has finally dropped. The Senior Minister of State for National Development says if residents wanted “more frequent washings” to keep their...
The following article is inspired by Mr Anand A. Vathiyar’s letter to the Straits Times on 8 June 2010 (please see below). Kirsten Han – Singapore’s...
On 12 June, The New Paper carried a story about a 5-year old boy who wrote to the chief of navy. In his letter, the boy...
Yaw Shin Leong – I refer to the news report, ‘Little political impact in town council report’ (Straits Times, 12th July 2010). In my opinion, even...
Andrew Loh – Almost a month ago, on 17 May, Swiss national Oliver Fricker and his suspected accomplice, Briton Lloyd Dane Alexander, allegedly breached the perimeter...
Jolene Tan – Oliver Fricker has been charged with vandalism. If convicted, he should not be caned. I say this not because of the potential diplomatic...
Leong Sze Hian – In the Town Council Management Report released by the Ministry for National Development, Hougang and Potong Pasir both scored the lowest in...
Andrew Loh – In June 2009, when the idea for an appraisal report for town councils was first mooted, Senior Minister of State for National Development,...
The first Town Council Management Report (TCMR) has been released by the Ministry of National Development (MND). The report covers six indicators under four key areas...
The following article was written earlier, during TOC’s coverage of the homelessness issue. We held it off because we wanted to focus on the stories of...