– Excerpts from The American Scholar – We need to begin by talking about what leadership really means. Does being a leader, I wondered, just mean being...
The Reform Party‘s May Day Message: The Reform Party wishes all Singaporean workers and their families a happy May Day 2010. We would like to take...
From MSN Money: The highest-paid politician by a staggering margin, Lee Hsien Loong has often defended his extravagant salary. In a recent U.S. trip, Loong highlighted...
I refer to the report, “CPF contribution to be raised by 1% point this year” (Channelnewsasia, May 1). It states: “The restoration will be done in...
– By Wong Chun Han – A year ago today, one of the most tumultuous episodes in the history of the Association of Women for Action...
– By Ho Rui An – In March, Work-Life: The Making of Community, organised by the Theatre Training and Research Programme (TTRP), the British Council, and the National Museum...
By Ho Rui An The programme booklet of W!LD RICE‘s revival of Animal Farm features a quote which appears strikingly appropriate for the occasion. The words are...
The following is a pre-release clip by the Swedish production bureau, House of Radon, which wrote to The Online Citizen about presenting it here on this...
Vivian Balakrishnan’s indignant response to Al Jazeera’s coverage of the homeless in Singapore has been making the rounds for the past couple of days, helped by our...
This is the Straits Times report on 1 May 2010. ‘Homeless’ couple still in website’s spotlight. The Online Citizen gives more details on their housing situation....
A group of Singaporean activists is organizing a celebration of Labour Day on May 1st with a picnic at Speakers’ Corner. The event, the group says,...
This is a report from the Today newspaper on 30 April 2010. Note that the report carries no name of the author. Note TOC’s remarks after...
Four weeks ago, Samiah and Eddie* granted Al-Jazeera an interview for their story, ‘Government policies force some onto the streets’. They hoped it would generate greater...
This is Part One of The Online Citizen’s (TOC) response to recent remarks made in Parliament by the Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, Dr...
From Asia Calling Singapore is a nation of homeowners, largely thanks to a comprehensive system of government subsidised housing. The public can either buy public housing...