Gerald Giam The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has announced the detention of another alleged Jemaah Islamiah (JI) member. Rijal Yadri bin Jumari, 27, was arrested...
Dharmendra Yadav looks into the question of impartiality of the COI's Dr Choong May Ling.
Below is a collection of stories written by bloggers about poor, elderly Singaporeans. They are personal accounts of how some of our senior citizens and the...
By Andrew Loh Tucked away in a little corner in the courtyard in front of the Chinese temple at Waterloo Street, an old man sits and...
By Koh Jie Kai It seems to me that the riots in Tibet are in many ways similar to the riots that erupted against Chinese communities...
Uniquely Singapore Is the HDB fulfilling the needs of Singaporeans? Leong Sze Hian I refer to the report “Government to proceed with HDB estate upgrading” (CNA,...
Hi everyone, Theonlinecitizen warmly welcomes 4 new members/writers to the TOC team. They are Selene Cheng, Lee Weijia, Zee Yeo and Kelly Chen. Selene has a...
By Andrew Loh It took less than an hour for the Singapore police to stop a protest by about 20 Singaporeans, all dressed in red t-shirts...
By Eddie Choo So here I am, at Seletar, to witness the transformation taking place here in this relatively not-developed part of Singapore. The reason I...
By guest writer “Labour Front” This recent week saw a phenomenal demonstration of the Malaysian political system’s claim that it is a true democracy. One of...
In the recent Malaysian elections, blogger Jeff Ooi stood as a candidate for the opposition Democratic Action Party (DAP) in Penang’s Jelutong Parliamentary seat and won....
By Koh Jie Kai Once more, Minister Mentor Lee inflicts his wisdom upon the world – this time, telling America that it should not be pulling...
Two weeks have elapsed since the escape of Mas Selamat Kastari from the Whitley Road Centre. Since the occurrence, the immediate priority has rightly been placed...
By Benjamin Cheah Mas Selamat has been on the run for twelve days and counting, as of the time of writing. The initial outrage that greeted...
By Leong Sze Hian I refer to the article “HDB unveils ‘income for life’ scheme for the elderly” (ST, Feb 29). The HDB will pay $87,000...