By Choo Zheng Xi Every big family has its awkward characters: the cousin who can’t stop talking about Multi-Level Marketing. The 50 year old aunt who...
By Leong Sze Hian and Yeo Toon Joo The Government has claimed it costs more to obtain the people’s CPF funds than to secure funds from...
Choo Zheng Xi Editor-in-Chief On behalf of TOC “Ang moh and friend attack Star Blogger Michelle and friend” screamed the headline on STOMP, the Straits Times’...
This is taken from the blog Princess Michie. The account of the incident is solely her own, and does not represent the full sequence of events...
By Andrew Loh When the Workers’ Party Secretary-General Mr Low Thia Khiang introduced his party’s slate of candidates for the General Elections last May, he said:...
By Kamal Mamat Many writers have offered the view that the recent demonstration in Kuala Lumpur reflected oppositions’ (including NGOs) dissatisfaction with the current Malaysian government....
This is an extract of a report from Reuters. By Melanie Lee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Carol John, 27, doesn’t own a bed. Every night she sleeps...
By Choo Zheng Xi Recent price hikes have prompted several members of Parliament to voice their concern about increasing cost of living, especially with respect to...
By Eddie Choo There is the dreary boredom that saps the life out of us, the hours merely standing and waiting for things to happen, where...
40,000 people took to the streets in Malaysia today calling for a “just and fair electoral system” in the country. Above picture from Jeff Ooi’s blog....
This is an extract from a report from The First Post. Read also: “Myanmar‘s generals hit where it hurts” by Asia Times Online.
By Leong Sze Hian I refer to the article “Ren Ci under probe for financial discrepancies” (ST, Nov 8), and media reports about the Ministry of...
By Leong Sze Hian & Yeo Toon Joo We have been told by the Government the Budget has been in surplus most years – and “$2.8...
This morning, (Nov 7) western media reports highlighted that the US grounded its entire fleet after a F-15 started to fall apart on a training mission....
Social worker Jolovan Wong gives an insight into how human rights is important in social work.