By Benjamin Blogging is a medium of communication. Web logs were once little more than online diaries, for people to write about their daily lives. Now,...
*This is an update on the previous article “The first tier of the first world – beyond the bottomline“ By Leong Sze Hian Singapore has been...
By Choo Zheng Xi What do Yoda, Vivian Balakrishnan, Yvonne Lee, and ex-CJ Yong have in common? No, this isn’t the opening line of a dirty...
By Ned Stark “It’s not possible for us to be hermetically sealed and to close out to the world, and this is just a jewel box...
Article and open letter to our government by an ex-journalist By Yeo Toon Joo If the People’s Action Party were to call a general election now,...
By Koh Jie Kai The purpose of this letter is to address two arguments which homophobes frequently make against decriminalising homosexuality in Singapore. Let’s take a...
This excerpt is from Trisha Reloaded’s blog: I’m not talking about my school environment. I’m talking about the larger society, where the ministerial salary hikes, the...
This is a letter written by one of our writers, Choo Zheng Xi, to the Straits Times forum page. The letter is published on May 1,...
Abusing maids – again by theonlinecitizen It would seem that employers are adopting a new tactic to punish their maids – perhaps avoiding physical abuse like...
By Leong Sze Hian I think we may need to re-think our mindset to not over-concentrate the smartest like our scholars and the most successful elite,...
By Celluloid Reality(s) Singapore’s existence since 1965 has been an exercise in idealism underpinned by a ideology of pragmatism, brought about by a keen sense of...
This is an excerpt of the parliamentary debate between PAP MP Dr Lily Neo and Minister Vivian Balakrishnan on the issue of public assistance. Dr Lily...
By theonlinecitizen Perhaps the most disheartening thing about the debate over ministers’ salary is the end-result. Many have spoken, some very passionately. Most, as far as...
By Koh Choon Lin The Government is increasingly dependent on computer software to operate. Singaporeans access important services like SingPass via the Internet, leading the makers...
By Zyberzitizen Eversince the issue of ministers salary emerged recently, the PAP government has been taking great pains to let Singaporeans know how “extraordinary” they are....