This is an extract from Gerald Giam’s blog. On June 9, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) made a shock announcement that it had detained a...
By Ney Reed After my earlier article (“Paradigm shift in focus required – from economic growth to economic development“) , I am asked to discuss more about...
This is a letter by TOC writer Leong Sze Hian to the Straits Times I REFER to StarHub’s announcement that it will increase cable TV subscriptions...
By Ney Reed When developing nations during the post world war and/or independence era started to build their economies, they attempted to resolve problems of...
This is filed under Letters To TOC By Zyberzitizen It is mindboggling, at least to me, that someone can be dismissed without being treated with very...
TOC report Alfian Sa’at, one of Singapore’s most illustrious playwrights, was recently fired from a relief teaching position by the Ministry of Education (MOE). The reason...
By Dr Tan See Seng SINGAPORE HAS made tremendous progress in its defence and diplomacy since independence. Still, numerous challenges, both longstanding and emerging, confront our...
This is part 3 of theonlinecitizen’s 3-part focus on healthcare, written by Leong Sze Hian. Looking for the Substance of subsidies The Ministry of Health’s website...
By Gerald Giam The extension of Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s imprisonment on 27 May 2007 was a widely expected move by the...
TOC Exclusive The original Auditor General Office’s (AGO) audit of 12 Ministries and associated statutory boards has revealed irregularities to an extent not fully revealed by...
The Public Accounts Committee comprises a group of Members of Parliament and acts like the “Audit Committee” of the Government. It considers the Auditor-General’s Report, and...
By Gerald Giam Indonesia has been seeking an Extradition Treaty (ET) with Singapore for the past 34 years. However, since the 1997-98 Asian Financial Crisis this...
By Choo Zheng Xi The government’s defense of its foreign talent policy follows a familiar pattern. The government rolls out a policy and frames it within...
By Ned Stark Singapore’s open door policy rolls on. The government’s stated goal is to bring Singapore’s population up to the 6.5 million mark. Unless we...
By Choo Zheng Xi A friend of mine (let’s call him James) made the decision a few months ago to enroll in the University of New...