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[Music] Baybeats Feature: Black Diamond Folds
Like a shot of strong tequila, Black Diamond Folds' music burns with a sort of matured melancholia that alludes to those moments of intense solitude and introspection we all have at some point in our...
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[Music] Baybeats 2012 Feature: Cashew Chemists
I don't think it's possible to dislike the Cashew Chemists, they are so affable that it'd be like saying you dislike baby animals or a cool drink on a hot day. This might explain their music, which...
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S'pore needs bolder leadership
Singapore seems to have sunk into lethargy. There is a certain sense of inertia, both in government and among its people. The focus is on what is wrong in Singapore. Complaints abound, finger pointing...
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STOMP - a cesspool of disgrace to citizen journalism
By Andrew Loh When STOMP content producer Samantha Francis was found to have lied to the authorities and had “fabricated” a picture of an opened door of an MRT train, Singapore Press Holdings (SPH)...
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Misconduct & mismanagement at City Harvest Church
Report on Todayonline: 5 arrested for misuse of City Harvest Church building fund SINGAPORE - The Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) today arrested the following five persons connected to the City...
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King Kong Jane returns to Baybeats five years after debut
King Kong Jane is set to perform at Baybeats on 29th June, five years after making its debut at the annual alternative music festival. In 2007, the indie rock act was one of several audition bands to...
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Undercover politicians and civil servants
By Tang Li One of my favourite shows on TV is “Undercover Boss.” The premise of the show is wonderfully simple. It gets a boss from a big corporation to go undercover and work as one of the ordinary...
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Ministry leaders urge restraint on Kong Hee arrest
The arrests Tuesday of five leaders of City Harvest Church (CHC) including its founder Kong Hee have led to a slew of criticism online, worrying ministry leaders who are urging restraint on the part...
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S'pore's death penalty practice raised at UN consultation
By Andrew Loh Singaporean lawyer, Mr M Ravi, was invited to attend a two-day consultation by the United Nations Special Rappoteurs on the death penalty this week at Harvard Law School in the United...
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The makings of a mega scandal
Editorial Unfortunately, the City Harvest case reflects the spirit of the times all too well. While the revelations that the authorities were looking into possible financial wrongdoing at City Harvest...
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Inspired by The Lady
The Lady: What makes an internationally celebrated political figure what she is. By Jewel Philemon “I have been free for more than a month. Some people may think that that is long enough. Others may...
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Pink Dot - surrounded by a sea of criminals?
“Any male person who, in public or private, commits, or abets the commission of, or procures or attempts to procure the commission by any male person of, any act of gross indecency with another male...
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"There's a lot of pink between the red and white"
By Ng Jing Song Amidst the panoply of pink paraphernalia - t-shirts proclaiming the “Freedom to Love”, squeaky sneakers of children emitting pink lights, pink tank-tops on puppies, and even a Pink...
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Leftists and the blurring of history
By Loh Kah Seng A change is occurring in public history in Singapore. When Dr Lim Hock Siew passed away on 4 June this year, the Straits Times (ST) published a fairly balanced obituary on the socialist...
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STOMP - stamp out bad practices
Editorial The fiasco over Stomp shows that the press has to be made to live up to its journalistic creed. The recent fiasco involving online portal Stomp’s fabricated “citizen-provided” story about a...
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God's work
By Tang Li It is unfortunate that the Reverend Kong Hee of City Harvest Church has been arrested and charged for the alleged misappropriation of church funds. His arrest has set the chattering classes...
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NEA's rental hike hurting small businesses
By Andrew Loh & Biddy Low Mrs Lai has been operating her small sewing business at Chinatown Complex for 9 years now. The last one year, however, has seen her rent raised by some 85 per cent. This...
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A gathering of musicians - no experience required
By Stacy Ooi The Singapore Singers and Songwriters Group creates a laidback environment to perform in and to meet other musicians. No experience or entry fee necessary. The Singaporean Singers and...
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Court to hear case on PM's by-election powers
The court case on the Prime Minister’s discretionary powers in calling by-elections will be heard on Thursday, 5 July at 10am, at the High Court. The hearing will deal with several issues, but mainly:...
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Is xenophobia in S'pore a serious issue?
The forum, “Online|Offline: Digital citizens on xenophobia” was held on 24 June. The forum is aimed at stimulating discourse – online and offline – on the growing negative sentiments against foreigners...
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