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The case of Amy Cheong and the idea of entitlement
By Miak Siew I just preached yesterday about loving God. We talk about that all the time in church, but the specifics are sketchy. Some churches define loving God as regular attendance in church,...
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Going beyond Amy Cheong
By Andrew Loh So she is condemned, fired from her job, and has now taken flight (temporarily, presumably) to Perth, Australia. The storm has subsided somewhat for Ms Amy Cheong. In its wake is left an...
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To PM Lee: We need to work smarter, not harder
By Elaine Ee As Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced that Singapore is likely to avoid a technical recession, he also cautioned of challenging economic times ahead. “There’ll be ups and downs,” he...
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Discretion needed in prosecuting migrant workers
By Vincent Law The speech on amendments to the Employment of Foreign Manpower (Amendment) Bill by Mr Tan Chuan-Jin, Acting Minister for Manpower and Senior Minister for National Development, on 11...
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The case of Amy Cheong and the idea of entitlement
By Miak Siew I just preached yesterday about loving God. We talk about that all the time in church, but the specifics are sketchy. Some churches define loving God as regular attendance in church,...
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An affirmation of the ethnic enclave
By Elaine Ee Think about HDB’s Ethnic Integration Policy—it’s really racist. Recently ex-NTUC assistant director, Amy Cheong, displayed her irritation at her Malay neighbours’ wedding in an unfortunate...
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Lighting the red candles
By Tan Wah Piow In Memory of My Mother: Kee Kim Thiam My mother, Madam Kee Kim Thiam, passed away peacefully in Singapore on the 9th October 2012, at the grand old age of 102. Thanks to modern...
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Archbishop/F8 saga - rejected letter on MHA's role
The following is a letter by Mr Vincent Law which was sent to Mediacorp Press in September. The letter was rejected for publication. Notwithstanding the Government's appreciation of the Catholic...
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Going beyond Amy Cheong
By Andrew Loh So she is condemned, fired from her job, and has now taken flight (temporarily, presumably) to Perth, Australia. The storm has subsided somewhat for Ms Amy Cheong. In its wake is left an...
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Keeping politics & religion separate
Parliament October 15, 2012. Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP), Mr Laurence Lien, asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs if he can provide an update on the Government's stance...
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To PM Lee: We need to work smarter, not harder
By Elaine Ee As Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced that Singapore is likely to avoid a technical recession, he also cautioned of challenging economic times ahead. “There’ll be ups and downs,”...
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Time to consider a new leader for S'pore?
By Andrew Loh "There is something that people do feel in wanting a kinder society, a more gracious society,” Senior Minister of State for Education, Lawrence Wong, said on 21 October. “That is one...
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A "wiki" S'pore doesn't need to stall
Extract from the article on IPS Commons: It has certainly been the government’s position that Singapore requires a strong state and top-down consensus building, even at the expense of some individual...
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An affirmation of the ethnic enclave
By Elaine Ee Think about HDB’s Ethnic Integration Policy—it’s really racist. Recently ex-NTUC assistant director, Amy Cheong, displayed her irritation at her Malay neighbours’ wedding in an unfortunate...
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Keeping politics & religion separate
Parliament October 15, 2012. Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP), Mr Laurence Lien, asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs if he can provide an update on the Government's stance...
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Vanishing Point - Mind the gap
By Elaine Ee Absences, voids and disappearances form the theme of Felix Cheong’s masterful new collection of short stories, Vanishing Point. He talks to publichouse.sg’s Elaine Ee. What happens when a...
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How to survive the perils of the online world
About: Gazetting of a socio-political blog, lawyers’ demands to withdraw articles and issue apologies, police investigations for making questionable remarks. The online world appears to be a dangerous...
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Time to consider a new leader for S'pore?
By Andrew Loh "There is something that people do feel in wanting a kinder society, a more gracious society,” Senior Minister of State for Education, Lawrence Wong, said on 21 October. “That is one...
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A "wiki" S'pore doesn't need to stall
Extract from the article on IPS Commons: It has certainly been the government’s position that Singapore requires a strong state and top-down consensus building, even at the expense of some individual...
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Judge Pillai grants protective cost order to Vellama
SINGAPORE, 2 NOVEMBER 2012 ----- In a historic decision, Justice Pillai of The High Court of The Republic of Singapore has ruled that no order of cost will be levied against applicant Vellama D/O...
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