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A persistence in meaning, when a Mango Tree is more than just a tree.
Few of us in Singapore have much to return to from our childhood, even fewer would have fought as hard as Hidayah Amin to preserve what she holds dear of her heritage. When Hidayah was born in her...
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Single-identity politics
By Angela Oon The recent case of Nizam Ismail and his resignation from the AMP got me thinking, again, about the kind of single-identity politics that keep getting shoved down our throats. It's the...
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When activists cross the line
By Andrew Loh In recent years, there have been instances where the Government took issue with civil society activists for allegedly having “crossed a line” from civil society activism to political...
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Silence over Sri Lanka’s killing fields
By Jewel Philemon From Singapore… Close to forty participants were seen setting up base at the Speakers Corner on Saturday. These people - from different walks of life, different nationalities,...
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More than a picnic, less than a conspiracy
By Ng Jing Song It was the following exchange that might have brought Stand Up on May Day more publicity than the organisers could have ever bargained for. “Labour Day is a day for rest.” “Ya, like...
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AGC to be joined as party in blogger’s case involving stat board
The Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) has indicated that it has “no objections to being joined as a party” in the case brought by blogger Ms Han Hui Hui involving a statutory board. Ms Han is being...
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Ending the politics of dominance
By Tan Wah Piow In his interview with the Straits Times, the Deputy Prime Minister, Tharman Shanmugaratnam said “it’s in Singapore’s interest that you do have a dominant party”. The responses from...
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Kampong boy, human rights champion
By Elaine Ee Human rights lawyers in Singapore are a rare and precious breed. In a republic where political, press and civil liberties are only just starting to look up, fighting for human rights was,...
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When activists cross the line
By Andrew Loh In recent years, there have been instances where the Government took issue with civil society activists for allegedly having “crossed a line” from civil society activism to political...
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AGC to be joined as party in blogger’s case involving stat board
The Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) has indicated that it has “no objections to being joined as a party” in the case brought by blogger Ms Han Hui Hui involving a statutory board. Ms Han is being...
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Erosion of trust in public institutions not necessarily a bad thing
By Andrew Loh In September last year (2012), Sim Ann, the Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Communications and Information & Ministry of Education, posted the following joke on her...
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Gov't reneges on 'light touch' promise
Publichouse.sg statement on the MDA ruling: "The new Internet ruling announced by the Media Development Authority (MDA) is symptomatic of a government which continues to be out of touch with the...
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Gov't continues to be out of touch
By Andrew Loh On 4 January, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong sent a legal letter of demand to writer and activist Alex Au to remove an article which was allegedly defamatory of Mr Lee. Mr Au was also...
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Ending the politics of dominance
By Tan Wah Piow In his interview with the Straits Times, the Deputy Prime Minister, Tharman Shanmugaratnam said “it’s in Singapore’s interest that you do have a dominant party”. The responses from...
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Major websites to protest licensing requirement
MEDIA STATEMENT Thursday, 30 May 2013 MAJOR ONLINE WEBSITES IN SINGAPORE TO PROTEST AGAINST LICENSING REQUIREMENT The Media Development Authority had, on Tuesday, introduced a “licensing framework”...
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Erosion of trust in public institutions not necessarily a bad thing
By Andrew Loh In September last year (2012), Sim Ann, the Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Communications and Information & Ministry of Education, posted the following joke on her...
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Gov't reneges on 'light touch' promise
Publichouse.sg statement on the MDA ruling: "The new Internet ruling announced by the Media Development Authority (MDA) is symptomatic of a government which continues to be out of touch with the...
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Gov't continues to be out of touch
By Andrew Loh On 4 January, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong sent a legal letter of demand to writer and activist Alex Au to remove an article which was allegedly defamatory of Mr Lee. Mr Au was also...
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MDA's censorship rules apply to readers' comments too
By Andrew Loh The so-called new regulations announced by the Media Development Authority (MDA) are perhaps intentionally broad and vague enough to allow the government to enforce it on virtually...
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#FreeMyInternet – Movement against new licensing requirements for online media
MOVEMENT AGAINST NEW LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR ONLINE MEDIA MEDIA STATEMENT - 1 JUNE 2013 The blogging community will be organising a protest and online blackout next week against the new licensing...
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