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Law Society acting like headless chicken
By Andrew Loh The behavior of the Law Society of Singapore (LSS) leaves very much to be desired indeed. After a series of bungles, which give the impression of a society seemingly acting like a...
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Press freedom in S'pore in the spotlight
On 26 August, MP Baey Yam Keng joined a panel of speakers to discuss the issue of press freedom in Singapore. The speakers were: Cherian George, Associate Professor, NTU Elaine Ee, Editor,...
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M Ravi seeks court order to "expel" Law Soc Council members
By Andrew Loh Lawyer M Ravi has taken out an application in the courts to “expel” all council members of the Law Society. Mr Ravi, who filed the application on Friday, said of the society, "I am of...
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Workers asked to sign off extra pay for working on off day
In February this year, 200 Bangladeshi workers conducted a sit-in over a salary dispute with their employers Sunway Concrete Pte Ltd and TechCom Construction. The workers said then that they made to...
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Another good teacher quits
By Elaine Ee Elaine Ee bids goodbye to a talented teacher on Teachers’ Day. Just recently, as I was helping my daughter’s school to prepare for Teachers’ Day, my daughter told me that her form teacher...
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SDP organizes football tournament to engage average Singaporeans
A football tournament is one of the Singapore Democratic Party’s (SDP) latest attempts to reach out to Singaporeans on the ground. The SDP’s Youth Wing held their first football tournament last year –...
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Job vacancy: alternative government for S'pore
By Elaine Ee Who can step into this role? Too much democracy is a nightmare for management. Who do you listen to? How do you decide? Who wins in the end? With society opening up like never before and a...
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Media restrictions in S'pore not mythical
“It is not a mythical restriction. There are real restrictions,” said Mr Tan Tarn How at the latest forum by bloggers called Online|Offline: Digital Citizens on Press Freedom. Mr Tan, who is a...
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Forget raising the birth rate, help parents instead
By Andrew Loh Since the ’80s, the Government has introduced more measures to try and up the birth rate in Singapore – to no avail. (See here.) Some 94 per cent of those polled in a Channelnesasia...
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The silencing effect
By Biddy Low Close to a week before its private event at the Substation, local civil initiative Function 8 was notified by the independent arts centre that their booking has been cancelled, following...
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Put free preschool education on the agenda
By Elaine Ee Article taken from inSing.com. Finally, the government is addressing the issue of preschool education in Singapore. It has set up a committee to improve preschool education, and will also...
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Media restrictions in S'pore not mythical
“It is not a mythical restriction. There are real restrictions,” said Mr Tan Tarn How at the latest forum by bloggers called Online|Offline: Digital Citizens on Press Freedom. Mr Tan, who is a...
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Forget raising the birth rate, help parents instead
By Andrew Loh Since the ’80s, the Government has introduced more measures to try and up the birth rate in Singapore – to no avail. (See here.) Some 94 per cent of those polled in a Channelnesasia...
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The silencing effect
By Biddy Low Close to a week before its private event at the Substation, local civil initiative Function 8 was notified by the independent arts centre that their booking has been cancelled, following...
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Put free preschool education on the agenda
By Elaine Ee The following article is written for and first published on inSing.com. Finally, the government is addressing the issue of preschool education in Singapore. It has set up a committee to...
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Making the S'pore River relevant to S'poreans
By Liew Kai Khiun “Rising rents drive the proletariat into the suburbs. The quartiers [districts] of Paris in this way lose their physiognomy. The “red belt” [a description of working class suburbs...
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Malay issues are national issues: SDP forum
By Andrew Loh For the longest time, Singaporeans were told to either be “very careful” when they talk about minority issues, in particular issues affecting the Malay community, or to not talk about...
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Singles, I hear you: Khaw Boon Wan
The following is a blog posting by Minister for National Development, Mr Khaw Boon Wan, on the MND blog. Since I joined MND last year, I have often received suggestions and feedback from Singaporeans...
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The legacy of the Conversation?
By Andrew Loh - With the formation of the Our Singapore National Conversation (NC) committee, things are set to move forward from here. While there are skepticism from some quarters (and not...
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Govt should change rhetoric on xenophobia: Lina Chiam
The following is a letter to publichouse.sg from Singapore People's Party (SPP) Non-constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP), Mrs Lina Chiam. Senior Parliamentary Secretary Ms Sim Ann has spoken of...
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