Why no international recognition for S’pore’s fighters?

A TOC reader asks: “Why do people like Aung San Suu Kyi get Congressional Awards and Nobel Prizes while none of our home grown fighters get any sort of recognition for their efforts? It is not as if people don’t know what happened to Chin Peng, Francis Seow etc etc etc.” Share your views here.

National service, national responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities of the SAF and those serving in it.

Suggestions are not welcomed

Be open to suggestions & feedback, Tan Kin Lian urges organisations.

Give S’poreans more information – Seelan Palay

Andrew Loh chats with artist and activist Seelan Palay over lunch.

Your Voice on TOC

Giving more prominence to your comments on TOC.

Govt’s graduate equation needs balancing

Gerald Giam argues for a fundamental shift in mindsets with respect to university education .

University admissions, employment and help for the poor

Leong Sze Hian questions the inconsistencies in some govt statistics.

Letter to TOC

“My friend (who is single, unemployed and illiterate) wanted to rent out one room in her HDB flat… She found an agent through the classifieds. The agent later informed her that he had found a tenant for her room… We went down to her flat and found that the agent had sublet her flat to 4 tenants illegally, at a higher rent, hence making a profit in the process…”

Chee Soon Juan’s release from prison (video)

A video and interview with the SDP chief upon his release.

Sex and the seduction of money

Alex Au, aka Yawning Bread, gave this talk as part of interesThink2 in Feb 2008. Alex spoke on “the pros and pros of prostitution”.