Month: May 2009

140 posts

Singapore government knew that Mas Selamat had been arrested

“But we could not say anything publicly or else it would jeopardise the operation,” says PM Lee.

Governance in post-crisis world

TOCI writer, Fang Shi Han, attends symposium in Switzerland where Tharman Shanmugaratnam was the guest speaker. Coming fresh from the World Economic Forum at Davos, Tharman outlined the problems that the world is facing in this recession, while providing solutions and highlighting opportunities.

No time to dress up, Mas Selamat caught while sleeping!

MAS Selamat Kastari, one of the region’s most wanted terrorists, was nabbed…

Mas Selamat – reconvene Committee of Inquiry

Reprimand of officers should also be re-looked into. Leong Sze Hian.

Mas Selamat captured – all thanks to the ISD!

Malaysia cleans up the mess – S’pore takes the credit. Gerald Giam.

Applying for a job? “My interests include cooking dogs…”

Experts found that 94 per cent of job hunters risked missing out on vacancies through poor spelling, grammar or presentation on their CVs. The Telegraph reports on some blunders which job applicants make.

A Christian woman’s take on the Aware saga

The AWARE debacle has demonstrated that apathy does not guarantee safety, but rather invites vulnerability. It would be a huge pity for Singaporeans to forget all they have done in defence of one precious civil society organisation, and rest on their laurels. By Scholar-at-Large.

The suspension of reason

Half-truths and innuendos have sunk a worthy programme. TOC Editorial.

Where is the “unique Singapore advantage” to protect our workers?

Labour Chief should stand up for S’porean workers more. Andrew Loh.

Sharing of information between 3 countries led to Mas Selamat’s arrest – Star Online

Malaysian, Indonesian and S’porean authorities involved in intelligence.