MM Lee brings the House “back to earth” MM Lee rebuts NMP Viswa Sadasivan and introduces amendment to motion. The Online Citizen20 August 2009
This weekend – Pow Wow, Human Rights, WP Youth Wing, Tan Kin Lian & Invest Fair An interesting weekend ahead for civil society. The Online Citizen20 August 2009
Tharman’s “public interest” remark removed by Straits Times Did the Straits Times intentionally leave out Tharman’s remark in report? The Online Citizen20 August 2009
Singapore’s loan sharking problem You shouldn’t criminalize people who have no choice but to turn to… The Online Citizen20 August 2009
Where’s the compassion in our “fine city”? 4 million minor offences in 2008 and 90,000 hauled to night courts. Leong Sze Hian. The Online Citizen20 August 2009
PAP ND Message – Words are hollow without moral leadership Nothing new as PM Lee avoids Temasek. Khairulanwar Zaini. The Online Citizen20 August 2009
Ho Ching named 5th most powerful – and first lady Forbes ranks Ho Ching 5th in power but gets it wrong that she is “S’pore’s first lady”. The Online Citizen20 August 2009
Lee Kuan Yew: “All around us is evidence of our accountability.” We’re here today, we have this building, we have all these facilities,… The Online Citizen20 August 2009
A mockery of Parliament The public’s interest is not served when ministers do not respect Parliament. The Online Citizen20 August 2009
Human Trade – the scams in Singapore and Malaysia Every year, thousands of Bangladeshi workers are cheated and exploited. The Online Citizen20 August 2009