The long drop and the hangman’s ritual

How humane the hangman’s fracture is, is only perhaps how well the complex permutation of factors fit together each time the state orders the death of an individual, as Vicky Yang finds out

TOC Editorial – A call to suspend all executions

Serious questions about the mandatory death penalty need to be addressed before we continue to execute drug mules.

Salaries increased for political appointments?

“Salaries for political appointments – ministers, ministers of state and parliamentary secretaries…

Budget does little to address main issues faced by S’poreans

The Online Citizen speaks to financial expert and TOC’s own columnist, Mr Leong Sze Hian, for his take on Budget 2010 which was unveiled by the finance minister on Monday.