Kim Dae-jung: Life on Death Row

The following film, by Amnesty International (Feb, 2010), explores experiences of death…

10 reasons why PAP may lose more seats in the next elections

Gilbert Goh ponders on what PAP has going against it at the next elections

Levy hike may hurt those in nursing homes

The hike in the foreign worker levy will mean higher operating costs…

A complacent budget

Singapore is in danger of slipping further behind the advanced economies with all the consequences this entails for real incomes – yet the Budget fails to address this, says The Reform Party

Raising foreign worker levy will not solve problems, say critics

“In the past, whenever foreign worker levies were increased, a lot of employers simply just passed on the increases to their workers, either by cutting their pay or reducing their benefits.” – By Wong Chun Han

Don’t worry, we have two new back-ups to sustain growth

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Remember the Everitt family?

“A bank wants to turn them out of their home for allegedly…

Foreigners give back to Singapore society

There are many foreigners who, like their Singaporean counterparts, contribute to the society they live in through volunteer work.

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.