The following article was first published in Malaysiakini on 26th Jan. by Steven Gan Many had expected Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak to be more stringent in enforcing controls a la Dr Mahathir Mohamad over the media. Few expected that he would be worse than Mahathir. Yesterday, the Home Ministry announced that the Printing Presses and Publications Act (PPPA) – …

The following is an excerpt of an article posted on Daily Yomiuri Online. By Ayako Hirayama / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer This is the first installment of a two-part series about issues in Southeast Asia, a region that has attracted increasing attention from Japan as a promising market and rapidly growing political partner. The first installment looks at Singapore’s open-door …

The following is a letter from a TOC reader. Hey guys, First off, I just wanted to say thanks for all the effort and dedication TOC has put into running the website – it truly is a good platform for Singaporeans of all political affiliations and concerned citizens to have a voice. It’s been an interesting month for you, given …

The following is a blog post written by Siew Kum Hong on 25 Jan 2011. Yesterday afternoon, The Online Citizen sent a letter to the Prime Minister’s Office naming four people who will be responsible for the preparation and accuracy of TOC’s donation reports under the Political Donations Act. I am one of the four, together with Joshua Chiang, Leong …

The following letter was first sent to Mr Gilbert Goh, president of Transition.org. We reproduce it with his kind permission. Dear Mr Goh Please publish my story under the name “Chua S” if you find it appropriate  for your site. I am a 35-year-old male home-grown Singapore Chinese citizen. I graduated in 2000 from NUS Business School and harboured high …