Jilted by the system
by: Ghui/ Adrian (not his real name) has been selling food at a canteen in a university in Singapore for 6 ...
Month: June 2011
Potong Pasir, the People’s town – Part 2
Howard Lee & Benjamin Cheah / "Hi, are you a resident of Potong Pasir?" "No no no..." You would be ...
What makes a successful politician?
by: Ghui/ George Yeo and Lim Hwee Hua were both politicians who have made contributions to Singapore. George Yeo especially, ...
HDB: Why not so easy to downgrade
Leong Sze Hian/ Over the last few weeks, we have encountered more than 10 cases of Singaporeans with HDB housing ...
HOME’s Bridget Lew mentioned in Hillary Clinton’s speech
Humanitarian Organisation for Migration Economics (HOME) founder and President Bridget Lew Tan was mentioned in a speech by US Secretary ...
Harder truths about Security Bond
Sophia Tsang/ In a letter to Today, MOM made a declaration regarding the Security Bond. ("Truth about the Security Bond" ...
Germany and Singapore embark on Human Rights Logo Initiative
Deborah Choo/ In an unprecendented effort to form and crystalize a unified symbol for human rights, Germany has launched a ...
NKF reserves can last forever?
Leong Sze Hian/ I refer to the reports “Charity sector to get public confidence boost” (Channel NewsAsia, Jun 25)and “Donations ...
Our responsibility as citizens
by: Ghui/ The advent of the internet age has seen the prolific rise of websites such as Facebook, Twitter and ...
Assessing a Nation’s True Competitiveness
Ultimately what any country should be worrying about is not comparisons but differentiation. In Singapore’s case, with its strategic imperative ...