President Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam “wishes you and members of your organising team the best and success in organising the event.”
“TOC has come a long way from its humble beginning with a simple mission in mind. The ‘gazette’ indirectly helped TOC build a stronger position as a creditable online media. With no doubts, TOC is a positive presence that give Singaporeans a different perspective of social-political issues through the contribution of your pool of talented writers and volunteers. Notwithstanding the competition for eyeballs in the current social-political website mix, I believe TOC’s recent offerings of Chinese articles and organized events such as Face2Face, will strengthen the base of TOC’s followers.” – SG Daily
“The team at TRE would like to congratulate TOC for surviving its “cassette” (tic) and wishes its team many more 5 years to come, towards the betterment of Singapore.” – TR Emeritus
“Thank you for doing what you are doing with The Online Citizen. You and your team at TOC have definitely changed Singapore civil and political landscape. I am grateful for the changes in Singapore I see as a result of TOC.” Saleemah Ismail, Immediate Past President of UNIFEM Singapore
“Heartiest congrats, TOC. You have raised a lot of social issues and given good insights into the plight of the needy, the marginalised and the poor who suffer in silence. Keep up the good work!” – Model Caregiver Raymond Anthony Fernando

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