-- Background to the 25th Anniversary of Operation Spectrum – On 21 May 1987, the Singapore Government mounted "Operation Spectrum" under the Internal Security Act. Sixteen individuals were arrested in the first wave, with another six detained soon after. Two of the lawyers (including a former Solicitor-General of Singapore) who represented these individuals were subsequently detained as well. The arrested …

By Kumaran Pillai and Cheong Yaoming – In 1987, a group of civil activists were arrested in relation to an alleged plot to overthrow the government through violent means and to bring about social revolution through Marxist inspired practices. Till today, the 16 of those who were detained without trial claim that they were innocent and have committed no crime …

~ By Bertha Henson ~ The number $400,000 stood out in today’s papers, for being the record fine slapped ON SingTel. (I am so pleased that no paper wrote that SingTel was slapped WITH a $400,000 fine! Yay!) A big deal was made about it being a record. But numbers mean nothing without a context. It’s a record but is it high? …

By Kenneth Jeyeretnam - Following my letter to the Ministry of Finance a lot of people have been asking whether we have been here before with the Indonesian loan shenanigans of 1997. Isn’t this just déjà vu? My answer to that is that I don’t believe so. We shouldn’t get ready to throw in the towel yet. The world has …

  By Loh Wei Wen -    I read the article by Bertha Henson and to my surprise, the author mentions that "I’ve had to face the ire of PAP heavyweights who complain about unflattering pictures or supposedly misleading headlines during past polls or the amount of acreage given to the opposition. Yes, the PAP complains too about media bias."      All well …

By Leong Sze Hian -   I refer to the Energy Market Authority's (EMA) reply “Tariff changes mainly due to fuel price changes” (Today, May 17) to my letter “Tariff not falling in tandem with decrease in fuel price” (Today, May 17). It states that “when fuel prices increased by 8 per cent from January to July 2006, the tariff …

PRESS RELEASE          In its inaugural screening in Singapore, Art21 will feature four one-hour programmes from the sixth and latest season of its broadcast repertoire. The Singapore Contemporary Young Artists (SCYA) will host these screenings at its studio in Goodman Arts Centre on 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th June at 730pm to 830pm. 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th June at …