Daily Archives: July 31, 2015
TOC honoured at Singapore Advocacy Awards as Civil Society Advocate Organisation of the Year
By Kirsten Han
July 31, 2015
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The Online Citizen was awarded the prize for Civil Society Advocate Organisation of the Year at the 2015 Singapore Advocacy Awards on Friday. “The Online Citizen… has established itself as Singapore’s independent online news source of record, providing investigative news reports and thought-provoking Read More
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Severe consequences for a PAP majority with its underground city for 10m population
By The Online Citizen July 31, 2015
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Since the publication of this article, The Online Citizen has received notice from the Attorney General’s Chambers that the central assertion made in this article is patently false: The monies raised from the issuance of the Singapore Saving Bonds will used to finance Read More
More... ST raises details irrelevant to child custody law-suit
By The Online Citizen July 31, 2015
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By Ben Matchap I refer to an extremely disgusting article by The Straits Times published yesterday, “Gay man denied joint custody of triplets, a poor decision maker.” The article wrote, “A man who hid his homosexuality from his wife for 13 years has Read More
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Professor Tambyah’s candidacy to give SDP a boost
By Andrew Loh July 31, 2015
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Professor Paul Anantharajah Tambyah is set to join the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP). A familiar face at the party’s activities the last few years, Prof Tambyah’s membership has raised the prospects of his candidacy in the upcoming general elections under the SDP banner. Speaking Read More
More... Emulating world class talents like John Duncan Tasker
By The Online Citizen July 31, 2015
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Our sage, Chan Chun Sing is absolutely right. Singaporeans should move out of their comfort zone, and emulate world class talents like John Duncan Tasker who has “global and regional perspectives”. Read More…
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Stomp out racism – an essay for SG50
By theonlinecitizen July 31, 2015
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By Kang Ruo Xuan My dream for Singapore is for all Singaporeans to treat others with respect and not treat anyone differently because they have a different skin colour from us. Racism occurs everywhere, even in schools. An example of it would be Read More
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Posted on July 31, 2015 by theonlinecitizen
The Calling It Out Show – What’s going on with the trains?
By theonlinecitizenIn the latest installment of the show, Sean and Ben talks about the recent spate of breakdowns in our transport system. “It’s been a problem for a long time,” Sean Francis Han says. “And we’re not seeing any form of improvement.” “I think Read More
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