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Appraising the Apprentice

By Dan Koh What were you doing on 20 May, Friday morning? In the blue light of first dawn, crickets…

Manifesto: It'll keep you thinking and talking

One day before opening night, the authorities rated The Necessary Stage and Drama Box’s play R18. The reason was that…

Art and Politics: The Necessary Stage and Drama Box's Manifesto

By Kirsten Han Walking into The Necessary Stage’s (TNS) black box, I’m faced with a flurry of activity even though…

Singapore civil society responds to Universal Periodic Review

Note: The writer is a member of We Believe in Second Chances, an anti-death penalty group that is part of…

The Two Kirstens: Han interviews Tan

Some time in late 2008 or 2009 I printed a copy of my student film on to a tape, put…

Providing free herbs for the sick and needy

By Sharanya Pillai Losing a loved one to cancer is a painful experience, one that 63-year-old Ng Kim Chuan knows…

Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss launches Mountbatten Manifesto

Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss, the Singapore People’s Party (SPP) candidate for Mountbatten SMC, on Monday launched her manifesto for Mountbatten, outlining her plans…

WP launches manifesto urging “compassionate and equitable growth”

The Workers’ Party launched a 46-page manifesto on Sunday containing key proposals such as instituting a national minimum wage pegged to…

Questions asked over MND letter on AHPETC managing agents

A statement the Ministry of National Development (MND) released Saturday afternoon has triggered questions over whether both the civil service…

“With you, for you, for Singapore”: PAP launches manifesto

The People’s Action Party (PAP) launched its manifesto this morning, accompanied by the slogan “With you, For You, For Singapore”. “All…