On 14 June, renowned veteran journalist PN Balji launched his book Reluctant Editor in which he shares stories from his time as editor of The New Paper and Today with a look behind the scenes on the relationship between the government and mainstream media. Nicholas Yong of Yahoo! News Singapore says the 70-year old “paints a portrait of a thin-skinned …

Having painted casually all his life, 80-year old Johnny Wong decided to pick up the brush and dive into his passion full-time after his retirement as a primary school teacher. Mr Wong, in a sense, could be considered as an ‘outsider’ to the art world for his approach to painting but he has never given up his passion and remained …

80-year old Johnny Wong has loved art and has been painting since a young age. Wong has had a long career working as a primary school teacher. Most young people would not have heard of the schools he has taught in — for example, primary schools in Pulau Tekong, Telok Paku or Telok Kurau. In that sense, Wong may be …

Simon Lim, regular opinion writer, proposed in a Facebook post that Singapore should adopt a fine system based on income for traffic offences where fine amounts are determined based on a person’s total yearly income. Suggesting that this would be a way to make Singapore a ‘truer equal society’, Mr Lim suggests that the current flat-rate fine system is unfair …

Masterpiece in Motion is back! As Singapore Dance Theatre’s annual triple-bill evening, this season features a phenomenal line-up including George Balanchine’s Serenade and Theme and Variations, as well as Choo-San Goh’s Fives. Masterpiece in Motion presents a true reflection and statement of SDT’s brilliance and remarkable skill, allowing you to immerse yourself in the sophisticated world of dance as they …

On 14 June, Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam attended a discussion with representatives from several Singaporean LGBTQ+ organisations to talk about anti-drug outreach efforts. Some of the organisations included Pink Dot Sg, Oogachaga, The T Project, Free Community Church, CNB Drug Free Sg, The Greenhouse Sg, and Lifeline Sg. Sharing about the discussion on his Facebook page (19 …

A former MediaCorp editor has been appointed as the press secretary for Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat. Farah Abdul Rahim previously worked as a senior broadcast journalist at MediaCorp for 7 years starting in 1999 before a two year stint as Account Director at Hill & Knowlton. According to her LinkedIn profile, Ms Rahim then entered public service between …

After sharing his thoughts on the protests in Hong Kong and noting how Singaporean’s should not only support the people there but also be inspired by them, Roy Ngerng was described by Mothership.sg as a ‘foreign influence’. Specifically, in an article detailing Mr Ngerng’s original post the website used the phrase: “This is some next level foreign-influence-ception” when talking about …

In a Facebook post sharing his walkabout with the party which took place at the Jalan Besar GRC on Sunday 16 June, Mr Nassir Ismail noted that many of the people they met included senior citizens – some with walking sticks, some in electronic motor scooters, and others just spending the day out with their families. Mr Ismail, in his …

The National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has been ranked among the top 20 universities worldwide according to Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings for 2019 released earlier this month. NUS and NTU tied at 11th. While NTU recorded higher scores than NUS in terms of research citations per faculty and faculty-to-student ratio, both of which …