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S-League – the sinking league or the successful league?

The Today newspaper, on 13 September, carried an article by Mr PN Balji, director of the Asia Journalism Fellowship, a…

Deaf children not less deserving, says American teacher

Deborah Choo for The Online Citizen – “I really think Singapore needs to see what deaf people can do. They’ve…

Movie Review: shifting sands of Sandcastle

– By Ho Rui An – There is a certain fragility to be observed in Boo Junfeng’s debut feature, Sandcastle. For…

The Satirist Says: Ris ‘da boomz’ Low to be questioned

Singapore, 1 September 2010 – It is widely expected that Ris Low – God’s gift to the local comedy scene,…

Graduate student interviews TOC on its purpose

Ms Chak Sopheap, a graduate student at the Graduate School of International Relations, International University of Japan, interviewed The Online Citizen…

The little that we do

It is not my intention, in this posting, to trumpet what we at The Online Citizen do. This post is…

ComCare cartoonised for the simple-minded

MCYS cartoonises the Community Care Endowment Fund (ComCare) supposedly for the simple of mind.

The Satirist Says: Vice-Raids to encourage IR patronage

In an unusual show of disdain for the ‘veterans’ at Geylang and Joo Chiat, a multi-agency task force swooped down…

The only Asians I’ve met online are mail-order brides

Are Bangkok, Kelantan and Kunming in the same country? Which country is famous for the Ping Pong show? Who are…

Singapore policies force some onto streets

Al Jazeera reports on the homelessness issue in Singapore. Singapore is a nation of homeowners, largely thanks to a comprehensive…