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A concerned young Singaporean on twitter discovered a seemingly harmless programme by a church targetted at the LGBTQ community in Singapore. But upon further inspection, the bright, happy advertising was for a version of conversion therapy. Twitter fam, I am gonna need help. This church in Singapore has a programme that tries to convert gay people and they need to …

Famous 545 Whampoa Prawn Noodle hawker stall at Tekka Centre is on the lookout to employ a hardworking chef at S$2,500 to S$3,400, a salary that is above the market rate, with reasonable working hours from 5am to 2pm (9 hours, including meal breaks) for five days a week, instead of the typical six day work week for service industry. …

Damien Koh, an 18-year old with a passion for boxing and electronics managed to secure early acceptance to on the US’ top ranked university, Northwestern, having stood out in his application essay that highlighted his commitment to boxing, an unusual sport in Singapore. Having spent much of his life on the move, relocating homes seven or eight times, Damien, who …

There is still time to “appropriately revise” the Protection against Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Bill before its Second Reading in Parliament this week to ensure that the proposed Act is passed in accordance with international law, said the ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) in Jakarta on Tue (7 May). In its statement on Tue, APHR urged the Singapore government …

Prominent Malaysian activist and Seksualiti Merdeka co-founder Pang Khee Teik recently paid a visit to his friend, an orang asli (indigenous people) activist called Mustafa Along, in his village located at Gua Musang, Kelantan. In a Facebook post yesterday (6 May), Pang shared that he is meeting up with Mustafa, who is the chairman of the Jaringan Orang Asli Kelantan …

by Nabilah Husna Tomorrow is UN’s World Press Freedom Day. I want to believe that that announcement would cause a sting of self-awareness among most media consumers in Singapore. But I fear that might be a bit too hopeful. Maybe because ‘press freedom’ doesn’t hit quite the right note in a chorus of other important social issues that are, rightly …

by Front Line Defenders On 29 April 2019, the High Court of Singapore fined human rights defender Jolovan Wham 5000 SGD (about 3280 EUR) for contempt of court. If he refuses to pay the fine, he will be jailed for one week. He is also required to pay an additional 5000 SGD in legal costs to the Prosecutor and 2997.82 …

Ms Carol Rogers meticulously pasted Post-It notes on photographs as reminders of important dates such as birthdays for her dementia-stricken mother who was moved into a care facility in 2011. Little did she know that this method would be broadened and adapted to become a digital tool for dementia patients worldwide, including Singapore. On Monday (29 April), Ms Rogers signed …

On Sunday (28 April), a gathering was held at Hong Lim Park where members of the public voiced their concerns over the proposed Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act. The two hour event was moderated by Kwan Yue Keng and say speakers including lawyer turned advocat Khush Chopra, former politician and founder of Asia Centre Dr James Gomez, media …

by Elaine Yu and Catherine Lai HONG KONG — Four prominent leaders of Hong Kong’s democracy movement were jailed on Wednesday (24 Apr) for their role in organising mass protests in 2014 that paralysed the city for months and infuriated Beijing. The prison terms are the latest hammer blow to the city’s beleaguered democracy movement which has seen key figures …