Fights more likely in Clarke Quay than in dormitories
Photo: Khaw Boon Wan Facebook page By Andrew Loh Minister Khaw Boon Wan’s Facebook posting of an anti-riot drill involving…
Minister's Facebook post comes under fire
Photo: Khaw Boon Wan Facebook page Controversial posting by Minister Khaw Boon Wan on joint-exercise A Facebook posting by the…
Joo Chiat fire – an old issue surfaces
Andrew Loh Following the fire which broke out at a restaurant at Joo Chiat Place last Thursday, several residents from…
Chinese worker issued with receipt containing vulgarities
Editor’s Note: This article was originally a facebook note written by Stephanie Chok. It was published here at TOC’s request.…
What the Little Pink Camera saw
Lynn Lee You’ve probably never heard of Sutha’s. Why would you? It’s just a little restaurant in Little India that serves,…
TOC Exclusive: Death of Bangladeshi worker in 2008
Andrew Loh with special thanks to “wildpoppies2009” In December 2008, Bangladeshi worker Mohamad Kamaluddin, 28, was found dead in his…
A nation of foreigners in 11 years
Ng E-Jay / Current Affairs Desk Half of Singapore’s population could consists of foreigners in 11 years time, if the…
Legal recourse for foreign workers
Jonathan Koh / Reporter Wallace Woon/Photographer Humanitarian Organization for Migration Economics (HOME’s) opening of its new resource center and legal…
Justice for workers, not quick fixes
When the Ministry of Manpower acquires a culture of always looking away when workers complain against their employers, what makes…
Worker assaulted by employer outside MOM building, and possibly to be repatriated
Andrew Loh Note: The following report has been edited to reflect more accurately what had transpired in the case of…