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Look out for people “who are pushing too far”

We must look out for indications, of people who are pushing too far, who test the limits. All stakeholders –…

TOC Editorial: Keep Kum Hong

Choo Zheng Xi / Editor-in-Chief Mr Siew Kum Hong’s detractors have recently begun lobbying the government to deny him a…

Aware saga: Calm down and move on, says DPM Wong Kan Seng

Breaking News: Malaysia confirms its first H1N1 flu case, says top health official Ismail Merican. Announcement: Stay tuned for TOC’s…

Letters of praise and criticism – and one to two ministers about TOC

The following are letters or emails to The Online Citizen during the course the past month or so. Sock puppeting…

KRC – Upfront: with Dr. Gwee Li Sui

Dr Gwee came into prominence at the height of the AWARE saga when his written notes on the topic were…

A Christian woman’s take on the Aware saga

Scholar at Large / United States Pictures by Damien Chng & Kenneth Tham The AWARE fracas has finally come to…

The suspension of reason

Half-truths and innuendos have sunk a worthy programme In a move that was half-anticipated, the Ministry of Education (MOE) announced…

Comprehensive sex education programme suspended

In view of the contents of the manual, Aware’s programmes will be suspended in schools and subject to the new…

Siew Kum Hong’s personal take on Aware EGM

From Siew Kum Hong’s blog: First and foremost, I walked away from the EGM proud to be Singaporean. I saw…

The government’s strategic intervention in the Aware saga

PN Balji / Picture by Damien Chng In a different time and under a different political leadership, the acrimonious public…