Civil Society Commentaries Opinion Did PAP MP Louis Ng obtain a police permit before holding a smiley face placard at a hawker centre? It is probably fair to say that for a law to be… ghui23 February 2021
LGBT Opinion Lawrence Wong’s silence in relation to transgender student issue and DMA is deafening Minister for Education, Lawrence Wong (Wong), has been criticised for not addressing… ghui1 February 2021
LGBT Opinion Have the peaceful protests by students upset the balance between the right of individual expression and societal stability? The police have arrested three individuals for allegedly holding and participating in… ghui28 January 2021
Civil Society Law & Order Social Justice FORUM-ASIA calls for S'pore authorities to end of judicial harassment of Jolovan Wham and repeal Public Order Act The summoning of activist Jolovan Wham by the Singaporean authorities for posting… The Online Citizen29 May 2020
Civil Society Law & Order Police to investigate civil rights activist Jolovan Wham for allegedly violating Public Order Act Police will be conducting investigations on civil rights activist Jolovan Wham, in… The Online Citizen20 May 2020
A flawed Bill that Parliament must not enact Vincent Wijeysingha The Ministry of Home Affairs has introduced another Public Order… andrewlow17 February 2014
For much is at stake The POA is about preserving the dominance of the PAP. For this reason, the POA is about us, the citizens. The Online Citizen20 April 2009
Why proper oversight of police powers is important Banning video recordings of events can result in police’s abuse of power, just as the UK has shown. The Online Citizen19 April 2009
TOC Editorial: Muzzling the madding crowd The courts should have been allowed to decide the legality of a move-on order at the very least. TOC Editorial. The Online Citizen14 April 2009
Public Order Act – which country would you be in? Have we gotten that balance right? Well, ask yourselves two questions. In… The Online Citizen14 April 2009