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At times, it can be an intolerable experience to follow politics and current affairs (International or otherwise). Weeding through thick lay...

Donald Aw lamented in the Young PAP Blog that the prices of HDB flats in some matured estates were "absurd" and asserted that ...

I am puzzled. Is the Singapore Government for or against the movement to change the junta regime in Myanmar? Some signs that suggest that th...

Somewhere in the midst of all the reports on protest activity (yes! Even in Singapore!) was this picture of expatriate women in Singapore we...

I take cognizance of your urging Singaporeans not to link politicize issue of bus fare hikes. However, it goes without saying that any cost ...

What is happening in Burma/Myanmar is a tragedy. Unofficial reports suggest that hundreds, perhaps thousands, of protestors – including man...

I found RI science teacher Otto Fong’s ‘ coming out ’ blog touching and well-written. Unsurprisingly, it has attracted support from several...

There has been talk in the media and blogosphere that Malaysian PM Abdullah may call for early elections, possibly later this year. For Abdu...

Scholarboy and Astroboy have at The Intelligent Singaporean discussed what went wrong with the US-led war in Iraq, prefacing with a recent ...

Yvonne Lee has posited that “ Decriminalising homosexual acts would be an error ”. She argues that laws criminalizing homosexual acts are n...

Dai Kor’s reference to NMP Siew Kum Hong’s distinction between Ministers who “lead” and civil servants (Administrative officers too) who “m...

NMP Siew Kum Hong made an excellent speech in Parliament regarding civil service salary revisions. He made the distinction between Ministe...

A few weeks ago, Saikor wrote a piece on Iran. The latest UNSC sanctions and Iran’s capture of 15 British soldiers lately brings the scena...

Ministerial salaries are in the news again. The PAP government has the practical problem of paying (themselves) enough to attract the best ...

The relationship between the US and Iran has grown increasingly weary and tense over Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Iranians are generally suppo...

Seah Chiang Nee wrote an interesting piece about growing old in Singapore. He notes that “despite economic prosperity, more and more elder...

Singapore and Thailand have enjoyed close ties for many years. Bangkok, Phuket, Koh Samui and Chang Mai are popular vacation destinations f...

2006 has turned out to be a pretty eventful year for terrorism. While Indonesia took a well-deserved respite since the killing of Azahari, ...

Blogosphere in 2006 – One man’s brave new world of citizen journalism is another’s dystopia? Congratulations! ‘ You ’ have been picked by Ti...