Singapore Kopi Tok

"You should leave no man behind" The National Day Rally did cause a stir with its pledge to give out all serving NSF and NSmen up ...

In the Singapore story, we have come a long way because of the hard work by our forefathers and glorious "nation before self" firs...

Alan Shadrake is now a popular name. He is being pictured as an opponent of the death penalty being persecuted by the regime. This is a clev...

Vivian got it right this time! A few days ago, MCYS Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan mused that representing maternity leave as parental leav...

UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary forms of Racism, Racial discrimination, xenophobia and Related Intolerance Githu Muigai might possibly...

Lighthouse Evangelism pastor Rony Tan's incident has again put the spotlight on religious harmony in Singapore. After getting a call fro...

Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan (SRK) was recently held up at a US airport for 2 hours, apparently because of his surname. Perhaps SRK was mi...

Recent reports suggest that the threat of the swine flu pandemic is on the decline. There is also reason to suggest that swine flu is not a...

The media and blogosphere was awash with reports of the coup by Josie Lau and some of her fellow members at the Church Of Our Saviour (COOS)...

2008 was the year of the blogger-activist . The Online Citizen was in everyone's minds when one mentions blogger-activist. But what woul...

Just a few days ago, the premises of the Ministry of Manpower was yet another venue for grouses. This time it was not Chinamen about their w...

I disagree with Sai Kor’s diatribe on how Town Councils invest their funds. First, we should understand why Town Councils have large amount...

The media is awash with reports and commentary on the recent retrenchment of 500 DBS staff in Singapore, and the blogosphere /grapevine is ...

I am shocked to realise that Holland-Bukit Panjang and Pasir Ris-Punggol Town Councils invested and probably lost a combined S$12 million in...

Betrayal in politics is not unexpected as self-preservation in the play for power is the priority. Decisions on alliances based on mutual in...

I am left pondering the rationale behind the seeming government endorsement of the $1 million cash reward (supposedly from two anonymous bu...

It seems that these days, any government policy or decision draws a barrage of criticism. -- ERP gantries (and rates) go up. We have to...

The Ministry of Home Affairs has made the news for the wrong reasons again. Following a slip-up by an ICA officer at Changi Airport, a 61...

The current judicial brouhaha surrounding the Lees, the Chees, and new entrant Gopalan Nair reminds me of once of those chess games where pl...

I think it is tragic that the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok can close on a public holiday when aid workers are rushing to provide humanitarian...