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Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Good to sound alarm on terror attacks, but guard against self-fulfilling prophecies

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Haj Mohamed March 30, 2016 I acknowledge why the Home Affairs Minister sounded a note of caution in the report “Attack on Singapore a ...
Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Build 'singles village' to help young people get hitched

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[On the same day that Singapore was reported to be the happiest place in the Asia Pacific, and the 22nd happiest place (or people) in the wo...
Saturday, March 5, 2016

Conservation must go beyond face value

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5 Mar 2016 Changi Prison is undoubtedly an important historic site ("Parts of Changi Prison gazetted as national monument"; Feb ...
Thursday, January 7, 2016

‘Light-ups’ at Orchard Road a disgrace

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From Phillip Tan Fong Lip December 18, 2015 The first fire at Orchard Road, known the world over to be a shopping haven at this time of...

Let's be a cultural melting pot, not bowl of salad

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Jan 7, 2016,  When we take a train ride, we often hear many languages being spoken and see attire that hails from varied origins. These are...
Saturday, November 21, 2015

Hocking our Future (Or the Future of Hawkers in Singapore)

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[Nothing will rouse the average Singaporean more than a threat to his beloved Hawker Culture. Except maybe the death of a founding father.] ...
Friday, November 20, 2015

Unsafe to sew on train

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Nov 19, 2015 Recently, I came across a young woman working on a piece of cross-stitch embroidery inside an SMRT train. She sat forward with...