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The Temasek Review was quoted by BBC News in an article on 26th August featuring immigration issues in Singapore, a sign of its growing popularity and clout as an alternative news source and authority on Singapore politics. The article titled “Singapore’s tough balancing act on immigration“, which was written... 

The Straits Times, the government propaganda mouthpiece, as expected, has been giving glowing news coverage to the Youth Olympic Games(YOG). But true to its colour, it chose to withhold incidents of inferior food supply to the thousands of volunteers and consequent food poisoning among some of them from its reporting. The... 

The founder of Ren Ci Hospital, Ming Yi, was released from Selerang Park Community Supervision Centre yesterday after serving about 3 months of his jail term under Home Detention Scheme whereby at least for the next one month, he will have to wear an electronic monitoring device around his ankle and must observe a curfew. Goh... 

The hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) situation in Singapore is worsening, and another kindergarten was ordered to close on Friday as the number of cases continues to soar, according to MOE’s website.. Last week, 982 children were diagnosed with the disease, compared with just 158 during the same period last year. So... 

By Abdul Malik For a start, let me congratulate our young Singaporean athletes and volunteers who have done us proud. You have put in many hours of training and I hope that you will continue to do Singapore proud in future sporting competitions. I am proud of every one of you, and to call you my fellow countrymen. To Dr... 

According to a Straits Times report today, the Singapore police has declined to comment on the controversial case involving a NSman Mr Abdillah Zamzuri who has been called up for questioning by his reservist unit for blogging on the cuffing of Lianhe Wanbao photo-journalist Mr Shafie Goh. When contacted by the Straits... 

Dear Vivian, We’re concerned by the recent arrest of Mr Malik for “inciting violence and public disorder” by the Singapore police (Bedok Division). Mr Malik has posted comments on facebook criticising the organizing and management of YOG. According to the New Paper, Mr Malik posted a comment saying that the mismanagement... 

The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) is finally over. Singaporeans can finally return to their lives and embrace the return of the center lane where drivers had to give way to YOG buses. It was not a smooth few weeks here. While we had highs like watching the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, cheering our Young Lions’ heroic... 

As the Olympic Flame at the Floating Platform slowly extinguishes, it symbolises the end of the ‘money burning’ process that Singaporeans witness in front of their television screen everyday since August 14, 2010. Whilst there were many calls by various platforms on the success of the YOG, there were a comparable... 

Beleaguered Singapore sports minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan who has come under heavy criticisms for mismanaging the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games, now claimed that he has nothing to do with the arrest of young YOG critic Mr Abdul Malik by the Singapore police on Tuesday which made the international headlines. Mr Malik...