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By Low Wei Xiang The following article was originally written by the writer at myhometown.sg . Comparing the newspaper headlines of a few months ago and now, one can certainly see the stark differences. A few months ago, a prevalent theme in The Straits Times was MM Lee’s calls for Singaporeans to put up with the... 

By Low Wei Xiang Singaporeans might have plenty to cheer with the government’s announcement of price hikes and changes in the primary school balloting system to enhance the privileges of citizens, but they could be losing sight of the big picture. Last week, the government announced that PRs and foreigners will pay higher... 

By Low Wei Xiang When I first heard that journalist Joanne Soh made a bold proclamation to the whole nation with her article titled “My mum is right: Men are pigs” in The New Paper on 4 Dec 09, my first reaction was to blush. That’s right – I positively turned a shade of beetroot.  After all, it is not every day... 

By Low Wei Xiang An excerpt of the speech given by the Public Service Commission (PSC) chairman, Eddie Teo, in The Straits Times on 5 Nov 09 has brought to limelight the issue of the PSC scholars selection process again. This time, he highlighted that “most of the current generation of young scholars are responsible... 

By Low Wei Xiang, Social Correspondent It has been reported that the government will start selling the H1N1 vaccine – one million doses of it for our population of nearly five million – likely eliciting a rush to hospitals and clinics for those eager to be amoung the first to lay their hands on it. Should you be...