I never knew how famous my country was until I lived in Nepal for five months last year. Everyone, from a bespectacled high school principal to a battle-hardened Maoist guerrilla, seemed to have heard of the tiny island state known as Singapore. “Good economy, very clean,” they all said approvingly. … Full story
When Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone in 2007, it drew loud cheers and applause from the audience.
Then, the iPhone’s role was immediately obvious. It combined three much sought after functions into one mobile device: a music player, a phone and a web browser.
Of course, devices that have all these functions … Full story
Belmont Lay laments the loss of JBJ in his role as a dissenting voice for a progressive and democratic Singapore. Full story
Couples have long made use of popular music and songs in their wedding video montages freely. Now that composers and lyricists are stepping up efforts to claim royalties for use of their work, many are crying foul. But Lin Junjie argues that these music authors ought to be paid what they deserved. Full story
At the Ministerial Forum a month ago, Prime Minister Lee addressed the issue on whether there is room for more foreigners. What about the pre-independence generation who had toiled to build Singapore to what it is today? Full story
One year on since the censorship of Chee Soon Juan’s visit to NTU, a former chief editor at Nanyang Chronicle tells how censorship has become a way of life at the paper and argues for the importance of an independent press. Full story
Integration of Singaporeans and new immigrants will require more than just the National Integration Council alone, members of the audience said after the ministerial forum. Though most of the audience interviewed were positive about the role of the council in fostering integration, some remained skeptical about the extent to which the … Full story
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