Contributed by SINGAPORE ARMCHAIR CRITIC – After 4pm and over the next two hours before the karung guni man called it a day, elderly cardboard collectors began trickling in from the two roads that lead to the collection point. Bathed ...
Contributed by SINGAPORE ARMCHAIR CRITIC – About a week ago I was looking through the Population White Paper and was greatly perturbed by the missing definition of a “Singaporean core” Like many of us, I am concerned about a “diluted” Singaporean ...
Contributed by ANDY WONG – Singapore has been making headlines recently as the country with the highest proportion of millionaires. Is it something we should be proud of? Is it an advert for the economic success story that is Singapore? ...
Contributed by ANDY WONG – What options do we have to cope with the rising cost of living? Take a few eggs with peanut oil to fry them, add some chopped fresh tomatoes and mix it all up. Serve alongside ...
Contributed by ANDY WONG – Say NO to racism. It is simply unacceptable. “Cockroaches”, “F—ing vermins” and “Scum sh-t heads” who should “Please f— off and die”. Some of the language used online against the local Filipino community is disgraceful ...
Contributed by ANYHOW HANTAM – More Cyclists Leading to More Errant Cyclists? Cycling as a hobby or with a more competitive/recreational nature has been gaining a lot of interest in Singapore. While there are some established cycling clubs here, the bulk ...
After forking out $23,000 on a SIA Suites Class ticket and blogging about his luxurious experience, travel blogger Derek Low finds himself being accused of plagiarism Frankly, I don’t understand the hoo-ha about the plagiarism allegations. So what if Derek Low isn’t ...
Hey, it’s the very first weekend of October and we’re also finally into our final three months of the year! It seems as an added bonus, it’s a long weekend. Here are Weekender’s top picks of events to check out ...
Contributed by RACHEL ZENG – The debate on whether the Women’s Charter should be reviewed and renamed has surfaced again, and rightly so. For many years now, I view it with disdain as I consider many aspects of the Women’s ...
Contributed by SAM HO – On AWARE and Military Service The Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE) Singapore commented on an article on the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) considering “recognising” NS men in the form of “giving them a bigger ...