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A Statement from MARUAH – Singapore Labour Day 2012

Plugging this for MARUAH, a human rights NGO based in Singapore. More information on MARUAH can be found at www.maruah.org or their facebook page: Today…

13 years ago

Singapore’s fertility rate is now the lowest in the world… will Singapore-born Singaporeans become extinct soon?

Via the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)'s website, Singapore's fertility rate is the lowest in the world among 222 countries, averaging just…

13 years ago

The Recent Rise in Alleged Child Abduction and Mass Hysteria

Mass hysteria is a form of groupthink, in which several people with something in common begin to think in the…

13 years ago

Alvinology @ All In! Young Writers Media Festival 2012

As mentioned in a previous blog post, I was invited to speak at the All In! Young Writers Media Festival 2012, organised…

13 years ago

All In! Young Writers Media Festival 2012 – Using New Media to Reach & Engage the Community

I have been invited to speak at the All In! Young Writers Media Festival 2012, organised by the National Book Development…

13 years ago

Chen Show Mao’s Maiden Speech in Parliament Rocks!

Chen Show Mao is a breath of fresh air in parliament. As MPs from the ruling party took the opportunity…

13 years ago

Book Review: Ted Conover’s Newjack – A year as a prison guard in New York’s most infamous maximum security prison

Ted Conover is an American author and journalist, best known for his participatory investigations; riding the rails with tramps, traveling…

13 years ago

Why Chiam See Tong should be an inspirational figure to all Singaporeans

Als die Nazis die Kommunisten holten, habe ich geschwiegen; ich war ja kein Kommunist. Als sie die Sozialdemokraten einsperrten, habe…

13 years ago

Money As Debt: Videos To Help You Understand Money

I am not very good with understanding money and global finance. Reading about the recent economic red flags around the…

13 years ago

Book Review: Tom Rachman’s The Imperfectionists

The Imperfectionists is the first novel written by London-born journalist, Tom Rachman, who has lived and worked around the world.…

13 years ago