The numbers and the realities
By The Independent Good news on GDP. But MTI confirms that importing more foreign workers…
The way we see it
The Independent's view of the news SAME SAME, AGAIN? This newspaper hopes that today's sitting…
The adopted son of Singapore
By Zafar Anjum Movement is life—that’s what I had learnt at an early age. Prophets,…
Immigration — then and now
P Francis, who emigrated from Singapore to Australia in 1990, reflects on his early years…
Singapore's No 1 soccer fan
By Suresh Nair [caption id="attachment_318" align="alignleft" width="300"] Ho Peng Kee (fifth from left) at a…
They did it, the kids I mean
By Abhijit Nag “If there be a paradise on earth, it is here, it is…
Why not a party?
By Tan Bah Bah The buntings are up for the National Day Parade or NDP,…
Ah Singapore! Sweet relief
Look who is loosening up. Singapore wants freedom of speech – on s***. No offence…
Prime Minister Lee’s National Day Message 2013
Amidst economic and political stresses, an emphasis on unity and inclusiveness Most Singaporeans viewing the…
Confessions of an editor
By P N Balji Editor, The Independent Singapore A reluctant editor, I have been called…