Chasing the economy's tail
By Charles Tan There's something special about anniversaries.  They mark an event of significance, such as…
Global weakness and local restructuring mean more economic speed-bumps ahead
By The Independent Singapore The flash estimate of 3.7% real GDP growth for Singapore’s economy…
Singapore’s 5 political and non-political myths
By Tan Bah Bah 1.    Lee Kuan Yew was the architect of post-colonial Singapore Not…
The bald truth of education
By Alfred Dodwell What does a shaved head mean to you? Prisoners have to have…
Shareholders agreement makes it clear about funding
THE INDEPENDENT - SINGAPORE [caption id="attachment_254" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Management Team @ theindependent.sg[/caption] We refer to…
Gayhood in Singapore
[caption id="attachment_228" align="alignleft" width="300"] Credit: WTF Fashion Singapore Blog[/caption] After playing hide-and-seek for many years,…
Mother of Singapore's civil society
It is a rare combination in a society which worships materialism and connections. Seen from…
Is anguish over new ‘authoritarian moves’ unfounded?
Talks between the Singapore government and the bloggers broke down this week following the MDA’s…
M’sian politician campaigning in S’pore – why only an “assessment” by S’pore police?
On 16 May, filmmaker Mr Martyn See filed a police report about the alleged electioneering…