Free speech is only as strong as your weakest link
By Kumaran Pillai Managing Editor Firstly, my sincere thanks to MDA and folks for announcing…
The bald truth of education
By Alfred Dodwell What does a shaved head mean to you? Prisoners have to have…
Singapore’s 5 political and non-political myths
By Tan Bah Bah 1. Lee Kuan Yew was the architect of post-colonial Singapore Not…
Media in Singapore
For media watchers in Singapore, this is bonus time. In the space of just a…
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…
Predictability suffers as PM No 4 remains elusive
By PN Balji Who would have thought that this piece would still be relevant a…
Netizens told to put their money where their mouth is
Talk used to be cheap but not anymore. It will cost you $50,000, no less,…