Thursday, 11th March 2010 | Week 8, Semester II AY 2009/2010
STB's YourSingapore
YourSingapore: One of the Worst?
By Edwin Wong
Just when some of us thought of 'Uniquely Singapore' was bad enough, Singapore Tourism Board (STB) spent 8 months of intense research and brainstorming with its agencies to come up with a new, bland tagline 'YourSingapore'

A PBM – but human, all too human.

By Christopher Ong
Singapore -- Much has been spilled in the mainstream media concerning the extra-marital affairs of one of Singapore's most successful movie maker, Jack Neo. But where should we draw the line on the condemnation of his personal failings?
the kent ridge common: Latest post
By Edwin Wong
Singapore -- One of the first images that Singaporeans saw of the Resort World Sentosa Casino was splashed across the front page of the Straits Times after it opened for business on the 14th of Feb. And it did not take much looking into details of the photo to see that there were a few visitors who were sleeping on the floor outside the main entrance of the casino.
By Heather Chi
WeSearch! is an independent youth research initiative that aims to connect youths interested in practical, action-oriented community research with civil society organizations requiring research support.
the kent ridge common: Latest post
By The Kent Ridge Common
Singapore -- Despite publishing a public apology both on his personal and church's website, there have been repeated calls for Pastor Rony Tan to face concrete punishment for the remarks he had made about Buddhist beliefs in the now infamous video interviews.
the kent ridge common: Latest post
By Christopher Ong
Singapore -- Street Journalism on the part of The Online Citizen team recently posed this question to Singaporeans: Do you support the mandatory death penalty for drug trafficking? And the results were shocking.
NMP Cheng's solution
Why NMP Calvin Cheng has got it all wrong
By Christopher Ong
Opinion -- NMP Calvin Cheng's idea of having different levies for different industries may be well-intended, but his proposed solution on the issue of foreign workers in Singapore should definitely not be adopted.
Travelogue
Tampere and London – Because They’re Worth It (Part II)
By Melvin Chen
Fresh from my couch-surfing exploits in Finland, I arrived at Stansted airport with the rousing fanfare occasioned by Ryanir's on-time arrival still ringing in my ears. 45 minutes on the Stansted Express promptly took me to the London Liverpool Tube station, whose hushed environs heralded the witching hour.
Killer Whale
By Chen Jinwen
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The tragic death of a killer whale trainer a few days ago created waves which rocked the marine park industry and all of us. Tilikum, a bull orca, grabbed his trainer’s ponytail and caused her to drown during a routine performance at the Orlando Sea World.  As of now, experts are still unsure whether this was a deliberate act or a freak accident.
Advertisements and Consumerism
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By Nina Carlina
We will spend three years of your lives watching television commercials. Whether this report is true for us or not, the great volume of advertisements carried by the media, which we consume each day, has become of concern. In a blink of an eye in history, the media has come to dominate a large portion of the sensory information we assimilate each day.

Just what kind of relationship do you have with the media? Is this one relationship in which we give too much of ourselves into?
Budget 2010
Critical Response to Budget 2010
By Christopher Ong
Singapore -- It has been reported that a large number of Singaporeans are generally supportive of the fiscal measures and incentives laid out in the Budget 2010 on the internet, particularly on the REACH forum where the government solicits public feedback. However, do Singaporeans not have a critical response to the Budget 2010, particularly from the outspoken netizen community?

the kent ridge common: Latest post
By Jian
Campus -- Now that I've graduated, there remain only a few things that I pay attention to in NUS. One of those few things is Dramafest, an annual stage production of six short plays.
By Lester Lim
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In what the Malaysian media has dubbed as "Sodomy II", the former deputy prime minister of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim finds himself defending a sodomy charge yet again, some 12 years after he was first accused in 1998.
By Christopher Ong
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Singapore -- A series of videos of Pastor Rony, from Lighthouse Evangelism Church in Singapore, interviewing a Buddhist convert in church have been making its rounds around the internet.
By The Kent Ridge Common
the kent ridge common: Latest post Romanian news site HotNews has reported that Dr. Silviu Ionescu has been formally accused for his role in a Singapore hit-and-run incident which left one dead and two injured.

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Charles Lazaroo reviews District 9 -- nominated for the Best Motion Picture at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards, and tells you why despite its slim chance of winning, it truly deserves be there among the best films of the year.

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By Christopher Ong
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Singapore — Police have moved to drop the charges against the 3 youths involved in the creation and administration of a racist Facebook group.
By Edwin Wong
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Campus -- Chinese New Year this year falls on a much earlier date, with the first day of the Lunar New Year coinciding with the heavily commercialized Valentines Day on 14th Feb.
By Christopher Ong
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Singapore -- According to a report, there has been a rise in the applications for self-exclusion from the gambling tables of our casinos since Resort World Sentosa opened its doors on the 14th of Feb.
By Christopher Ong
Campus -- The National University of Singapore Buddhist Society, or NUSBS, has offered to correct the misconceptions of Buddhism held by Pastor Rony in his recent video interviews.

By The Kent Ridge Common
Singapore -- Despite publishing a public apology both on his personal and church's website, there have been repeated calls for Pastor Rony Tan to face concrete punishment for the remarks he had made about Buddhist beliefs in the now infamous video interviews.

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