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The following is a speech by Singapore's longest-serving detainee under the Internal Security Act (ACT), Mr Chia Thye Poh. He was arrested in 1966 and had served a total of 32 years under detention for "allegedly conducting pro-communist activities against the government, he was imprisoned for 23 years without charge or trial and subsequently placed under conditions of house arrest for another nine years." (Wikipedia)

Mr Chia was conferred the Lim Lian Geok Spirit Award in Malaysia on 18 December.

This is the second in a special series of stories which publichouse.sg will feature as a lead-up to Christmas on 25 December. It is our hope that as you read these accounts, you too will be inspired to do your part for those in need, however small that effort that may be.

He sat down directly in front of me at the café where we had arranged to meet and when I enquired if he wanted a drink, he simply asked for a glass of water.

Simplicity. That word pretty much sums up the philosophy that Richard Lim has about charity and the work he does at The Breadline Group, a non-profit organization that is now in its 36th year of operations. Its mission? To give financial assistance to the destitute, providing food provisions and cash to supplement whatever public assistance they may be receiving.

The National Solidarity Party's Press Release on the SMRT issue.

19 December 2011

The recent spate of breakdowns in Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (SMRT) services has clearly demonstrated the vulnerabilities of relying on a monopoly for essential services, regardless of how efficient and reliable it has been in the past.

Statement by The Workers' Party.

The Workers’ Party is deeply concerned about the frequency of MRT train service disruptions along the North-South and East-West (NS-EW) lines and the Circle Line, which are managed by SMRT Corporation (SMRT). We are particularly dismayed by the scale of the service disruption between Marina Bay and Braddell MRT stations on the evening of Thursday, 15th December, and how the crisis was managed.