By Andrew Loh For the longest time, associating oneself with an opposition party in Singapore would instantaneously throw up that dreaded feeling – fear. Let alone stepping up and joining and being a member of one. It was the result of years – decades – of fear-mongering by the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP), led […]
Monthly Archives: September 2012
Avoiding the fundamentals and going nowhere
By Andrew Loh It is frustrating to see how the National Conversation initiative is turning out. Bertha Henson describes it as a conversation going nowhere and it feels like it is. From government ministers to our media facilitators, there seem to be u-turns and some dodgy shenanigans going on. In a word, the conversation is […]
I am against hate speech of all kinds: Sim Ann
The following is a reply from MP Sim Ann to Mrs Lina Chiam’s statement which we published here earlier. I refer to the letter “Govt should change rhetoric on xenophobia” by Mrs Lina Chiam, NCMP of the Singapore People’s Party. I believe Mrs Chiam is alluding to my article in the Straits Times, “Of Wrongful […]
Govt should change rhetoric on xenophobia: Lina Chiam
The following is a letter to publichouse.sg from Singapore People’s Party (SPP) Non-constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP), Mrs Lina Chiam. Senior Parliamentary Secretary Ms Sim Ann has spoken of online comments which ‘spew hate and prejudice against individuals or groups’. She urged that we ‘must take a clear stand against hate speech. Abuse of foreigners, […]