Articles and News

Electronics slowdown hurts S'pore exports
22 June 2005
Update by film-maker Martyn See
22 June 2005
Govt to gays: no parties, just pray
20 June 2005
Singapore bars Taiwanese Falungong practitioner
20 June 2005
CPF: A paltry payback
20 June 2005
The silence of the Lions
14 June 2005
Creating a 'superior' race in Singapore
14 June 2005
Timber smuggling booming in Singapore
14 June 2005
At least, we're better than Djibouti
11 June 2005
Pot reports that Kettle is black
11 June 2005
Robert Ho wants computer back from police
8 June 2005
Censored S'poreans take to the Internet for free speech
3 June 2005
This Government is shameless
3 June 2005
Lion City still in the dark age
1 June 2005
RWB calls on S'pore and Britain to act on detained journalist
1 June 2005
ST censors Anthony Yeo's defence of death penalty lawyer
27 May 2005
Letter by former AWARE president on death penalty
27 May 2005
Singapore should be tolerant of dissent: Swedish MPs
27 May 2005
Nonviolence key factor in building democracy
26 May 2005
Amnesty slams S'pore on death penalty, human rights
26 May 2005
Govt haggles over financial support for Shanmugam's family
25 May 2005
Singapore - a modern 'dictatorship'?
25 May 2005
ST refuses to publish letter by nonviolence trainer
20 May 2005
Keep up the good work, MDA
20 May 2005
The Singapore Shame
19 May 2005
Democrats to visit Shanmugam's family
19 May 2005
Stop harassing Martyn See: SDP
18 May 2005
Singapore's economy takes a hit
18 May 2005
More Singaporeans challenging PAP's authoritarian ways
16 May 2005
S'pore a 'killing field' for Indonesian workers
16 May 2005
Give reasons for workshop ban
16 May 2005
PAP bans workshop on non-violence
16 May 2005
Law experts weigh in on death penalty argument
16 May 2005
Gov't bans nonviolence trainer from entering
14 May 2005
Let his death not be in vain
13 May 2005
Harassment of Martyn See is an abuse of the law
12 May 2005
S'pore filmmakers seek to clarify boundaries
12 May 2005
Lawyer asks President to stay execution
10 May 2005
Police question film-maker over politics
10 May 2005
LKY's mistakes and national responsibility
10 May 2005
Singaporean voice in death row protest
9 May 2005
Shanmugam to hang on Friday
9 May 2005
All this in the first year of Lee Jr's reign
9 May 2005
Blogger apologises after libel threat
9 May 2005
YD Charles Tan makes impact in Brussels
8 May 2005
Filmmaker now under police investigation
8 May 2005
The case against the death penalty
6 May 2005
CPJ statement: Blogger shut down by legal threat
6 May 2005
Gov't "suppresses Falungong activities"
4 May 2005
Sign petition against death penalty
4 May 2005
Singapore urged to enhance transparency
30 April 2005
SDP leader invited to UNESCO conference
30 April 2005
AI calls on int'l support to save Shanmugam
30 April 2005
Young mother begins fast in prison
30 April 2005
Chee calls on Asian gov'ts to support democracy
30 April 2005
Falungong members arrested
29 April 2005
Student forced to shut down blog after libel threat
29 April 2005
Are the lives of ordinary Singaporeans that worthless?
27 April 2005
Workshop on non-violent action
27 April 2005
"So many people helping me to wipe my tears"
26 April 2005
Vigil for Shanmugam
26 April 2005
Chee to attend democracy ministerial meeting in Chile
26 April 2005
Our criminal justice system and the death penalty
22 April 2005
Chee on editorial board of int'l journal
22 April 2005
Casino or democracy - the choice is clear
21 April 2005
Answer my criticisms, PAP: Jeya
20 April 2005
A legal analysis of 'Party Political Films'
19 April 2005
Former President Nair's wife dies
19 April 2005
ST blacks out SDP's statement
19 April 2005
Home Affairs Ministry reply pathetic: OSC
18 April 2005
Media reports on death penalty forum
18 April 2005
SDP says casino idea imbecilic
18 April 2005
Chee writes to Wong Kan Seng over ban
15 April 2005
Govt bans Amnesty International man from speaking in S'pore
15 April 2005
Boys campaign to save father's life
12 April 2005
A death-row man's plea
12 April 2005
The silence about the death penalty is deafening
12 April 2005
Which countries ban political films?
11 April 2005
Robert Ho threatened with IMH detention at President's pleasure
8 April 2005
Young Democrat Charles Tan in Brussels for internship
6 April 2005
Appeal for man on death row
4 April 2005
Forum on death penalty and the rule of law
31 March 2005
Stick to business, LKY tells Hong Kong
31 March 2005
Casino march application rejected
31 March 2005
Same story, what-in-the...! headlines
28 March 2005
The relationship between MM and ST/Zaobao
27 March 2005
PAP bans film on CSJ and warns director
23 March 2005
The non-violence way to change Singapore
22 March 2005
Inflation hits poor S'poreans hardest
21 March 2005
Singapore prefers foreign protesters over its own
19 March 2005
Young Democrats: Give Singaporeans back their political rights
17 March 2005
No Freedom of Assembly for Singaporeans? Part 1
16 March 2005
US to learn from our CPF system?
16 March 2005
Singapore a bed of roses?
15 March 2005
AI update on Singapore
15 March 2005
Singapore's trump card
7 March 2005
LKY refuses to asnwer Chee's questions
7 March 2005
PAP's foreign connections
7 March 2005
Normal services resumed
7 March 2005
Singapore unveils plan to battle 'Cyber Terror'
24 February 2005
S'pore needs to think outside the box
17 February 2005
Annual growth of 3-5% good? Really?
17 February 2005
SIA accused of unduly influencing Aussie MPs
14 February 2005
Speak up, Vivian!
2 February 2005
AirAsia hits out at Singapore
2 February 2005
Activists protest Aussie PM in S'pore
2 February 2005
How LKY received his Nixon award
26 January 2005
Truth about S'pore's public policy administration
24 January 2005
No, its not just casting that vote
17 January 2005
Election study team to S'pore releases statement
14 January 2005
US NGO questioned 2001 GE
10 January 2005
A truly democratic Singapore
10 January 2005
Judge awards Lee and Goh $500,000
10 January 2005
Singaporeans, defend Singapore
10 January 2005
The optimism of uncertainty
7 January 2005
Selling Singapore
7 January 2005
Public forum on elections in Singapore
6 January 2005
How to conduct fair elections
6 January 2005
The state of democracy assessment
6 January 2005
Citizens, with external support, can make a difference
5 January 2005
Coming challenge to Singapore Inc.
3 January 2005
SEA media in pathetic state: Press group
3 January 2005
GIC makes another secretive purchase - in Seoul
29 December 2004
Taiwan election holds lessons for Singapore
28 December 2004
S'pore downgraded to non-invitee for democracy summit
24 December 2004
LKY defends suppression of media
23 December 2004
Democracy in Asia gains ground except in Singapore
20 December 2004
S'poreans cannot change gov't democratically: FH
14 December 2004
Courageous citizens can topple dictators
13 December 2004
Terrorism fight threatens human rights: UN
13 December 2004
Zulfikar: I am not a fugitive
13 December 2004
Police bans party for gays
9 December 2004
Singapore bloggers
8 December 2004
The press is freer in Lion City? Hogwash!
3 December 2004
Falungong members in court for illegal assembly
1 December 2004
7,000 jobs on the line
26 November 2004
JBJ: My political career is over
26 November 2004
Disenchanted at ST
24 November 2004
Ouch! Singapore reacts to press ranking
17 November 2004
Asia's killing machinery still runs hot
16 November 2004
ST wants to censor SDP's reply
16 November 2004
Working longer for less money
16 November 2004
Lee: I am prepared to be cross-examined
11 November 2004
Why Mr Lee allows some to live
11 November 2004
Chee to attend conference in Euro Parliament
9 November 2004
Singaporean resistance literature
9 November 2004
Scorecard for LKY/GCT vs CSJ
9 November 2004
Political dissent abroad
8 November 2004
Don't look away and pretend that all is well
8 November 2004
Regional organisation chaired by Chee announces website
8 November 2004
The submissions the judge refused to hear
6 November 2004
Judge refuses Chee time to prepare submissions
5 November 2004
Singh's sorry courtroom behaviour
5 November 2004
Massive distortion in ST court case report
5 November 2004
More lies by local media on Chee
5 November 2004
Lee and Goh trying to avoid open hearing
2 November 2004
Issues that matter to S'poreans: SDP replies
1 November 2004
S'pore press freedom near Iraq, Bhutan
29 October 2004
Chee's affidavit to reconvene hearing
28 October 2004
JBJ wants right of reply in ST
27 October 2004
GIC insider trading: Govt must answer questions
25 October 2004
City state does its death by the book
25 October 2004
No strikes and... democracy?
25 October 2004
Will ST deny SDP right of reply again?
21 October 2004
Yet more secrecy on reserves, returns
20 October 2004
Misuse of bankruptcy law in Singapore
19 October 2004
Some Singaporean proverbs
18 October 2004
ST censors questions about Registrar's behaviour
15 October 2004
Punk spunk in Singapore
15 October 2004
Sweden says S'pore needs to improve on democracy
15 October 2004
Why did Registrar take away Chee's affidavit?
14 October 2004
Did reserves go into Temasek's coffers?
14 October 2004
Registry stops Chee from filing affidavit
13 October 2004
No political ads please
11 October 2004
ST gives excuses for not publishing SDP reply
8 October 2004
Greenpeace protests S'pore, M'sia tree trade
7 October 2004
Police harassment of Chee's hearing observers
4 October 2004
Do as LKY says, not as he does
4 October 2004
Chee wants Lee and Goh to apologise
30 September 2004
Sleaziness of the PAP shows yet again
29 September 2004
ST refuses to publish Democrats' reply
29 September 2004
CSJ demands fairness over lawsuit
24 September 2004
New life for authoritarianism in Asia?
24 September 2004
Chee applies to court for hearing with Lee
22 September 2004
Open letter from JBJ to PM
22 September 2004
A democratic world is no neo-con folly
21 September 2004
CSJ calls again for live debate with LKY
21 September 2004
Public assembly sign of political maturity
21 September 2004
CJ relents
20 September 2004
CJ Yong doesn't answer Chee's query
20 September 2004
Democrats respond to ST feature
20 September 2004
Chee writes to CJ over shocking incident
17 September 2004
Shocker: Lee and Goh tried to change dates themselves
17 September 2004
ST gunning for Democrats
17 September 2004
Chee back in S'pore to challenge MM and SM
16 September 2004
Chee to Lee: I will proceed with countersuit
11 September 2004
Play by the rules? Good idea, Mr Lee
8 September 2004
Bush backing Chee?
8 September 2004
Just who is avoiding whom?
7 September 2004
Court will conduct hearing in Chee's absence
5 September 2004
Contrasting political climes in S'pore & M'sia
4 September 2004
Asian democrats, fight back!
4 September 2004
Taking back what belongs to us
30 August 2004
A Reply to Cynical Young Singaporeans
27 August 2004
LKY supports Tiananmen massacre
20 August 2004
The glorious years according to Mr Goh II
17 August 2004
A tale of two neighbours
17 August 2004
SDP threatened with legal action
17 August 2004
The glorious years according to Goh
12 August 2004
Announcement
12 August 2004
Jobless rate still high
31 July 2004
Recovery of economy but not wages
27 July 2004
US FTA fever may be overrated
22 July 2004
A "kinder and gentler" S'pore: 10 years later
15 July 2004
No transparency in S'pore despite "reform"
14 July 2004
Govt vs UWC over expansion of school
14 July 2004
Asia's GDP - Gross Domestic Problem
13 July 2004
Nair takes aim at Lee
10 July 2004
Singapore to face rising unemployment
7 July 2004
How time (and money) changes views
7 July 2004
Indo maids in S'pore prone to HR violations
7 July 2004
Revulsion over death penalty growing
7 July 2004
Democracy and the Asian Wall Street Journal
3 July 2004
Lonely S'pore campaign in US for greater freedom
3 July 2004
'Buzz' of democracy needed
3 July 2004
Singapore democracy 'a myth'
3 July 2004
More nourishment for the mind and soul
1 July 2004
Asean setting up human rights body in 5 years?
1 July 2004
Fascism anyone?
1 July 2004
Putin emulating Singapore: Soros
29 June 2004
IHT slams human rights in SEA, including S'pore
28 June 2004
Thailand's Thaksin apes Singapore
26 June 2004
Voters have the last word in Asia (except S'pore)
26 June 2004
Nourishment for the mind and soul
26 June 2004
Student and youth movements are key to freedom
23 June 2004
The economy needs a strong dose of democracy
23 June 2004
Chee calls on youth to be poltically active
22 June 2004
Real reason for ASEF's pullout of conference
17 June 2004
Come and join international discussion on democracy
17 June 2004
Why did foundation object to YD's participation in seminar?
16 June 2004
The tiger in the ballot box
10 June 2004
Lee Hsien Loong unanimously elected? So was Kim Jong Il
4 June 2004
EU MPs high pay nothing compared to PAP Ministers'
28 May 2004
Comparing workers' rights in Singapore and Sweden
28 May 2004
The right to chew therapeutic gum: Uniquely Singaporean
28 May 2004
Koh and Goh present important differences for S'pore's future
23 May 2004
US State Department should not ignore Singapore
22 May 2004
Singapore's Abu Ghraib - and worse
21 May 2004
Ethnic income inequality due to state discrimination: Prof.
17 May 2004
What is PM trying to avoid ?
17 May 2004
Singapore's Freedom Fighter
17 May 2004
Govt ought to be careful how it responds to FEER article
14 May 2004
Finance Ministry's statement - did anyone understand it?
13 May 2004
GCT tries to stop Chee from speaking and gets booed
10 May 2004
Asia world's biggest prison for press
6 May 2004
Media face growing list of enemies in Asia
6 May 2004
The exploitation of workers in Singapore
6 May 2004
Singapore axes
5 May 2004
JBJ to appeal against bankruptcy decision
5 May 2004
Control of media in S'pore remains strong: Media group
5 May 2004
All brains in Singapore going to PAP and Government?
1 May 2004
Fiscal predator
1 May 2004
PM Goh to clip wings of LHL? If only...
29 April 2004
GCT wants to curb LHL's powers?
27 April 2004
Singapore opening up?
20 April 2004
Cheney urges greater political freedom in China
17 April 2004
More Singapore business in Burma
12 April 2004
Lessons in Southeast Asia elections
12 April 2004
Singapore "intolerant of gay groups"
12 April 2004
Young females committing suicide at alarming rate
6 April 2004
From boy scout to hangman's noose
1 April 2004
Democratic elections have much to teach us
1 April 2004
The web won't topple tyranny
30 March 2004
CPI up the most for poorest households
30 March 2004
Taiwan's democracy
26 March 2004
Singapore Inc peels a veil in the dark
26 March 2004
Clemency pleas likely to fall on deaf ears
23 March 2004
ICAs Pathetic Excuse
19 March 2004
Do the women MPs really have a voice?
18 March 2004
The administrative Prime Minister
17 March 2004
Gay forum banned
13 March 2004
Attacks on press freedom continue in S'pore: CPJ
12 March 2004
Even PAP MPs bristle at LKY intervention in SIA
10 March 2004
Straightening the Straits Times
9 March 2004
Singapore National Education by Mr Brown
9 March 2004
SDP comments on US human rights report
9 March 2004
Troubling questions about economy remain unanswered
5 March 2004
S'pore kids' current affairs knowledge pathetic
5 March 2004
Chee awarded fellowship in the US
2 March 2004
Parliamentarians condemn lawsuits in S'pore
2 March 2004
Freedom of the press under fire in SEA
28 February 2004
Low worker morale in SIA after pay cuts
26 February 2004
Judging, with hands tied
26 February 2004
Who is the freest of all?
23 February 2004
Reform in Singapore? Don't hold your breath
21 February 2004
The unemployment beast
14 February 2004
It's the cost of living, stupid
14 February 2004
S'pore slips in EIU's expat posting rankings
12 February 2004
The business of stifling the Internet
9 February 2004
Crime rises in 2003 as economy struggles
9 February 2004
Miminum wage important for economy: ILO study
6 February 2004
One Singaporean commits suicide everyday
31 January 2004
A retail shakeout in Singapore
31 January 2004
Chee to attend World Movement for Democracy conference
30 January 2004
Lees Belated Wake-up to Reality
28 January 2004
Unhappy S'pore workers get back at employers: survey
28 January 2004
S'poreans urged to act like monkeys
26 January 2004
A review of PAP ministers' performance
26 January 2004
Adding value
26 January 2004
Singapore's death trap
20 January 2004
Singapore, a country of myths
20 January 2004
Technology helping media overcome censorship
19 January 2004
S'poreans kept ignorant about death penalty problem
16 January 2004
S'pore's high execution rate shrouded in secrecy: AI
15 January 2004
NUS don's recommendations support SDP's policies
14 January 2004
Rough air ahead for Singapore Airlines
14 January 2004
LKY vs SIA pilots: What it means for Singapore
9 January 2004
Doors close on free press in Southeast Asia
8 January 2004
The facts about the SIA dispute
7 January 2004
Police censor fly-on-wall tale of gang life
6 January 2004
A tale of two economic reports
5 January 2004
Govt sees jobless rate rising further
23 December 2003
Singapore named by Butcher of Cambodia
19 December 2003
MTV in Singapore will not air Aung San Suu Kyi campaign
19 December 2003
Dictators in Burma have good friends in Singapore
17 December 2003
Singapore a "pseudo-democracy": Electionworld
17 December 2003
Singapore reviewing athlete imports programme
15 December 2003
World Movement for Democracy puts up petition for Chee
15 December 2003
ARDA calls for release of Suu Kyi and Anwar on HR day
11 December 2003
US Senator writes to support ARDA; Chee replies
10 December 2003
John McCain's letter; Chee's reply
10 December 2003
Media freedom lags far behind other 'liberties'
9 December 2003
Singapore stops Burmese rights forum
9 December 2003
Asian democrats meet to plan united front
9 December 2003
Singapore's financial surplus raises question of control
6 December 2003
PAP bans public forum on Burma
6 December 2003
ARDA to push for democracy in Asia
4 December 2003
Time to confront Burmese leaders
3 December 2003
Govt needs to account for investments in Burma
3 December 2003
Government to amend law to control SIA pilots' union
1 December 2003
Censorship of Sigapore's dark side
28 November 2003
Artfully asking all the correct questions
26 November 2003
Asian democrats to discuss Burma in rare public forum in S'pore
26 November 2003
PAP tightens grip further
26 November 2003
"Cyberterrorism" laws may curtail freedom: report
24 November 2003
S'pore rejects QC to represent Aussie in heroin charge
23 November 2003
S'pore and Indonesian economies grow but concerns remain
19 November 2003
As electronics founders, Singapore turns to drugs
19 November 2003
Chee to speak in Tokyo symposium on civil society
19 November 2003
Reporters Without Borders slams new Internet law
17 November 2003
Chee comments on new cyber-law on Australian radio
13 November 2003
Hong Kong pay rise higher than Singapore
13 November 2003
Singapore tightens control over internet
12 November 2003
S'poreans seek free meals as economic hardship deepens
12 November 2003
The last of the strongmen
10 November 2003
Democracy doesn't flow from the barrel of a gun
10 November 2003
No 10 'helped leader's wife to jump NHS queue'
4 November 2003
CNA downplays rise in unemployment rate
31 October 2003
S'pore to allow limited form of cloning
31 October 2003
PAP ministers don't make sense about minimum wage
31 October 2003
The evolution of the NRIC?
29 October 2003
Anand: Copying Lee Kuan Yew won't work
29 October 2003
The protesting and non-protesting classes according to Philip Yeo
27 October 2003
It's official - S'pore ranks below Zimbabwe in press freedom
26 October 2003
ST interviews but does not publish information
23 October 2003
S'pore Democrats urge Bush not to ignore repression in S'pore
21 October 2003
Singapore PM 'just plain wrong'
21 October 2003
New issue of TND out
20 October 2003
Jeyaretnam calls for review commission on execution case
20 October 2003
Think Centre calls for moratorium on death penalty
20 October 2003
Credit woes for Temasek Holdings
15 October 2003
PAP doesn't know what to do about economy
15 October 2003
Sg Review responds to Govt on censorship and press
15 October 2003
Forget caning, it's now the land of 'be kind' - or else
15 October 2003
JBJ and TC press briefing
15 October 2003
Call for investigation into hacking job
12 October 2003
Democracy the way to stability and prosperity: Asian actvitists
10 October 2003
Activists seek commitment to political openness
8 October 2003
The silence about death penalty is deafening - and disturbing
7 October 2003
Sg Review: Why do you bother, Straits Times?
6 October 2003
Internet group calls for fair rules from PAP
6 October 2003
Remove the GST
6 October 2003
Privacy International report on Singapore
1 October 2003
Learn to say sorry
1 October 2003
Singapore death penalty rate triples
25 September 2003
Chee to visit Europe
24 September 2003
Too high a price?
20 September 2003
Chee in US for democracy award
16 September 2003
S'pore having a gay time as it shakes off strict rules
14 September 2003
FTAs - Tool of US foreign policy
12 September 2003
Another acronym into the bin
12 September 2003
SDP had warned of problems - repeatedly
12 September 2003
Stress and suicides in Singapore go up
8 September 2003
Lee Ching Wern's Today article biased & inadequate
8 September 2003
Punishing dissent in Singapore: Report by lawyers group
4 September 2003
Government intimidates again
4 September 2003
To PERC and PAP, add the Press
3 September 2003
S'pore creates more space for fun, not civil society
3 September 2003
Insurance chief says retirement funds affected by CPF cuts
3 September 2003
CSJ to LHL: Let's put observation to test
3 September 2003
PERC and PAP
1 September 2003
Remaking or remocking Singapore?
1 September 2003
Full Marx for Singapore's working class
31 August 2003
The entrepreneurship hype. Who benefits?
29 August 2003
Singapore goes for Biotech
29 August 2003
Singapore wage-cut plan stirs controversy
29 August 2003
Lee's Law : JBJ's Legacy
28 August 2003
Government should get real about wage cuts
28 August 2003
Not again, Mr Prime Minister
25 August 2003
Ushers and carpenters
23 August 2003
Opposition: Leadership transition will change little in S'pore
20 August 2003
Tensions between Goh and Lee Jr: Report
18 August 2003
Human rights a casualty in war on terror?
16 August 2003
Normal services resumed
16 August 2003
Let us be fair to Dr Chee
16 August 2003
Megawati's role in freeing Suu Kyi
7 August 2003
CSJ awarded Human Rights Watch grant
5 August 2003
Conference follow-up meeting on SSID
5 August 2003
Democracy boosts economy: Amartya Sen
4 August 2003
Cambodias election stands out in region short of democracy
1 August 2003
Foreign ministry frenzy
1 August 2003
The press does it again
31 July 2003
Democracy conference held in S'pore for first time
29 July 2003
Mass assembly the right of Singaporeans: CSJ
29 July 2003
Sweden-Singapore group to push for democracy
28 July 2003
More reasosn why Singaporeans must oppose e-voting
28 July 2003
Messages of support from democracy leaders
26 July 2003
Singapore conference delegate arrested
25 July 2003
Student activism, a norm in democracies
25 July 2003
All set for the big pow-wow
25 July 2003
Sign petitions at conference
25 July 2003
Don't just complain! Come do your part for democracy
23 July 2003
Singapore fling
23 July 2003
Defamation laws and flow of information in Singapore
23 July 2003
The personal is the political
23 July 2003
You've got to be kidding!
23 July 2003
Let us have our CPF money back!
23 July 2003
Fifteen maids fall to death in 2003
23 July 2003
Can he be that insensitive?
23 July 2003
Help for Internet dissidents
23 July 2003
Democrats offer jobless relief
21 July 2003
Bilateral trade treaties are a sham
20 July 2003
Singaporeans brace for shock wave in job market
16 July 2003
Media group criticizes PAP in annual report
16 July 2003
Said Zaharis long nights
16 July 2003
Registration opens for youth conference
14 July 2003
Singapore's economy has biggest decline on record
13 July 2003
Job market imperfections? Live with it!
13 July 2003
US official: Why not Singapore for human rights reforms?
13 July 2003
Internet censorship around the world
13 July 2003
Summer in Singapore - it's liberalisation time!
13 July 2003
SDP conference to encourage democratic youth
10 July 2003
Why PAP is terrified of citizens coming together
10 July 2003
Singapore's housing glut
10 July 2003
Singapore-Indonesia spat on unpublished trade statistics
10 July 2003
Opposition leader in Singapore now selling books
3 July 2003
The Lion in winter
3 July 2003
Chee to speak at conference in Brisbane
1 July 2003
Young Singaporeans, this is your chance of a lifetime
26 June 2003
Remaking Singapore: PAP's Propaganda
23 June 2003
The four seasons of Singapore's politics
23 June 2003
Singapore National Education by Mr Brown
23 June 2003
Porno less "undesirable" than democracy
20 June 2003
Singaporeans should not be forced to join a party to speak up
19 June 2003
HRW asks ASEAN to protect rights
17 June 2003
Can Singapore continue to survive?
17 June 2003
Singapore's obssession with the GDP
13 June 2003
PGA announces 2003 awards
11 June 2003
ARDA to ASEAN: Show some backbone in Burma situation
10 June 2003
How do you fix a Broken Man?
9 June 2003
Latest issue of The New Democrat on sale
9 June 2003
Thanks for all the help, Prime Minister
9 June 2003
Speak up, it's your right
6 June 2003
Amnesty International report on Singapore
6 June 2003
Lee's law: How Singapore crushes dissent - excerpts II
6 June 2003
Murderous monster goes on shopping spree in Singapore
4 June 2003
Tougher times ahead...
4 June 2003
Remaking Singapore Committee - A Joke?
4 June 2003
The Matrix: Loaded with Singapore
2 June 2003
Morgan Stanley: Economic problems due to ineffective govt policies
1 June 2003
The Future of Freedom: A book review
28 May 2003
The illusion of a free media
28 May 2003
SPH threatens to sue American writer
28 May 2003
AFL-CIO: Singapore workers to face greater income inequality in USSFTA
27 May 2003
Articles by former BT correspondent
27 May 2003
SDP to ministers: Declare your incomes
23 May 2003
Price increases symptomise the failure of our political system
22 May 2003
Punishing democracy
22 May 2003
Critical Business Times writer leaves paper
22 May 2003
How Much Do PAP Ministers Earn?
20 May 2003
PM Goh awarded "Predator of Press Freedom"
19 May 2003
Malaysiakini: A lesson for Singapore?
14 May 2003
Lee's law: How Singapore crushes dissent - excerpts
14 May 2003
International civil society body looking for partners
14 May 2003
Singapore, where nothing's impossible - except democracy
13 May 2003
CJ Yong dismisses Chees May Day appeal
8 May 2003
U.S./Singapore trade pact marred by smuggling claim
8 May 2003
Fear of Sars no excuse for draconian legislation
5 May 2003
Workers around the world celebrate May Day except Singapore
2 May 2003
SDP May Day message: Empower workers
1 May 2003
Trade accords become a U.S. foreign policy tool
1 May 2003
Why Singaporeans should oppose e-voting
29 April 2003
World reaction to SARS
28 April 2003
Tooth fairy for Raffles?
25 April 2003
Police turn down application for march - again
25 April 2003
Famine, disease and democracy
24 April 2003
Now is not the time for self-praise
23 April 2003
Do S'pore hospitals really give better health care?
23 April 2003
Of Maids and Monsters
23 April 2003
Substance over form, Mr Yeo
22 April 2003
An International Bill of Rights?
19 April 2003
Democracy and human rights in China: Lessons from Singapore
15 April 2003
Police pretend to consider application
15 April 2003
OSC applies for permit to march on May Day
14 April 2003
Excerpts from 'The Hatchet Man of Singapore'
14 April 2003
Singapore growth losing steam
14 April 2003
Singapore and Chile to sign FTAs with US
11 April 2003
PM Goh's unfulfilled promises
11 April 2003
Free rade Agreement does not protect workers' rights: AFL-CIO
9 April 2003
Singapore's Nuts
4 April 2003
Judge dismisses Chees appeal
4 April 2003
Should I stay or should I go?
31 March 2003
Sharp rise in S'pore household debt
31 March 2003
Voices of Islam
28 March 2003
The politics of foreigners, protests, and bikinis
26 March 2003
AI update on Singapore
25 March 2003
Good luck trying to change Singaporeans
23 March 2003
Respect the people's views, PAP
23 March 2003
Heavy hand is only a "light touch" says Singapore
19 March 2003
Democrats in US complain of delay in FTA text release
19 March 2003
US-Singapore FTA hurts workers: AFL-CIO
19 March 2003
Canadian senator supports democracy building in Singapore
18 March 2003
PM Goh's remarks disconcerting
18 March 2003
Chee talks about Singapore repression in US
14 March 2003
Singaporeans don't want handouts, just freedom to earn a living
9 March 2003
Are Singaporeans allowed to think?
9 March 2003
HDB move baffling
7 March 2003
Singaporeans should be allowed to speak for themselves
7 March 2003
Singapore needs a little love and compassion
28 February 2003
Chief Justice Yong: I didnt have a good breakfast
26 February 2003
New News Group on the Net
19 February 2003
Does non-uniformity equate division in society?
by Chee Siok Chin, 19 February 2003
Does the Govt know what to do?
15 February 2003
Selling the ISA Part III
15 February 2003
The selling of the ISA Part II
5 February 2003
Whos Afraid of Civil Disobedience? Part II
4 February 2003
Chee: I just want a trial
30 January 2003
Lawyers' Groups write to Lee, Goh and Yong
30 January 2003
Selling the ISA - Part I
30 January 2003
Whos Afraid of Civil Disobedience?
30 January 2003
People pay for horrific miscalculations
3 January 2003
Indebted to trouble
27 December 2002
Foreign workers leave as Singapore's economy slides
24 December 2002
Office vacancy rate hits 16 percent
23 December 2002
To stay or not to stay? That is the quitter
23 December 2002
Artistic ambitions don't play well in uptight Singapore
18 December 2002
SDP youth joins international group
13 December 2002
AI update on Singapore
11 December 2002
Democracy makes good economic sense
5 December 2002
EU Commission to monitor human rights in Singapore
2 December 2002
Whither Singapore Inc?
2 December 2002
Who exactly are we attracting?
19 November 2002
The Justice of History
19 November 2002
Life in prison: A letter from CSJ
14 November 2002
Singapore activist defiant after jail term
13 November 2002
Asian Youth To Help Build Democracy
13 November 2002
Singapore opposition leader is freed after a month in jail
9 November 2002
Singapore opposition politician released from prison
9 November 2002
Resolution of Asian and European liberals and democrats
7 November 2002
No free press? No problem
6 November 2002
A Prison Letter to President Nathan
3 November 2002
Question of Dr Chee's imprisonment to be raised in the European Parliament
3 November 2002
Will you make a stand for what you believe in?
3 November 2002
HDB-CPF Alliance: Trouble Ahead
2 November 2002
We are number what?
30 October 2002
The Perfect Cover
30 October 2002
Council of Asian Liberals And Democrats' Resolution
29 October 2002
Development for whom?
25 October 2002
Former University fellow jailed for political protest in Singapore
by Tom Gaulkin, 25 October 2002
City state locks horns with rights group over detentions
by Jake Lloyd-Smith, 15 October 2002
Liberal International's Letter to Singapore High Commissioner
15 October 2002
Freedom for Democracy in Singapore
by Emil Kirjas, 14 October 2002
Amnesty voices censorship fear over Singapore jailings
by Jake Lloyd-Smith, 13 October 2002
Opposition Chief Chee Jailed
by Jake Lloyd-Smith, 12 October 2002
Rule of law in Singapore? You must be joking
10 October 2002
SDP Breaking News
9 October 2002
Singapore opposition politician jailed over rally
9 October 2002
Catholic Bishop would be guilty of crime in Singapore
8 October 2002
Freedom of speech versus the law
7 October 2002
Chee Soon Juan's closing submissions (Part II)
7 October 2002
Chee Soon Juan's closing submissions (Part I)
6 October 2002
Opposition rally no threat to law and order: defence lawyer
2 October 2002
Opposition leader's rally threatened order, court told
1 October 2002
Police witness not sure who made up the crowd: Labour Day trial
30 September 2002
The economy: What next?
28 September 2002
Quitting to say an open letter to Mr Goh
24 September 2002
Democratic youth body needed for region YD
24 September 2002
CSJ to attend UK conference, nominated for freedom prize
21 September 2002
Can we have democracy, pretty please?
20 September 2002
Capitalism without democracy leads to instability - Soros
18 September 2002
So what are you going to do about another hike?
by Chee Siok Chin, 16 September 2002
Youth Participation to Youth Policy
14 September 2002
Human Security, NOT National Security - A call to Action
12 September 2002
The Importance of Intercultural Communiation: the Singapore case
by Stephen Delvoye, 8 September 2002
EMPOWER YOUTH - NOW!
26 August 2002
LKY loses motion in Canadian court
20 August 2002
Fierce rivals are having a Dickens of a tough time
by Lim Say Boon, 4 August 2002
Gahmen Introduces 5-Cs of Handling Public Criticism
23 July 2002
Propaganda Galore
16 July 2002
S`pore Chip Firms Seen Slicing Q2 Losses, H2 Weak
16 July 2002
Before and after elections
13 July 2002
BC-Canada-Singapore-Libel Suit, 0702
by Tom Cohen, 13 July 2002
A note to my government...
3 July 2002
Switkowski has Lee on the ropes
by Robert Gottliebsen, 25 June 2002
Reporteurs Sans Frontiers 2002 Annual Report: Singapore
17 June 2002
... But Closed Minds?
by Lisa Murray, 14 June 2002
Solidarity with "Hunger Strike for Freedom" in Kamunting Dentention Camp, Malaysia
13 June 2002
Economist: Picking The Losers
10 June 2002
Singapore's Economic 'Manhattan Project'
by William Pesek Jr, 10 June 2002
APMF: Singapore pricing itself out of business while Malaysia resurgent?
10 June 2002
Setback for Asian Values
2 June 2002
2001 World Press Freedom Review
30 May 2002
Singapore: Asia's gilded cage
30 May 2002
Reform of legislation governing newspapers necessary
by K S Lee, 28 May 2002
Singapore loosens up but media controls remain
27 May 2002
Human Rights Watch Letter to Robert B. Zoellick, U.S. Trade Representative
15 May 2002
Excerpts from New book on Asia's Dissidents - Part II
13 May 2002
60 Signs you've been in Singapore too long! (PART II)
13 May 2002
60 signs you've been in Singapore too long! (Part I)
10 May 2002
Why Dr Chee Broke The Law
8 May 2002
Why I am cynical about Singapore's political process
by Teng Qian Xi, 6 May 2002
State Violence and Repression in Asia - Urgent Appeal
6 May 2002
NPP Youth Condemns Arrest Of Chee
6 May 2002
Singapore police slammed for "overzealous" May Day arrest
4 May 2002
To Bush From Alliance For Reform And Democracy In Asia (ARDA)
4 May 2002
All around the world, Labor Day brings out the demonstrators
2 May 2002
Protesters take to world's capitals on May Day
2 May 2002
Singapore Activists Arrested, Police Inspector Gaffes
1 May 2002
Singapore politician arrested for May Day rally
1 May 2002
Singapore Opposition Figure Arrested
1 May 2002
Lee Kuan Yew Tries Canadian Courts
26 April 2002
Singapore's Chee Vows to Fight On Despite Looming Bankruptcy
25 April 2002
Democracy is the key
by George Kerevan, 23 April 2002
Singapore politician loses bid for foreign lawyer
18 April 2002
Spitting in the wind
14 April 2002
Excerpts from New book on Asia's Dissidents - Part I
10 April 2002
Lehman cuts Singapore staff, follows rivals
8 April 2002
Hypocrisy at its most excruciating
5 April 2002
KepCorp's Credibility Gets A Knock
4 April 2002
Time Govt Face The Truth
1 April 2002
Singapore - A Guided Democracy
by Dr. David Muffet, 30 March 2002
Where's that darn Asian country?
28 March 2002
Real Change hard to come by in Singapore Parliament
by Amy Tan, 27 March 2002
Goldman to Cut Back Investment Banking in Singapore
by Rob Stewart, 27 March 2002
2002 Report on Singapore by the Committe to Protect Journalists
26 March 2002
Mystery document of state business ties
26 March 2002
Transparency International acknowledges problem with Singapore
25 March 2002
Singapore Democrats' Chee Calls for Support at Budapest Conference
25 March 2002
Singapore Opposition Leader Vows to Continue the Fight for Truth, Freedom and Justice
18 March 2002
Will Singapore media report on Chee?
18 March 2002
Chee Soon Juan in Hong Kong
18 March 2002
Government has divided society
by Noorunnisa d/o PK Ibrahim Kutty, 10 March 2002
Singapore Airlines Shares May Not Have Much Lift Left
by Sarah McBride, 8 March 2002
The Pot, the China and the Hijab (Tudung) in National Schools
by Faris Osman, 7 March 2002
Winning the New Cold War on Terrorism:The Democratic-Governance Imperative
by Dr. Larry Diamond, 2 March 2002
Moroccan girl attends school in Spain with Muslim headscarf
by San Lorenzo De El Escorial, 18 February 2002
Let girls wear headscarves to class
by J. B. Jeyaretnam, 6 February 2002
Girls wearing scarves turned away at schools
5 February 2002
Review ban on wearing of headscarf, Singapore urged
5 February 2002
All Good No Bad
by Thomas Frank, 1 January 2002
Why no world-class quality of life?
2 November 2001
Democracy makes good economic sense
24 October 2001
How Optus deal curries favour with Singapore
by Eric Ellis, 24 August 2001
Foreign Talent, Local Torment
10 July 2001
Chee, back from the US, says 'There's so much energy there'
10 July 2001
Singapore: AI Concern At Imprisonment Of Two Opposition Critics
by Margaret John, 11 October 2000
Singapore Learns to Innovate
by Thomas A. Stewart, 17 June 2000
Opposition Chief Chee Jailed
by By Jake Lloyd-Smith, South China Morning Post, 30 November 1999
Opposition chief Chee jailed
by Jake Lloyd-Smith, South China Morning Post, 30 November 1999
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