I have been following the Odex case against the ISPs and downloaders with interest. The matter was brought to public attention came from the Hardwarezone team who identified an online user to be Stephen Sing, the director for enforcement in the company. A post exemplifying his arrogance and gloating over "suing people for illegal downloads" had infuriated many anime fans and …

Recent changes to the use of CPF reflect the seriousness by which the government treats the aging population problem. This post aims to make two quick observations. They are: - i) The compulsory annuity is a good thing for many Singaporeansii) There will be some gaps under the current framework as a basis for welfare, as it is predicated on "work"The first observation is …

Neo Boon Siong and Geraldine Chen's Dynamic Governance: Embedding Culture, Capabilities and Change in Singapore (Singapore: World Scientific, 2007) is undoubtedly the most important study of the Singaporean civil service published thus far. It makes considerable original contributions to knowledge by citing hitherto unaccessible documentary sources and elite interviewing; …

Singapore Angle bids a regretful farewell to Heavenly Sword, who has tendered his resignation from the group blog a few days ago. This is his farewell message:Dear fellow Singapore Anglers, Thank you for having me in Singapore Angle. It is with much reluctance that I make the decision to leave the group blog. I have enjoyed the social and intellectual companionship and …

For those who noticed, the site was inaccessible from about 3:30 to 7pm. Turns out that there was some problems with the server, and they have since been resolved thanks to the hard work of the engineers at our host provider. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

The topic of healthcare insurance is an interesting issue. Health insurance is something that few would argue against but based on my knowledge of economics, I believe there is an inherent conundrum in the health insurance industry that makes health insurance unable to meet the rising healthcare costs for the individual. Tim Hartford, in his book, The Undercover …

In many ways, the newest regular contributor to join Singapore Angle should need not introduction. Apart from his own blog, Aaron is also the author of two guest contributions here: "Premarital Sex: Whose burden?" and "Fighting and understanding the Woodbridge stigma". In his own words:Aaron Ng is currently a Teaching Assistant and part time Masters student at the …

This is the first of a three part series written more than ten years ago together with a friend for the 1997 issue of the History Journal, published by the NUS History Society. (I am to be blamed for most of the first two parts while Mr. Wee Liang Tong deserves credit for most of the third). Part 1 is about certain conceptual issues to do with "history" and Part 2, "nation", …

I wrote this response for the Straits Times journalists who published their story on "Internet users learning netiquette the hard way", which I thought was a rather good ST piece, above the average 'intelligent value' we can expect from ST (furthermore, the questions were rather interesting and thought-provoking). For one, it actually has an argued opinion bringing together …

Reading the public response to the Li Hongyi's incident-From Consumers to Citizens? And as a citizen I have the right to demand high standards from the leaders of the SAF.- Li Hongyi in the alleged email quoted on various blogs Merle Goldman in From Comrades to Citizens, the struggle for political rights in China argues that political activism was far from being subdued in …