Today I shall argue against an influential school of thought regarding the issue of 'anonymity in cyberspace'. I believe that the proponents of this school of thought are wrong not only because of the kind of claims that they're making, but also in the way they have made them. Some even go as far as expressing a strong sense of 'disgust' and …

I hadn't planned to see belief, the Singapore Biennale (pronounced 'BEE-NAH-LAY' according to the TV mobile bus ads) exhibits but was strongly encouraged to do so by an artist friend when on the penultimate day of my holiday back in Singapore. After flipping through the 280 page Exhibition Short Guide (ESG), I found myself compelled to see …

The Singapore Government's decision to blacklist 27 activists, preventing them from entering the country for the IMF/World Bank meeting, may have far more significant repercussions than what they might be expecting from offending these 27 individuals. Singapore's reputation may take a hit when multiple well-regarded CSOs inform the world that due to our action, …

It would suck if, in the future, the country we knew as young children and fresh immigrants became so alien to us as to become unrecognizable. When Singapore became independent in 1965, as a country we were committed to the idea of meritocracy and rapid social mobility, and to the kind of country that would give us. After all, at that time, there was no reason to oppose the …

"Values Education" refers to any explicit attempt to impart values to students in the formal education system. In the Singapore context, this mainly takes the form of the curriculum subject "Civics and Moral Education" (CME) as well as National Education (NE) initiatives. This article attempts to discuss some challenges faced by and tensions within the system, and to provide …

What a swinging week. My anticipation and expectation of a good budget debate session petered out on weak murmurings, predictable dialogues and the usual red herrings. The anti-climax is due either to the declining quality of grey matter among the PAP Commons or the solid, watertight character of a good and wise budget. It is both. That's why you see the Workers' Party …

The shocking assassination of Benazir Bhutto was not the only news of global significance to come out of Pakistan in the final days of 2007; the World Health Organization reported that the first ever case of human infection by the H5N1 avian flu virus had been confirmed in Peshawar. Last week's World Health Day has its focus is on protecting health from climate change. …

The Cable, over at Foreign Policy, notes that the Obama administration is sending a sizable high-powered team to attend the upcoming APEC Summit in Singapore; it also finds it noteworthy that the side-meeting between the US and all ten ASEAN countries is finally taking place and sees it as a reaction against China's recent diplomatic successes. Back in 2007, in a Foreign …

I must confess to being both bemused and concerned about the opacity regarding how GIC / Temasek spending investing a lot of our money. On the one hand, I would also go tell the Westerners to go fly kite; wah lao, give you money to save your banks from their reckless greed and lousy regulation oso want to comprain so much. A lack of transparency is also needed to protect …

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 …