Although voting in Singapore is compulsory, failing to cast a vote seems more like an administrative lapse by a citizen (e.g. NSman forgetting to notify Mindef of an overseas trip) than a civil or criminal offence with their big fines and/or jail sentences. However the main consequence of not voting is serious enough - disenfranchisement i.e. losing the right to …

Recently, a Civil War is happening in the universe of Marvel comic books. In this major crossover event, it is no longer about super heroes fighting against an ultimate villain, but among themselves. The series centers around a newly enacted Super-human Registration Act. The act when passed into law, would require all persons in the United States with superhuman abilities …

By allowing easier access to Parliament through the GRCs, the PAP is implicitly 'appointing' new MPs as they have an easier route into Parliament by riding on the coat-tails of ministers who anchor the GRCs...

The recent announcement of various education reforms, ranging from the thorough revamp of the A-levels to the corportization of local universities, are important steps towards creating a more dynamic and competitive environment for Singapore's institutions of higher learning. It is likely that these reforms would not only assist in creating a "thinking …

In the recent IPS post-elections forum, the impact of the internet on the 2006 general elections has been discussed. One metric which the study did not manage to address is the issue of the bloggers' credibility on this new form of citizen journalism. In this article, I review the emergence of group blogs (aggregators & congregators) and explain how they …