Journalists from the region heard first-hand RCS's re-editing of its radio programme on International Human Rights. This incident will be one of the reports that will be included in a regional media monitoring journal entitled JOURNALISM ASIA to be launched in March 2000.
Keep Reading →Who knows exactly when the next General Election will be held but the National Solidarity Party (NSP) is wasting no time to make First Contact with the reading population of Singapore, with the launch of two new books in two different languages today - Publish and Perish (in English) and Breaking the Hurdles (in Mandarin).
Keep Reading →Haji E.S. Ebrahim Marican sent an email on 29 Oct 2000 alleging quite a few things about PAP Minister Abdullah Tarmugi. It resulted in a threat of lawsuit and the consequent apology by Mr. Marican. Be careful, you, the reader, could be sued for an erroneous email too. Read below to find out more....
Keep Reading →Chia Thye Poh finishes his graduate studies in The Hague in December 2000 and will return to Singapore. A recent Malaysiakini article -- Spirit of Asia's Mandela, by Ang Hiok Gai -- reports on an interview with him. Chia, once one of the longest-serving prisoners of conscience anywhere in the world, speaks about the future, maintaining once again that his quest is for democracy. He states that, in regard to the struggle for democracy, "This is not about a personal battle. The struggle for democracy is much more than personal battles.
Keep Reading →The Minister for Home Affairs, through his press secretary, asks me to bring up the issue of detention without trial at the next General Election. (ST 12 Dec) This is old hat. What Mr. Wong should say is whether, if the PAP loses in the constituency where I bring up the issue, his government will immediately repeal all the provisions in the law permitting this violence on our people. Will the government now give this assurance? Then at least his call to me to raise it at the general election becomes meaningful. Otherwise it is all just blather.
Keep Reading →In response to News Radio 93.8's media reports explaining why the 2nd broadcast was edited and its accusation that the Think Centre "got it facts wrong", the Centre's Board of Directors have sent a letter to RCS, demanding that they (RCS) prove their case. RCS has yet to respond or acknowledge the letter. Meanwhile they continue to claim that re-editing was for the interview with Tan Kong Soon and want to play the incident down. Read TC's letter in full... Stay tuned while we bring Tan Kong Soon's take on the matter very shortly.
Keep Reading →If microphones are not to be used in Hong Lim Park, Think Centre will always find better ways in better places to project loudly its political concerns - and one is to cross state boundaries.
Keep Reading →In gross contradiction of an easing of licensing of public events, the Public Entertainments Licensing Unit (PELU), yesterday rejected without reason an application by James Gomez, Executive Director, Think Centre to organise a Speakers' Corner at 12 & 14 Haig Road on 19/11/2000 from 8.30am – 10am. Read the reply letter from PELU.
Keep Reading →Did you know you know that there were two editions of the Straits Times this morning. The first one only carried a caption of the crash on the front page. That edition was not recalled and is available all over the island. The second one carried the more eloborate report with photos and additional reporting inside. It is availabe in certain parts of Singapore only. CNN beat Channel News Asia to the TV story. Read the BBC report for the full story.
Keep Reading →The flap over the play, Talaq (Divorce), has shown how difficult it still remains for women to fully express themselves in this phallocentric society or to put it more bluntly, society ruled by the law of the penis!
Keep Reading →Think Centre celebrated its first anniversary at Matahari Pub.
Keep Reading →"The world's second longest serving prisoner of conscience" is a title that no one wants to be honoured with. Yet, it goes to show the unrelenting spirit of Singaporean Chia Thye Poh.
Keep Reading →On 6 October 2000, Think Centre will take centre stage again at Speakers' Corner from 5 pm to 7 pm. Come and hear what we have to say!
Keep Reading →Look who left out the most notable character on the field!
Keep Reading →On 16 September 2000, 5 guys and gals from Think Centre bundled into a small car and headed across the Causeway to attend a youth conference at University of Technology Malaysia. There they learned about the Malaysian youths passion for their country. But the trip was an adventure of sorts with out of range handphones, wrong street directories and intense manual labour! Who said cross-straits relations was easy. Here's the scoop!
Keep Reading →Malaysian NGOs has issues a joint statement expressing its concerns for the latest developments in Burma (Myanmar).
Keep Reading →A petition to modify the defamation law for Speakers' Corner.
Keep Reading →The THINK Centre successfully hosted a Singapore-Germany Youth Dialogue Session on Sep 5, Tuesday - the second gathering of such nature between Singaporeans and foreigners, following the JB Chit Chat Session held a couple of months ago.
Keep Reading →Believe it or not, Think Centre now has a physical office space! Located a stone's throw away from the Singapore Parliament, it is housed at the Excelsior Shopping Centre (next to Excelsior Hotel off the junction of Coleman Street and Hill Street).
Keep Reading →Anuradha Narayanasamy reports for Think Centre from Hong Lim Park.
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