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World Press Freedom Day: Investigative journalism, who pays for it in Singapore?

World Press Freedom Day: Investigative journalism, who pays for it in Singapore?

Every year, 3 May is a date which celebrates the fundamental principles of press freedom; to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the media from attacks on their independence and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the exercise of their profession. Some have asked, why The Online Citizen,... 

Dr Chee: The politics of elitism behind the JC-merger

Dr Chee: The politics of elitism behind the JC-merger

AN EDUCATION MINISTRY official pleaded that the decision to merge eight junior colleges (JCs), ostensibly because of low enrollment and a falling birthrate. was made in agony. Falling birthrate? The public was having none of it. If a reduced population is the reason, Singaporeans asked, then why was a new JC, Eunoia, set up... 

School mergers: PAP government should disclose its plans for land redevelopment

School mergers: PAP government should disclose its plans for land redevelopment

The PAP government has used the excuse of a 20% lower cohort size to merge 28 schools. It has refused to disclose the government’s plan to redevelop the land besides stating that they will be returned to SLA. In any democratic country, the issue would have been raised in Parliament, involving all stakeholders. For the profit-seeking... 



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