The AWARE saga: Time for government to respond to its ramifications to draw a clear demarcation between secularism and religion
By Fang Zhi Yuan Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, the Minister of Community, Youth and Sports had finally broken his silence on the AWARE fiasco. Speaking on the sidelines of his visit to Nee Soon South on 26 April 2009, he said: “There will always be some issues where you cannot get everybody to agree. We need to be able to learn...
Our bloated defence budget: To be a Porcupine or a Poisoned Shrimp?
By Gunslinger, Guest Columnist In an marine ecosystem, the big fish eats the small fish, which eats the shrimp. The original defence strategy of Singapore, taking into account its size was to be a poisonous shrimp. A predator would be contemplating suicide unless it was sufficiently large, in which case, it would be weakened...
The crux of the AWARE fiasco is not about homosexuality or religion but the space for diversity
By Eugene Yeo and Fang Zhi Yuan Some readers have asked us if we are pro-gay and why we have come out strongly in support of the AWARE old guards. We have initially adopted a neutral stance towards the AWARE saga, but in the light of the recent revelations that the takeover was orchestrated from behind the scenes by Dr Thio...
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