Archives for December 2015

ST: Vitriol from ‘offended’ individuals a concern

18 December 2015 by

We have penned a letter in response to online vitriol against Amos Yee, the teenage blogger who has drawn public anger over his Facebook and blog posts attacking Islam. While some of Amos’ posts are admittedly careless, some of the reactions against him, including death threats, were extreme and disturbing.

Here’s the letter on the Straits Times Forum:

http://www.straitstimes.com/forum/letters-in-print/vitriol-from-offended-individuals-a-concern

If the URL is no longer working, you can read our unedited letter here, which more or less similar to the edited version. [Read more…]

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Beach cleaning at Pulau Ubin

15 December 2015 by

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Many humanists are concerned about protecting the Earth and living sustainably. While Singapore is renowned as a clean and green city, the high population density and heavy sea traffic meant that some trash has inevitably ended up on the city-state’s beaches and mangrove coasts.

With this in mind, the Humanist Society (Singapore) organised its first beach cleaning exercise on Pulau Ubin island on December 6, 2015. One of the 63 islands of Singapore, Ubin was once a centre for granite mining. Today, there are less than 100 residents left on the island and it is considered one of the last remaining rural areas in Singapore. About 2,000 people visit the island each weekend for camping, trekking, cycling and other outdoor activities. [Read more…]

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