2003-11-21
新加坡走自己的路
Singapore must take its own path

2003-11-16
给爸爸（又名政府）的一封信
A letter to my Dad aka the government

2003-11-8
高效率如何衡量？
How to measure standard of efficiency?

2003-11-1
被迫失语的公共空间
Our de-vocalised public space

2003-10-25
培养公路安全意识
Singapore needs a road safety culture

2003-10-19
让华文活起来！
Make Chinese language come alive!

2003-10-13
花朵传送
The Transmission of Flowers

2003-09-22
回家的感觉真好
Coming home

2003-09-06
领袖素质比形象更重要
Leadership is more important than image

2003-08-30
在英语的环境里掌握双语
Becoming bilingual in an English-speaking environment

2003-08-16
高水平的华文讨论会不乏听众
High-level Chinese forum draws the crowds

2003-08-10
我找到了生存的尊严
S'pore gives me a sense of dignity

2003-08-02
数码时代的师生关系
Teacher-pupil relations in the Digital Age

2003-07-07
学校排名不宜影响教学原则
Rankings should not impede learning

2003-06-21
应以英文介绍庙宇文史价值
Explain historical value of Chinese temples in English

2003-06-14
借方言抗沙斯是明智之举
Clever use of dialects in fighting Sars

2003-06-07
维持高水平医药道德
Uphold high standards of medical ethics

2003-05-31
“陪读妈妈”赔上青春
The plight of “study mamas”

2003-05-24
从胳膊到大腿直到裸体
From bare arms to the thighs and the naked body

2003-05-18
伊拉克文物浩劫令人痛心
Looting of Baghdad artefacts a crying shame

2003-04-19
最后的拥抱
A final embrace

2003-04-15
生病的症状(Symptom)

2003-04-12
非典型肺炎的诅咒
The curse of the fearful Sars

2003-04-05
母语往何处去？
Whither our mother tongue?

2003-03-29
到中国最好别轻装上阵
Mandarin no enough...

2003-03-15
公信力是媒体的宝贵财富
Credibility a prized asset of the media

2003-03-08
邻居应和睦相处还是怒目相向？
Love thy neighbours or to hell with them?

2003-03-04
作文好似手机简讯 老师读后满头雾水

2003-03-01
减少学习母语的初期障碍
Minimise early hurdles in learning the mother tongue

2003-02-22
新加坡人心理防卫亟待加强
Beef up our psychological defence

2003-01-25
传统的可变与不变
Traditions should be enduring yet adaptive

2003-01-18
学生变了，华文教学能不变吗？
Help pupils from English-speaking homes learn Chinese

2003-01-11
马国政客的短视和荒谬
Malaysian politicians are being myopic and absurd

2003-01-04
一年轻新加坡人眼中的上海
A young Singaporean's view of Shanghai

2002-12-29
用自己的眼睛看我国历史
A Singaporean view of our history

2002-12-21
加强我们的双语优势
Our bilingualism is a strength we can build on

2002-12-14
宗教应以国家为主体
Nation before religion

2002-12-08
发挥多语优势
Multiple languages serve us well

2002-11-30
自满导致衰亡
Complacency leads to demise

2002-11-23
你知道“福”字为何倒挂吗？
Why is“福”pasted upside-down?

2002-11-16
掌握多种语文好处多
It pays to be multi-lingual

2002-11-09
不能视安全为理所当然
Security can't be taken for granted

2002-11-03
新加坡文物的“国际化”趋势
Our cultural artefacts "going global"

2002-10-26
西方媒体为何老跟新加坡过不去？
Why do the Western media pick on Singapore?

2002-10-19
乘搭中国经济快车
Riding the dragon

2002-10-12
我说华语，而且很有自信
I speak Mandarin and I'm very confident

2002-10-05
期待另一个郭宝崑
Hoping for another Kuo Pao Kun

2002-09-29
学习马来文正是时候
Why we must learn Malay

2002-09-21
十年树木 百年树文
Sustaining the growth of art and culture

2002-09-21
九一一事件一周年
September 11: One Year After

2002-09-07
以务实战略转败为胜
Pragmatic measures that pay off

2002-09-01
“中庸回教徒”的辩论
The “Moderate Muslim” Debate

2002-08-24
给“守将”捍卫的空间
Now is the time to dream

2002-08-17
陈水扁的“一边一国论”
Chen Shuibian's “one country on each side” assertion

2002-08-10
梦想美好未来
Now is the time to dream

2002-08-03
华文书报冷漠症？
Apathy to Chinese-language publications?

2002-07-27
南大精神的召唤
The call of Nantah spirit

2002-07-21
贪污是全球性的弊病吗？
Is corruption a worldwide disease?

2002-07-13
艺术节本地节目何以失常？
Why do local acts go off at Arts Fests?

2002-07-07
以亚洲人为荣并期待新加坡队进球
Celebrating as an Asian and looking for the Singaporean goal

2002-06-30
我们需要艺术吗？
Do we need art?

2002-06-22
不能对他族宗教一无所知
Beyond 911- Ignorance is not bliss for Singaporeans

2002-06-17
九一一后人们如何看待回教徒？
What is a Muslim after 911?

2002-05-25
平衡看待双语优势
Take both English and mother tongues seriously

2002-05-20
语言不是障碍
When language is not a barrier

2002-05-11
鼓励国人学习他族语言
Learn the language of other races

2002-05-04
改变观念才能提高生育率
New mindset needed to up birthrate

2002-04-27
我单身，但是我很爱国
Single but no less patriotic

2002-04-20
华文的微弱新生命
Chinese language's fragile new life

2002-04-13
建立真正有爱心的社会
Towards a truly compassionate society

2002-04-06
改造新加坡：以人为本
Focus on people in remaking Singapore

2002-03-30
我对新加坡教育制度的看法——看《小孩不笨》有感
My views on our education system——Thoughts after watching “I Not Stupid”

2002-03-23
重建我国的人文精神
Re-cultivate the spirit of humanity

2002-03-16
改变文化由家长开始
Change in culture starts with parents

2002-03-09
文化传统发展的三大挑战
Challenges in developing cultural traditions

2002-03-02
在彼此的不同中成长
Growing from our differences

2002-02-23
印尼华裔不再是“支那”
Chinese Indonesians are no "Cina"

2002-02-16
入世对中国政治生态的冲击
WTO's political impact on China

2002-02-09
保存农历新年核心价值观
Preserve core values of Lunar New Year

2002-02-03
三进狮城感触多
What makes Singapore tick?

2002-01-26
致马宝山部长的信
A letter to Minister Mah Bow Tan

2002-01-19
两岸关系与阴阳论
The “yin-yang” of cross-strait ties

2002-01-12
振兴华文靠民间
Onus is on the Chinese community

2002-01-05
晚晴园是个活的历史学堂
A living history classroom

2001-12-29
学会和中国打交道
－－一个美国名人给孙儿们的信
Learn to get along with China
A prominent American's letter to his grandchildren

2001-12-22
陈水扁会带领台湾独立吗？
Will Chen seek independence for Taiwan?

2001-12-15
当人们穿着“北京”出门
When "Beijing" is hip

2001-12-08
谦卑与自大
Humility and arrogance

2001-12-01
中国重新思考新加坡模式
China rethinks the Singapore model

2001-11-24
新加坡人能赢得百万奖金吗？
Do Singaporeans deserve a $1m prize?

2001-11-17
给全国大选提些意见
Improve our system of GE

2001-11-10
我看这次大选
Some post-GE thoughts

2001-11-03
一个新选民的感想
Some thoughts of a new voter

2001-10-27
新移民要积极融入本地社会
Immigrants should get socially integrated

2001-10-20
应当了解昨天的中国
The need to know China's past, too

2001-10-13
中国青年在想些什么？
What is on the mind of the young in China?

2001-10-06
恐怖分子并非远在天边
Terrorism is no distant threat

2001-09-29
台湾的主流民意是什么？
What is the mainstream public opinion in Taiwan?

2001-09-22
回教徒也谴责恐怖主义
Muslims also condemn terrorism

2001-09-15
中国学生的挑战不可忽视
The Chinese students'challenge is for real

2001-09-08
不知自己也是cheena的青年
The young man who did not know what Cheena meant

2001-09-01
要攻城略地先掌握双语
Be linguistically equipped before venturing into China

2001-08-25
过多补习增加学生压力
Excessive tuition stressful for school children

2001-08-18
马来青年谈边缘化问题
A young Malay professional's view on marginalisation

2001-08-11
我们属于这片土地
A place where we all belong

2001-08-04
和平与政治稳定的代价
The price of peace and political stability

2001-07-28
印尼华人姓名与认同问题
Chinese names and Chinese-Indonesian identity

2001-07-22
华人姓名与文化认同
To Chinese, names are not mere codes

2001-07-14
前事不忘，后事之师
Why the uproar over MCA’s purchase of Chinese newspapers?

2001-07-07
马华收购华文报的争议
Why the uproar over MCA’s purchase of Chinese newspapers?

2001-06-30
中国学者对新加坡研究的不足
Chinese researchers lack accurate knowledge on Singapore

2001-06-23
媒体应多开放？
Why do Chinese look down on Chinese names?

2001-06-16
华人为何不重视华文名？
Why do Chinese look down on Chinese names?

2001-06-09
华族文化的隐忧
Interest in Chinese culture on the wane

2001-06-02
民主制度的莫大讽刺
Making a mockery of democracy

2001-05-26
中国文化丰富了美国人的生活
Americans looking to Chinese culture to enrich their life

2001-05-19
新加坡是个舒适的家
Singapore is a cosy home

13/5/2001
外来人才的边缘情结
Foreign talent and the feeling of being on the sidelines

2001-05-05
来自讲华语家庭的自豪感
Proud to be a product of Chinese-speaking family

2001-04-29
不健康的华文恐惧心态
Fear of Chinese language an unhealthy mentality

2001-04-21
老实说，我喜欢华文
The truth is - I love Chinese

2001-04-14
不容种族优越感萌芽生根
Sense of racial superiority must not be allowed to take root

2001-04-07
谁应替本地媒体定调？
Who should set the tone for the local media?

2001-03-31
新经济时代的教育
Education in the New Economy

2001-03-24
大家努力扫除史盲
Know our history

2001-03-17
孔孟思想还有用吗？
Are the Confucian teachings still relevant?

2001-03-10
体育能出人头地吗？
A rewarding future for athletes?

2001-03-03
新加坡能成为文艺复兴城市吗？
Can Singapore be a renaissance city?

2001-02-24
没有理由怕发言
An irrational fear of speaking up

2001-02-17
“你是哪里人？”与归属认同
"Where are you from?" and a sense of belonging

2001-02-10
华文要跌到什么程度？
How low would the standard of the Chinese language sink?

2001-02-03
走出象牙塔
Looking out

2001-02-27
外来客过年
A foreigner's experience of Chinese New Year celebration here

2001-02-21
高行健获奖对新加坡华文文坛的启示
The impact of Gao Xingjian's Nobel success on local Chinese writers

2001-01-06
通过艺术和文化增进种族和谐
Racial harmony through the arts and culture

23/12/2000
本地艺术界为何风波不断？
No end to disputes in local arts circles?

17/12/2000
从长石椅联想到终生学习
Of stone benches and lifelong learning

10/12/2000
东方与西方，并非黑白那么分明
East or West --- not black or white

2/12/2000
e时代需要怎么样的员工？
Employees needed for the e-era

26/11/2000
新加坡人有社会良知吗？
Do Singaporeans have a social conscience?

20/11/2000
从一站式法律服务到荷包问题
One-stop legal service and the cost factor

13/11/2000
李光耀如何建立亚洲最廉洁国家？
How Lee Kuan Yew made Singapore Asia抯 least corrupt nation

11/11/2000
新航空难的教训
Lessons from the SIA plane crash

6/11/2000
文化传承还是文化断层？
Cultural continuity or dislocation?

29/10/2000
机器传声，晕头转向
Users at the mercy of “talking” machines

22/10/2000
领袖品格是肃贪要素
Integrity of leaders is key to stamping out corruption

8/10/2000
演说角落与沉默心态
Speakers' Corner and the culture of silence

1/10/2000
现在是鼓励提升华文的时候了
It's time to improve standard of written Chinese

24/9/2000
电脑教学的一些观察
Some thoughts on IT learning

17/9/2000
良师必备硕士学位吗？
Are master's degree holders master teachers?

11/9/2000
啊，宏伟的牌坊
O Splendid Arch

2/9/2000
硅谷的独特氛围
What makes Silicon Valley so successful and unique

27/8/2000
实在的美丽与飘忽的缺憾——新加坡印象
Impressions of Singapore: beauty and drawback

20/8/2000
组屋民众为国庆自豪
National Day pride of heartlanders

14/8/2000
东西文化的“长”与“短”
Strength of cultures: East and West

6/8/2000
人格缺陷的精英时代
Elite with flawed character

1/8/2000
瑞士精神
Spirit of Switzerland

23/7/2000
给新生公平的起点
Allow primary 1 pupils a fair start

19/7/2000
创新是最大的赢家
Innovators are biggest winners

9/7/2000
我们的教育欠缺些什么？
What's lacking in our education?

3/7/2000
组屋居民相见不相识
Why neighbours feel like strangers

26/6/2000
传媒业不仅是一盘生意
Media sector not mere business

17/6/2000
东芝“补丁”，中国人恼火
A lesson from the Toshiba's "patch"

11/6/2000
梳理观念上的「红毛」
Ang moh: myth and truth

27/5/2000
3/6/2000
新港文化别苗头
Singapore and Hong Kong wooing the Muses

27/5/2000
“台湾站起来”的联想
Implications of the "Taiwan has stood up" speech

21/5/2000
香港教育改革的新分水岭
A new watershed in Hong Kong's education reform

15/5/2000
不只是两块钱的问题
Not just a matter of S$2

6/5/2000
演说角落　香港经验
Speakers' Corner: Hong Kong experiences

2/5/2000
发展新中“全方位”关系
Singapore-China ties: 10 years after

22/4/2000
店东自己要关门了！
Shopkeeper himself wants it closed down

17/4/2000
设演说角落的时机成熟了吗？
Is time ripe for Speakers' Corner yet?

10/4/2000
台湾民主政治非完美
Taiwan's democracy is far from perfect

2/4/2000
“民主先生”搞一言堂
Mr Democracy's dictatorial rule

27/3/2000
“演说者角落”可“无为治之”
The Speakers' Corner: laissez-faire style

20/3/2000
让学生展现个性
Let students develop their personality

13/3/00
国小心胸要大
A great mind needed for our tiny country

4/3/00
高希均：提倡有灵魂的知识经济
Knowledge economy with a soul

28/02/00
李远哲谈两岸关系
Lee Yuan-tseh on cross-strait relations

25/01/00
华文网络资讯后市看起
Chinese catching up fast as Net language

04/01/00
Mother tongue : anchor of our life and spirit
母语是安身立命的助缘

28/12/99
Who's afraid of the new millennium?
千禧新年何足惧？

11/12/99
Quick profits not the only aim
踏踏实实才是主流

07/12/99
Premier Zhu values Singapore's experience
朱（金容）基重视新加坡经验

04/12/99
Six years of compulsory education is still not enough
六年强制教育还是不够

30/11/99
Beijing accords great importance to South-east Asia
北京高度重视东南亚

23/11/99
Hong Kong can hardly produce a Lee Kuan Yew
香港难有李光耀

16/11/99
Must you leave for good?
你非走不可吗？

13/11/99
Where are our social graces?
优雅举止哪里去了？

09/11/99
On the road to food fame
稳步迈向美食天堂

06/11/99
Why is our Chinese language below par？
我们的华文为何达不到水平？

30/10/99
Chinese characters help improve IQ
学汉字有助提高智商

26/10/99
Much to be desired in Singapore's youth
我看新加坡青年的缺点

23/10/99
Banning not a cure-all
不要样样都“禁”！

19/10/99
Positive aspect of being kiasu
怕输的正面意义

16/10/99
Chinese Net craze in Australia
澳洲也兴华文网络热

12/10/99
Thank you, good Samaritans of Singapore!
令人难忘的好心人

09/10/99
Common goal can downplay differences
共同目标可缩小分歧

05/10/99
Decline in Chinese language is difficult to reverse
华文劣势不易扭转

02/10/99
Where are Singapore's bilingual elite?
我国的双语精英去了哪儿?

28/09/99
The cityscape that leaves a lasting impression
令人向往的新加坡景色

25/09/99
Self-energising: key to retaining people's trust
自我鞭策才能取信于民

14/09/99
Let's speak proper English!
大家都讲标准英语

07/09/99
A bigger cake, or a smaller one?
大饼与小饼

31/08/99
Let's use standardised language
应用规范语言与世界沟通

24/08/99
Towards greater spiritual wealth
建设更美好的精神生活

21/08/99
A remarkable man despite humble beginnings
杰出人物不问出身

17/08/99
Reflections on National Day
新加坡国庆的感想

10/08/99
A tourist's account of Singapore's inadequacies
游客看新加坡的美中不足

03/08/99
Pragmatic policies win approval
务实策略赢得赞赏

20/07/99
Mediation: How Chinese do it differently
调解：华人的特殊方式

13/07/99
Singapore's quest for what's new
新加坡的强烈求“新”欲

03/07/99
Differences between Asian and American values
亚洲人与美国人价值观的差别

29/06/99
Why does the West react so negatively to Asian values？
西方何以排斥亚洲价值观？

22/06/99
What are our university students concerned about?
新加坡大学生关心何事？

15/06/99
Why do Singaporeans have so many fears?
新加坡人何以有多“怕”？

29/05/99
American media: mouthpiece of terrorism
美国媒体变恐怖主义传声筒

26/05/99
Let's have a clearer definition of "foreign talent"
“外来人才”应有更明确定义

04/05/99
Mankind's journey towards self-destruction
人类正走上自灭之途

01/05/99
Preserving one's roots through genealogy
通过宗谱保留我们的根

27/04/99
Singapore society today: Are we too tolerant?
今日新加坡社会：我们是否过于容忍？

20/04/99
The experience and lessons of the 20th Century
二十世纪的经验和教训

06/04/99
A "World Religion" may emerge in the next century
下世纪也许会出现“世界教”

04/04/99
The pitfalls in English and Chinese Translation
中英翻译充满陷阱

30/03/99
New approach to teaching of Chinese timely
华文教学改革来得及时

27/03/99
Racial harmony is national fortune
种族和睦百姓得福

23/03/99
Why does Cui Qi not use the computer？
崔琦为何不用电脑？

16/03/99
SAP schools and multi-racialism
特选学校和多元种族社会

09/03/99
A pragmatic approach to teaching the second language
以务实方式教导第二语文

02/03/99
Let Pan Shou's legacy live on in the history of Nantah
潘受应在南大史中永留美名

28/02/99
The post-crisis Asian economic landscape: Continuity and Change
危机后的亚洲经济面貌：延续与改变

23/02/99
Synergy of East and West for greater creativity
创新与东西方文化

21/02/99
When will there be a Nobel Prize-winning work on Chinese soil?
中国人何时能荣获诺贝尔奖？

09/02/99
My views on the "Chinese elite"
我看“华文精英”

02/02/99
Call for concerted effort to develop Chinese literature
掀起发展华文文艺热潮

12/01/99
Cross-boundary Dialogue
跨界与对话

22/12/98
Celebrating Bonny Hicks' Passion for Life
歌颂热爱生命的彭妮

19/12/98
What Singapore can do to attract talent in
science and technology
新加坡应如何吸引科技人才

09/12/98
The ascendancy of the Net economy
经济网络化方兴未艾

24/11/98
Ushering in the new age of the "knowledge-based economy"
迎接“知识经济”新时代

17/11/98
How Switzerland upgrades workers' skills
瑞士如何提升高技术人力

09/11/98
Will Singapore ever get a Nobel Prize?
新加坡有希望得诺贝尔奖吗？

09/11/98
National unification runs deep in Chinese consciousness
中国人的统一观念根深蒂固

02/11/98
We are Chinese Singaporeans
我们是新加坡华人

27/10/98
"Knowledge-based Economy"
——new dynamics for future development
“知识经济”——未来发展新动力

20/10/98
A lesson from Switzerland's Multi-lingualism
瑞士多种语文教育的启示

18/10/98
An open letter to President Habibie
致哈比比总统的公开信

13/10/98
Switzerland, a fine example for Singapore
瑞士——新加坡的好榜样

10/10/98
The Three Stages of Creative Teaching
创意与教学的三个层面

06/10/98
Negative Effects of Competition in the Hi-tech Industry
高科技竞争的负面影响

05/10/98
Seasoned wine in the old bottle
旧瓶装醇酒

03/10/98
When it is only right to speak proper Mandarin
什么时候应该说正确华语

29/09/98
Teach Chinese language through teaching thinking
以思考过程提高华文教学效果

28/09/98
Malaysia must have a sense of fairness
马来西亚对邻国有欠公平

23/09/98
Help students to be in time for the future
协助学生赶上新时代

21/09/98
It's time for a School of Chinese Studies
设立中文学院正是时候

15/09/98
The attributes of a good teacher
好教师应具备的优点

13/09/98
Congeal our heritage into a distinct Singapore identity
凝聚传统建立独特新加坡文化

08/09/98
Chinese culture in a multi-cultural society
多元种族社会里的中华文化

05/09/98
Singaporeans are truly fortunate
新加坡人真幸福

01/09/98
Cultivating an environment for creative thinking
培养创意思维环境

31/08/98
The moral duties of Chinese language teachers
华文教师任重道远

18/08/98
Unity in adversity
团结一致共赴时艰

11/08/98
Changes in the concept of nationalism
爱国主义内涵的变迁

04/08/98
Wrath on the Net
网上怒吼

02/08/98
Bilingualism for stronger bond
掌握双语加强共识

25/07/98
诺贝尔文学奖和文化尊严
Nobel Prize and cultural honour

21/07/98
期待中华文化黄金时代的重现
Chinese culture——Awaiting a new golden age

20/07/98
西欧给东亚的启示
Western Europe's lessons for East Asians

14/07/98
“家庭为重”观念不能改变
What matters most is family responsibility

11/07/98
杨荣文：学习中华文学以增强自信
Yeo: Chinese literature boosts self-confidence

07/07/98
文化对话带来丰硕的收获
A fruitful cultural dialogue

30/06/98
激发新加坡人的创业精神
Firing up the entrepreneurial spirit of the workforce

29/06/98
华语作为母语的好处
Advantage of Chinese as mother tongue

23/06/98
模范华文教师树立好榜样
Inspiring Chinese teachers

16/06/98
如果开学是这样就好了……
If only Kai Xue was like this for me.....

13/06/98
利用拼音学好华文
Brush up Chinese language with hanyu pinyin

09/06/98
我们所需要的华文精英
The kind of Chinese elite we need

06/06/98
民事服务：权力与廉洁须保持平衡
Civil service：Integrity with empowerment

03/06/98
为什么要学好华语
Why we have to master the Chinese language

30/05/98
科学与科技
Science and technology

26/05/98
新加坡：21世纪的新威尼斯
Singapore: A new Venice of the 21st Century

23/05/98
杨荣文：栽培华文精英是新时代需求
Yeo: Revitalize Chinese cultural elite

19/05/98
扎实的华语，更好的英语
Master Chinese to excel in English

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