THE TEMASEK REVIEW

From our Correspondent The debate which took Singapore by storm six months ago over women NGO Aware’s sex education programme in schools look set to be reignited again over a set of international guidelines on sex education. An earlier draft of the  guidelines, due to be released next week by UNESCO, recommend discussions... 

From The Newsroom Team The Ministry of Education has issued an official statement on its website today in reply to recent comments and claims about AWARE’s Sexuality Education Programme in Schools. The sexual education programme started in 2007 and has reached about 12 secondary schools, run for small groups of students... 

From Wayang Party: Is this a freudian slip or an outright lie? In a press statement released on 17 April 2009, DBS revealed that Josie Lau had informed them of her decision to run for AWARE’s President: “Josie informed the bank of her appointment as Aware Exco member on April 13, over two weeks after she was... 

Ripped from Help Save Aware, editing by Wayang Party Chairperson: Good evening, members of the media. We apologise for this late notice in calling this briefing but I appreciate everybody’s attendance. And we call this meeting in haste because we feel that we shud not delay any more in disclosing something very serious... 

From Wayang Party: We just received a tip-off that the AWARE takeover was pre-planned months in advance. The following emails exchange between COOS members documented clearly that the plan was hatched to prevent the “pro-gay” group from taking over AWARE. The application form of AWARE was also attached and sent... 

By The Singapore Enquirer Supporters of AWARE old guards have stepped up their internet campaign to rally for support in a bid to oust the newly elected exco through the coming EGM on 2 May 2009 via a vote of non confidence. Calling themselves “Save AWARE“, they mince no words in the introductory message on  their... 

Ripped from Yawning Bread: On TV, Josie Lau said, “My priority right now is to reconcile the team which clearly has fissured.” Now, here’s something the public does not yet know: The television station’s original plan was for a member each of the old guard and the new guard to be in the interview.... 

By Fang Zhi Yuan When two groups of women slug it out with each other openly in public, who is the biggest winner? Well, it appears that the SPH journalists and by extension the PAP government are the only real benefactors from the recent AWARE debacle. Few Singaporeans were even aware of AWARE’s existence previously,... 

From Wayang Party:   Following a series of damaging media reports which appear to pit the old guards of AWARE against its newly elected exco and less than flattering comments from some of the long-serving members, ex-AWARE President Braema Mathi sounded more conciliatory in her interview with CNA. Despite the widespread... 

Background: The recent AWARE AGM ended with much controversy and acrimony between the old and new exco members who were accused of ‘hijacking’ the election to further their own personal cause. What exactly happened? Listen to the interview with AWARE new President Josie Lau to find out Recorded from CNA “Talking Point”: PART...