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S’pore gives S$50,000 to help relief efforts in Sichuan
The Singapore Government will contribute S$50,000 through the Singapore Red Cross to support China’s disaster relief efforts in Sichuan.Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong wrote to Chinese Premier Li...
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Malaysia GE13: UMNO sacks 61 members for standing as independents
Malaysia's Umno party has sacked 61 members for defying the party and contesting as independents, including the former deputy chief of its women's wing.The party's disciplinary committee also issued...
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Minister Tan: SG PMETs’ entry-level salaries stagnant over last 5 years
Minimum salaries of foreign EP holders to be raised soonIn an interview with Business Times (BT), Acting Manpower Minister Tan Chuan-Jin said entry-level salaries for Singaporeans have been stagnant...
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Tan Chuan Jin: Singaporeans, stop being a keyboard warrior!
I'd like to share Fatimah's post. Someone had written in to make some allegations about people being turned away by Fatimah, questioning Pei Ling's efforts in helping her residents etc.These days, it...
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RECAP: Lee Kuan Yew's remarks deeply offensive to Malays
*This article first appeared back in 2010 on SDP's website* In the recent interview Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew gave to the National Geographic Magazine he revealed his religious affiliation: "Most...
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I am very disappointed in the PAP, they will never change!
I tried really hard to believe what Tharman said the other day, that the PAP will be 'open to diversity, welcoming of a responsible opposition'. That the PAP has changed and will continue to change...
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Boston of the East?
When Mr Lee Hsien Loong watched the news of the recent bombing at the Boston Marathon, he was inspired by the many stories of people behaving selflessly when faced with fear and danger. In his...
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Cartoonist's arrest - not just about alleged sedition
By Andrew Loh | Publichouse.sgThe news is all over the Internet now - cartoonist Leslie Chew, 37, of Demon-cratic Singapore, arrested for alleged sedition. Since the news broke late on Tuesday night,...
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Nizam forced to resign from AMP for speaking at Hong Lim against White Paper
Lawyer and civil society activist Nizam Ismail has resigned from the Board of Directors of the Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP) and stepped down as Chairman of the Board of Centre for Research...
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No business as usual if opposition wins Johor: Anwar
Mr Anwar said businesses in Iskandar will have to be “more transparent” and the opposition will “generate interest and participation (in the commercial projects) for the locals”. Responding to...
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Politics of Funding Cuts: Is It Really About Partisanship?
One issue that has emerged is the view that my participation at a civil protest in Hong Lim Park and a Workers’ Party (WP) Youthquake Seminar was tantamount to involvement in partisan politics (and...
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SDP: Government should withdraw actions against bloggers
The SDP is concerned about recent legal actions or threats of legal action issued by various Government departments.Websites such as EDMW Loves Singapore and The Real Singapore that had commented or...
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Khaw Boon Wan: Something is wrong with the EC scheme
There is "something wrong somewhere" with the Executive Condominium (EC) scheme, said National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan on Thursday, and the scheme cannot carry on in its current...
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DPM Teo visited Hong Kong to learn population planning
Last month, I highlighted in a posting (here) that Hong Kong and mainland China have a better approach in solving the twin problems of population ageing and low female fertility that are also faced by...
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Can Tharman be the next PM?
Singapore’s Second Deputy Prime Minister gives a polished performance in an extensive interview with the media.This month, the spotlight in Singapore – quite deservedly – falls on Second Deputy Prime...
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Partisanship? RC members discard opposition flyers!
When I went for NSP’s walkabout last Wednesday, I heard some of the Party volunteers narrate about how Residents’ Committee members would sneakily discard NSP’s informational flyers which the Party...
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Hard Truths or Plain Racism? The Government’s Hypocritical Outrage over Amy...
While we can all condemn Amy Cheong for the unthinking racism of her remarks, we should wonder whether they just reflect the tone of institutional racism that is projected from the very top of the...
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PM Lee: Grow the Economy to Grow Your Wages, Really?
The Straits Times reported yesterday that PM Lee Hsien Loong had said that, “for incomes to rise, the economy must grow … Everyone would like their lives to become better and one important way of doing...
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MP Zaqy Mohamad: PAP did not issue a “social media protocol”
Initial article here: http://therealsingapore.com/content/heard-pap-activist-all-pap-members-a...Choa Chu Kang Member of Parliament Zaqy Mohamad has come out to clarify that a recent Facebook note...
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Democracy - Are you for REAL?
In Singapore and Malaysia, or most ill-democratic countries in the world, opposition parties are fighting on the moral high ground of Democratic principles. However, for any political parties that...
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