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Dr Chee Soon Juan: Is there a Singapore alternative?
Below is the speech that Dr Chee Soon Juan gave at the University of Sydney on 10 June 2014:Professor John Keane, Professor Lily Rahim, my fellow Singaporeans, ladies and gentlemen,I want to thank the...
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Australian National University Press: Bargaining with the PAP
Scholars of Singaporean politics have sometimes characterised the enduring political stability in the country as the result of an implicit social contract between the Peoples Action Party (PAP) and the...
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PAP MP Hri Kumar: I know some people are just trying to destroy my CPF forum!
Background Story: PAP MP HRI KUMAR REJECTS ROY AND KENNETH JEYARETNAM FROM HIS CPF DIALOGUE EVENTPAP MP HRI KUMAR LIES TO AVOID KNOWLEDGABLE S'POREAN FROM ATTENDING HIS CPF DIALOGUEI returned from a...
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SDP: The possibility of change under Lee Hsien Loong
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's latest defamation suit against blogger-activist Mr Roy Ngerng has attracted the ire of many Singaporeans. The action is in stark contrast with the contrite demeanor Mr...
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Time to review priority for Primary 1 registration for community leaders
Last Thursday (12 June 2014), it was announced that parents who become grassroots volunteers will have to do at least two years of grassroots work and not one year as was the case previously, to...
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Calvin Cheng: I didn't quit YPAP because of a "Public Outcry"
Make it clear if NMP applicant can be political party memberIn his commentary, “Improving the system for selecting NMPs” (June 17), Dr Ameen Talib stated that I had quit the People’s Action Party’s...
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Protecting The Integrity and Transparency of Our Electoral Voting System
When I read in the papers on the police report that two 17-year-old students were issued advisories and counseled for the 'unauthorised removal' of 5 empty ballot boxes found in the storeroom of a...
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Hri Kumar: Reform Party's Kenneth Jeyaretnam is a Liar
Reform Party leader Mr Kenneth Jeyaretnam invited himself to the CPF Forum for Thomson – Toa Payoh residents. We allowed him and his supporters in anyway. During the breakout session, his views were...
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MP Janil Puthucheary: Catherine Lim cannot be trusted
Background Story:Catherine Lim: An Open Letter to PM LeeCatherine Lim: PAP has achieved many things, but S'poreans is losing trust in themCatherine Lim - A follow-up on the letter to PM LeeIN DRAMATIC...
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Minister Tan Chuan Jin: We should make stand against online blogs that are...
The Philippine Embassy in Singapore has raised concerns about and called on the Government to take action against a blogger who posted a racist, anti-pinoy article to his blog recently.The article was...
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Has Lee Hsien Loong breached the Ministerial Code of Conduct?
I am seriously concerned that the PM has breached the Ministerial Code of Conduct by using his Official Press Secretary to write a letter to the Economist newspaper defending the PM's private...
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Hri Kumar’s and the PAP’s Unconstructive Politics
On 18 June Hri Kumar, MP for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC and Senior Counsel, put up a post on his Facebook page presenting me in a false and wholly negative light in an attempt to damage my credibility and...
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Dr Yaacob Ibrahim: Muslims should be more tolerant towards LGBT issues
Minister in charge of Muslim Affairs, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, urged Muslims to be more accommodating when dealing with differences in opinions.He said that Singapore is a multicultural society and therefore...
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Did Lee Hsien Loong breach the Ministerial Code of Conduct?
I made the following posts on Facebook at midnight on Friday. I have now decided to put the posts up on my blog to answer some online commentsI am seriously concerned that the PM has breached the...
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Mr President, Please clarify. Who straightens out the wheel breaking the...
On June 13th, The Economist published an opinion piece on Singapore, about blogger Roy Ngern and LHL which they entitled Butterfly on a Wheel, adding more controversy to the PR fiasco otherwise known...
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Reflections on Western democracy from Thai impasse
By Sun XiEventually, another military coup happened in Thailand as the traditional last resort, which while being alleged by the junta as a means to bring an end the year-long political impasse, may...
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NTUC chief Lim Swee Say: Channel News Asia twisted my words
Background Story: LIM SWEE SAY: TO RETIRE COMFORTABLY, YOU SHOULD WORK LONGER AND NOT USE YOUR CPF The Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), Mr Lim Swee Say, has clarified a...
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What we really need to fix about the CPF
Giving CPF account holders the free choice to decide what to do with their own retirement savings is the key. By Loke Hoe Yeong and the SNPT teamIn the midst of all the recent debates on the Central...
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SDP: Can Singapore change under Lee Hsien Loong?
Singapore Democrats Dr Chee Soon Juan spoke at the Australia Institute for International Affairs (AIIA), the oldest think-tank in Australia whose members comprise diplomats, academics, journalists, etc...
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Singapore Prime Minister: We should just forget about World War 2 and move on
Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday called on Japan to turn the page on World War II, saying that persistent reopening of history worsened relations within Asia.While China and South...
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