PAP taking their time to call for by-election

Posted on February 25, 2012 by gdy2shoez

From ‘No automatic by-election in our model of parliamentary democracy’, 24 Feb 2012, Voices, Today (Hri Kumar Nair, PAP MP for Bishan-Toa Payoh): Assistant Professor Eugene Tan’s commentary “The value of a by-election” (Feb 20) argued that the Prime Minister does not have an unfettered discretion in deciding when to call a by-election and that [...]

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Singaporeans suffering from litter campaign fatigue

Posted on October 30, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Add garbage bins, chuck banners’, 30 Oct 2011, article by Grace Chua, Sunday Times …The ‘dustbin test’ carried out at four town centres was part of a sociological study conducted by the National Environment Agency, with experts from the National University of Singapore led by sociologist Paulin Straughan. …Its key findings: 62.6 per cent [...]

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Occupy Raffles Place is a joke

Posted on October 16, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Only a handful turn up for planned protest in Singapore’, 16 Oct 2011, article by Amanda Tan, Sunday Times The bravado for a planned protest at Raffles Place on Saturday afternoon fizzled out after fewer than 20 people turned up over several hours at the spot where it was supposed to have taken place. [...]

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Ministry of Waxing ad is UnFurgivable

Posted on October 1, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘This isn’t indecent… but this is’, 1 Oct 2011, ST Forum (Anand A. Vathiyar): WHAT is the fuss over American fashion retailer Abercrombie & Fitch’s giant advertisement, which the regulatory watchdog, the Advertising Standards Authority of Singapore (ASAS), saw fit to define as indecent (‘Abercrombie & Fitch ad ‘indecent’ but will stay for now’; [...]

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Desmond Choo nominated for Alamak award

Posted on September 25, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Aware to give our award for sexism’, 25 Sept 2011, article by Jamie Ee Wen Wei, Sunday Times It’s not an award to crow about. But Hougang grassroots adviser Desmond Choo looks set to clinch what is believed to be the country’s first sexism award, in ‘honour’ of a person or organisation that has [...]

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The last of the non-Chinese Presidents

Posted on September 3, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘After Nathan’ and  ‘Chances of a Malay President dimmer’, 3 Sept 2011, ST Forum (MR RAJASEGARAN RAMASAMY): ‘Has the country seen the last of a racial minority as head of state with the exit of President S R Nathan on Thursday (‘One last goodbye at the Istana’; yesterday)? The multi-seat group representation constituency (GRC) [...]

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Lim Swee Say’s so-so Singapore

Posted on September 1, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Time to embrace diversity of views’, 1 Sept 2011, article by Teo Wan Gek, ST Labour Chief Lim Swee Say yesterday called on Singaporeans to embrace the new political diversity that emerged from the general and presidential elections, and to stay united in the face of differing opinions and ideas. …One (path which the [...]

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35.19% of Singaporeans voted maturely

Posted on August 29, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Election reflected our maturity’, 29 Aug 2011, Voices, Today (Sonny Yuen): Finally, we have a new Elected President after nine days of hustings; weeks, if we consider the excitement about who is qualified to be one. My heartiest congratulations to Dr Tony Tan. Allow me, as a newly-minted citizen but long-time resident, to make [...]

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Tan Cheng Bock thinks he’s the Queen of England

Posted on August 23, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Odd campaign issue’, 23 Aug 2011, ST Forum (Ang Seng Yong): PRESIDENTIAL candidate Tan Cheng Bock wants the Prime Minister to move out of the Istana, ostensibly to assert the Elected President’s independence…His call ignores historical precedent and current realities. Historically, the Istana complex served a dual purpose. It was the British Governor’s official [...]

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President on upper deck of a double-decker bus

Posted on August 22, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From a blogpost on Tan Jee Say by fellow SDP candidate Dr Ang Yong Guan, 20 Aug 2011, from his blog …At the interview, I said the nation is likened to a double decker bus; the PM is on the driver’s seat with the Opposition Leader Mr Low Thia Khiang as co-driver. Mr Low had [...]

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