LKY and the ‘venomous’ religion of Islam

Posted on September 5, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From Wikileaks claim is false:Lee Kuan Yew, 5 Sept 2011, article in Today. SINGAPORE – Former Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said the claim in a cable released by WikiLeaks, in which he had “characterised Islam as a ‘venomous religion’”, is false. Mr Lee this morning issued a statement following the release by Wikileaks of [...]

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Chan Chun Sing:Don’t plant stakes in the ground

Posted on September 4, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Divide between religious and non-religious a key challenge’, 4 Sept 2011, article by Joanne Chan, Today Singapore is not “immune” to the growing rift between those who are becoming increasingly religious and those who are the opposite. And more will need to be done to “enlarge and defend the common space” for Singaporeans, said [...]

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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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President and PM should be the First Couple

Posted on August 30, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Display photos of Prime Minister, President instead of First Lady’, 30 Aug 2011, Voices, Today (Charles Quah):…It is timely the relevant authorities review the current practice of having the official photographs of the President and the First Lady in Government offices, key civic buildings and Singapore missions abroad. Many countries instead have official photos [...]

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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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Chen Show Mao disinvited to dinner

Posted on August 21, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Chen Show Mao ‘uninvited’ from communal event”, 21 Aug 2011, article by Benson Ang in tnp.sg and Chen Show Mao’s Facebook page. CONTROVERSY has broken afresh online after Members of Parliament (MPs) from the opposition ward of Aljunied were “disinvited” to at least one ghost month dinner events. Workers’ Party (WP) MP for Aljunied [...]

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An old diminishing society with no vitality or drive

Posted on August 14, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Immigrant influx can’t be helped: LKY’, 14 Aug 2011, article by Imelda Saad, Today …Speaking at the Tanjong Pagar National Day dinner last night, Mr Lee noted that the May 7 polls showed a drop of about 6 percentage points in support for the ruling People’s Action Party to 60 per cent. This was [...]

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1 million Chinese nationals in Singapore

Posted on July 29, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Singapore now home to 1 million PRCs’, 28 July 2011, article in insing.com Netizens are in an uproar after a netizen received a letter stating that there are now nearly 1 million Chinese nationals in Singapore. This comes as a shock to many netizens, who until now, were not aware of the actual numbers [...]

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LKY is very sorry for Singapore

Posted on July 28, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Lee on First World Parliament and 2 party system’ 27 July 2011, article in insing.com Former Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has spoken again, this time warning against Singapore moving towards a two-party system. In a recent interview with China Central Television (CCTV), Mr Lee makes a reference to the “First World Parliament”, a [...]

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Tan Cheng Bock running for President is awkward

Posted on May 28, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘PAP MPs surprised Dr Tan might run for President’, 28 May 2011, article by Teo Xuanwei, Today online, and ‘Cheng Bock confirms bid for presidency’, 28 May 2011, article by Andrea Ong, ST News that his former comrade-in-arms Tan Cheng Bock, 71, has declared his intention to run for President caught veteran backbencher Inderjit [...]

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