Cosplay Chapel party scandalous to the Church

Posted on April 7, 2012 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Chapel party at Chijmes called off’, 3 April 2012, article in asiaone.com A controversial party to be held at Chijmes this Saturday has been called off. …The party, which was to be held on Black Saturday, had raised eyebrows due to the provocative images used to promote it. In one image, two young women [...]

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Thailand is a place of ‘little true joy’

Posted on February 17, 2012 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Christian group says sorry for remarks’, 17 Feb 2012, article by Jessica Lim and Stanley Chia, ST A CHRISTIAN student group at the National University of Singapore (NUS) apologised yesterday for making insensitive remarks about Buddhists and Muslims. The NUS Campus Crusade for Christ, made up of 80 to 100 students, posted an apology [...]

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UOB staff going blackface

Posted on February 12, 2012 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Seeing red over blackface photos’, 12 Feb 2012, article by Jennani Durai, Sunday Times Several Chinese employees of United Overseas Bank have raised eyebrows online after posting pictures of themselves in ‘blackface’ at a Bollywood-themed staff dinner. Pictures of last Friday’s event at the Fairmont Hotel were posted on social networking site Facebook yesterday. [...]

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Seng Han Thong’s nightmare before Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘MP Seng not racist, says Shanmugam’, 25 Dec 2011, article by Teo Wan Gek, Sunday Times …During a Channel NewsAsia programme Blog TV, which aired on Monday, Mr Seng made a comment which some found to be racist. He was asked about the lack of communication with passengers during the evening peak-hour breakdown of [...]

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Ex-MP Choo Wee Khiang charged with corruption

Posted on December 8, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Former table tennis president and manager charged with corruption’, 8 Dec 2011, article by Hannah Teoh, Asiaone.com Two former employees of the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA), including the former president, have been charged for corruption and criminal breach of trust. The first man, Mr Choo Wee Khiang, 57, was the president of STTA [...]

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Pig on the Kaaba as flame bait

Posted on November 24, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Blogger probed for offensive Facebook post’, 23 Nov 2011, article in Asiaone.com Police are investigating a blogger for allegedly publishing a photo that is offensive to Muslims on his Facebook (FB) page. Donaldson Tan, editor of Singapore-based current affairs commentary website New Asia Rebublic, is accused of putting up a picture of a pig [...]

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Huda kindergarten’s ‘young terrorist trainees’

Posted on November 19, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘PAP Youth member quits over ‘racist’ online posting’, article by Rachel Chang, 18 Nov 2011, ST A PEOPLE’S Action Party (PAP) youth wing member has resigned from the party after one of his Facebook posts sparked accusations of racism as it circulated online. Mr Jason Neo, 30, drew criticism from Malay opposition politicians and [...]

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LKY can’t feel his legs

Posted on November 6, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘The truth about my father’s health’, 6 Nov 2011, article by Lee Wei Ling, Sunday Times …The following week, when I showed him the positive feedback from two readers on the article (Living a life with no regrets), he paused for a moment, then said: ‘Let the readers know I have sensory peripheral neuropathy.’ [...]

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PM Lee doesn’t believe in white knights

Posted on November 5, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘A world without white knights’, 5 Nov 2011, article by Janice Heng, ST …The possibility that Greece may leave the euro zone has raised questions over the future of a unified Europe. If convergence in Europe fails, Mr Lee (Hsien Loong) said, the world will face a difficult situation. That includes Singapore, which depends [...]

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Too many Pan-Asian stars on local TV

Posted on October 22, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Boost local, not Pan-Asian talents’, 22 Oct 2011, Life! Mailbag (Helmy Sa’at): It is preposterous that the local television industry keeps shoving Pan-Asian stars down Singaporeans’ throats (New Face To Watch, Life!, Oct 18). Is this what Singaporean viewers really want? The rationale to justify such decisions is that Singaporeans can better relate to [...]

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