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Archive for December, 2006
Review – The politics of Singapore’s new media in 2006
Dec. 31 | by Gerald Giam The year 2006 was a landmark year for the new media and citizen journalism in Singapore. The government’s “light touch” approach to regulating the Internet was probably one of the factors that emboldened many Singaporeans...
Review – GE 2006 & The Internet
Dec. 30 | By Charissa. Once again, we are at the dawn of a new year. It is that time of the year for some reflections. 2006 has been an eventful year for Singapore and us Singaporeans. So many things happened that I find it impossible to cover them all. Thus I...
Jurong Island Theft: 100kg of Jet fuel additive stolen.
Dec. 30 | By Bernard I was shocked to see this piece of news in The New Paper and in TODAY (29th December 2006). It is reported that thieves had made off with 100kg of Stadis 450, a jet fuel additive. Stadis 450 is classified as a flammable liquid and hazardous...
Singaporean students to be re-valued monthly
Dec. 29 | By The Kentang Singapore students will now be ranked according to their monetary value each month Keeping in line with Singapore‘s goal to extract maximum value from every Singaporean Student, the Ministry of Emulation has drafted a new scheme that...
Landmark decision for ‘free speech’
Dec. 28 | This article is taken from the BBC. A judgement in Britain’s highest court has been hailed as a “landmark decision on free speech” and a major boost for investigative journalism in this country. Lawyers say the ruling...
“Homing instinct” requires fundamental shift in mentality
Dec. 26 | by Bernard In a speech at the 50th Anniversary of Tanjong Katong Secondary School, Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong said: “The Government is partly to blame for this state of affairs. The leaders did not believe in glorifying their place in history....
Give a simple gift this christmas
Dec. 24 | As we celebrate Christmas – the time of peace, love and giving – let us spare a thought for the less fortunate in our society and in our world. Lets take it upon ourselves to say a nice word, express a smile or even give a simple gift to...
A stranger, my friend.
Dec. 21 | By zyberzitizen He sleeps there every night – rain or shine. Everytime I get home from work, I see him there. Sometimes, he stares into space while drawing on a cigarette. Other times, he is already sleeping. A cat nearby keeps him company, sometimes...
The Geopolitics of Asian Cyberspace
Dec. 21 | This article is taken from FEER. By Ronald Deibert What happens to your request when you click on a link to a website or send an email? For most surfers, the internet experience begins and ends with what happens on the computer screen in front...
Income gap tears at Singapore social fabric
Dec. 18 | By Geert De Clercq SINGAPORE, Dec 18 (Reuters) – When Wee Shu Min, the teenage daughter of a Singapore member of parliament stumbled across the blog of a Singaporean who wrote that he was worried about losing his job, she thought she’d give him...
Self-regulation of Singapore Blogosphere- Whatever for??
Dec. 18 | By Dr Huang Shoou Chyuan Dear Friends, Although I have great admiration for people like Yadav, Bernard Leong, Aaron and Gerald, I must come out to confess that I am totally against the idea of self-regulation to our blogosphere. The blogosphere as we...
Ensure GST increase of 2% truly benefit the people
Dec. 14 | By Melvin Tan Wednesday, 13 December, 2006 The impending increase in Goods & Services Tax (GST) by 2%, announced by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in Parliament on 13 November 2006, is not without my expectation. During the General Elections...
Radicality – The Singaporean Youth?
Dec. 14 | By Eddie Choo Monday, 11 December, 2006 Numbers may be an indication of Singapore’s economic growth, but numbers will not be able to tell us the social development of our society. The future of every society lies with its youth. It is the...
Freedom Walk
Dec. 14 | The Singapore Democratic Party, along with some like-minded Singaporeans, commemorated Int’l Human Rights Day by embarking on a Freedom Walk from Hong Lim Park to Queenstown remand prison. You can view pictures of the event here.
Launch Of “Days Of Being Wild”
Dec. 14 | Dana Lam and Fong Hoe Fang launched the book, “Days Of Being Wild – Walking The Line With The Opposition” recently at SMU. The book is now available in major bookstores or visit Ethos Books. View photos of the book launch here.
Does criticism = opposition?
Dec. 14 | By Ney Reed Sunday, 10 December, 2006 criticism (noun) – serious examination and judgment of something; disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings. critic(noun) – anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something;...
Tough love
Dec. 14 | By Jonk Tuesday, 28 November, 2006 In light of the recent Home Special in the Straits Times some time back, ‘When Love Hurts’, the documentary of domestic abuse cases from the points of view of the victims, the guilty parties and wise by-standers...
A kindness revolution
Dec. 14 | By Cobalt Paladin Monday, 27 November, 2006 During the nation building years, 41 years ago to be exact, the needs of the people were different. During the turbulent years, the people were looking for food, job, housing, social and economic stability....
Self-regulation by the blogging community: why not?
Dec. 14 | By Aaron Ng Wednesday, 6 December, 2006 In reading Dhamendra Yadav and Bernard Leong’s thoughts on self-regulation by bloggers, I find myself agreeing with the principle of self-regulation. The reason is simple enough. I don’t wish to see...
S’pore and Malaysia should aim for maximum engagement
Dec. 14 | By Gerald Giam Tuesday, 5 December, 2006 Former Transparency International Malaysia chief Tunku Abdul Aziz’s commentary, “Singapore is simply a neighbour too far” in Malaysia’s New Straits Times (18 October 2006) makes me...
How much bonus/raise does a civil servant need?
Dec. 14 | By Ney Reed Wednesday, 6 December, 2006 In my latest pilgrimage to my foot reflexologist to nurse my back sore from sitting too long in my less than ergonomically designed civil servant seat, my foot reflexologist passed a sarcastic remark. “2.2...
NCMP Sylvia Lim : Population, Immigration and Rooting Singaporeans
Dec. 13 | Sylvia Lim Tuesday, 28 November, 2006 I rise in support of the motion by Mdm Halimah Yacob to thank the President for his address. The President touched on several themes and I would like to focus on 3 of these – population, immigration...
A dash of tolerance and a big helping of smart power
Dec. 12 | By Catherine Lim Thursday, 7 December, 2006 The first C is Control WHAT was true of the past 40 years of PAP rule is true of the present, and impossible to rule out for the future. A tight control, both of the political opposition parties and of...
Being myself..
Dec. 12 | By Marilyn Lai Monday, 4 December, 2006 I need to write this down tonight before i lose the nerve to. I thought i knew myself very well, but i didn’t. I thought i’ve always loved myself, but strip away everything that i’ve...
Dismantling the bloggers vs journalists debate
Dec. 12 | By Mykel Yee “[If] you read something in the Straits Times or on CNA, you must know that it’s real, it’s quite different from reading this say on Talkingcock.com.” Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, (National Day Rally Speech, 20 August 2006). “Where...
The Rise Of The Political Internet
Dec. 11 | By leounheort Friday, 24 November, 2006The internet is one of the last bastions of true freedom: despite any country’s best efforts to censor or “regulate” it, no one governmentindeed, a multitude of governments with corporate...
Why do teachers stop wanting to be teachers?
Dec. 11 | By Choenix If I were as highly acclaimed as Steven Levitt, I’ll ask for the statistics of the number of teachers who have left the profession and check if the increased monetary incentives over the years have slowed down the attrition rates among teachers....
Globalization and its impact on Singapore family values
Dec. 11 | By Ney Reed Organic – adj; Relating to natural way a system works; living nature of living things; not synthetic; constitutional in the structure/make up of something; of which source are alive; of which outcomes are alive; unadulterated;...
Foreign labour policy & income disparity in Singapore
Dec. 10 | By Edmund There has been a disconnect between the profits of businesses and the wages of ordinary Singaporeans in recent years. While corporate profits have increased, the wages of Singaporean workers, except for those at the higher end, have barely budged...
Singapore’s declining birth rate
Dec. 10 | By Epilogos Incredible, but true. Singapore is too expensive a place to have a baby, so many young couples in Singapore think. This is in spite of the fact that in Singapore, both couple – husband and wife – are more likely to hold down a...
Blogs, bloggers, blogging
Dec. 10 | By Raymond Deputy editor of The Straits Times, Felix Soh, once said, “You can check the government until your paper gets closed down. Then you lose your job and everybody loses their job too…you got to be very realistic, if you want to engage the...
