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:(:(:( The “Catherine Lim affair”- as it has come to be known—lasted for only half a year, but its legacy has been substantial. It produced a framework for reassessing the PAP government and foregrounding its internal politics that had merely been the subject of vague popular speculation. It...

:(:(:( In a bizarre manoeuvre to humanise the man after conveying his litany of terrifying metaphors, The Straits Times described how [w]hen he spoke about his roles as father and grandfather, he adopted an avuncular air, and often flashed a warm smile and a kindly eye. / But when he dwelt...

:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: A few days later, the structural violence referred to in Lim’s “foul play” commentary exploded into a remarkably brutal display of phallic physicality and strength through the use of violent metaphors. In parliament, the prime minister described Lim’s political...

:mad::mad::mad: The prime minister’s press secretary then added new levels of hyperbole to this “western decadence vs Asian values” approach, describing Lim’s commentaries as “destroy[ing] the respect accorded to the Prime Minister by denigration and contempt…[leading not] to more freedom but...

:):):) The Straits Times then published a number of letters from Singaporeans who came to Lim’s defence, including the leader of an opposition party who argued that: The PAP’s attitude towards criticism is wrong. It should realise that someone may criticise its policy or ministers without...

:o:o:o At a PAP grassroots event, Goh himself reiterated these points, stating that Lim’s second political commentary had “gone beyond the pale”. Goh asserted again that he was in charge, not Lee, and certainly not unaccountable “armchair critics… snapping away making our job more difficult”...

:confused::confused::confused: A week later, Zuraidah Ibrahim (27 November 1994), a female journalist from The Straits Times, wrote a commentary that described Lim as having “overstated her case” and as being “unrealistic” for expecting a “new era that would let every political flower bloom”...

:eek::eek::eek: Lim’s second political commentary was published shortly after parliament agreed to pay Singapore ministers the highest salaries in the world in order to address the problem of attracting talent—the prime minister, for example, would in effect get four times what the United...

:):):) Clearly deflated by Lim’s critique, PAP MP Khoo Tsai Kee (6 September 1994) wrote a defensive letter to The Straits Times dismissing Lim’s conclusion “that the PAP is unloved by the people”. To refute her argument, he pointed proudly to the party’s consistent ability to win more than...

Why scroobal, you are worried about copyright infringement. Well then I'm sure Miss Catherine Lim won't mind my "partial" reproduction of her blog here. http://catherinelim.sg/2009/03/23/whos-afraid-of-catherine-lim/#more-127 :D:D:D The relationship between Catherine Lim and the state...

Then we are both playing blindfold ping pong. Too much reliance on precedents of history, we will never get to see missed opportunities and possibilities in the future turns of events.

Are you maybe a wee bit too hasty in determining that the opportunity savvy and party conformists are not non-mutually exclusive entities in essence in a future scenario of a leadership lacking in trenchancy as I read you?

If everybody adopts a defensive posture to guard against the Sword Of Damocles hanging over one's head in the form of a Lee Kuan Yew lawsuit, then please save the layamn at large the disappointments.

Spreadsheet the pros and cons instead of ping ponging the issue will form a clearer picture for the naive and confused Singaporeon. It's a no brainer really. Hiring the foreigner incurs less "liabilities for the employer and it gels with the Government's agenda. They retain and increase...

Six years ago, I was thinking of buying a brand new flat for the first time. So one fine day, when I happened by the near completed blocks at Fernvale Drive, I decided to take a look. Some may asked, wouldn't I need to join the HDB registration queue? Well there is the walk in selection for...