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This is my response to Mr Syu Ying Kwok’s Straits Times forum letter which was published on 27 Sept. Entitled “Top dollar for star talent“, Mr Syu writes about how the US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson rescued the financial markets from calamity with a trillion dollar bailout package, and...

Good work by Wayang party club in writing to NSP to clarify this matter. I think it is only right that Goh Meng Seng respond publicly, as the paper quoted him as being an NSP leader. An official response from him will certainly go a long way toward clearing the air. E-Jay

Most certainly! I believe, from what limited interactions I had with SDP members, that they are always on the lookout for ways and means to work with other oppo parties. But at the end of the day, we must not only respect our differences, but we must accept criticism when it is offered. SDP...

Certainly! Opposition in Singapore should unite and present a consolidated front to the PAP. Take Malaysia for instance. The ideological differences between PKR and PAS are deeper than you and I can possibly fathom, transcending religious boundaries even. Yet even they can put aside their...

No i don't have the actual clipping, only the mandarin version downloaded from lianhe zaobao's web site. Don't worry, I have saved the electronic version, as well as all the various stats put up by SDP and wayangparty.wordpress.com that show GMS was bullshitting through his cow nose. Although...

Just put lockeliberal and leetahbar on your ignore list: 80% of the nonsense in the forum will be automatically cut out :D E-Jay

22 Sept 2008 If the public ever needed concrete proof that the recent liberalization of Speaker’s Corner for demonstrations is mere tokenism on the part of the authorities which hardly returns Singaporeans their basic rights, we should look no further than the banned event which was supposed...

http://www.sgpolitics.net/?p=722 23 Sept 2008 The detention of Malaysian blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin at the Kamunting Detention Camp, Taiping, for two years under Section 8(1) of the Internal Security Act is the biggest act of injustice and cowardice I have seen in a long time. Malaysian...

The motto is: "You and I are nothing but mammals, so let's do what they do on the discovery channel".

26 Sept 2008 Mr Ng Kok Song, chief investment officer of GIC, told a press conference on Tuesday that the timing of GIC’s investments in Citigroup and UBS “could have been better”, but reiterated that he was “confident” both investments would offer long-term returns. (ST, “GIC achieves 4.5%...

Any major grouse I have against conscription is that it forces many people into roles that they are just not suited for. This results in a blatant misuse of manpower. How much economic growth have we sacrificed just because we conscripted talented people into the army to serve in positions that...

I disagree with SDP's position on conscientious objecters. Too many people will exploit the given proposal. I mean, which combat-fit person would not want to extend his service by a mere 6 months just to be excused from combat duties? The underlying grouse I have with NS is that it should not...

Written by the Singapore Democrats Introduction National Service, or army conscription in Singapore, was first introduced in 1967 due to pressing issues such as national security after Singapore’s “forced” independence in 1965. In 1971, the British completely pulled out of Singapore. It has...

Ms Yew Lun Tian actually quoted this quote in mandarin in her Lian He Zao Bao article. LOL! E-Jay

Spot on, Latest H. Temasek has badly miscalculated the subprime mess and they haven't lost money YET because of pure luck. The methodology is deeply flawed and Temasek has shown to be extremely trigger happy, and also very willing to active trade the financial instruments that it CLAIMS it is...

If you have good ideas on how to get started, do drop me an email at [email protected] and we can take the discussion private. In today's society I expect to find hardly anyone who can commit full time to such an enterprise. What we need is a core group of dedicated folk, talented in a...

Re: The issue is about civil and political rights, not merely why PCF is not politica Good point, but still not the key factor.

I agree on the need for an alternative news site run by people with no political affiliations. But I cannot be the one spearheading it as I intend to be partisan. Why don't you take the lead? If you can form a good team, I will definitely contribute in terms of research, writing. E-Jay

I agree, it is a small matter. I am used to insults and personal attacks. It is just that it should be PAP members who want to do me in, not fellow Opposition members or supporters. As for promoting TOC, frankly, should we care? Look at SDP's web site. No one is here promoting it. Yet today...

Goh Meng Seng used the words "fucked up" on me last year, in connected with Sept 16 Freedom Walk. But never mind about that, if he genuinely does not recall, so be it. It is just a 4-letter word, no big deal.