Monthly Archives: July 2012

Tsk Tsk…another mischievous headline

Spotted another mischievous headline in the Straits Times today. It states “Aljunied-Hougang Not Raising S&C Charges Yet” .  Why is it mischievous? Well, this report was based on an interview that their reporter did with the Workers Party which said … Continue reading

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How many times do we have to say Bugger Off to CoC?

I am taking the unusual step of repeating a post I had written  in response to our government’s dogged push for an Internet Code of Conduct. Don’t like doing this but I felt this was necessary since Information, Communications and the … Continue reading

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Inflation going up, Up, Up

The latest Singapore Consumer Price Index is out and it shows inflation is higher at 5.3% in June compared to 5% in May. And the Government says it now expects inflation to be higher than expected for the year “after … Continue reading

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Even new citizens and expats think Singapore is having problems. Are you listening Sir?

The  pro-MIW camp and some Ministers here like to diss and dismiss Singaporeans who air their concerns vocally about socio-political issues as being anti-government and daft idiots who don’t understand what is best for the country. Well, I wonder what … Continue reading

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No Internet Code But Start “Brainwashing” From Young?

So it looks like there will be no “clampdown” on the internet and no Internet Code of Conduct (yet?) in Singapore accordng to comments made by the Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts Yaacob Ibrahim in a news report … Continue reading

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You gotta search real hard these days for The Truth!

Everyday we read sonething that makes us wonder how far will some governments go to block the truth from their citizens and the world. Today I read some thing that took this to a new low. In China, it seems … Continue reading

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No Sex Before Marriage says MOE?

Sometimes I wonder if our country is moving forwards or backwards with some of the surprising actions taken by our authorities. The latest brow raiser is the Ministry of Education’s revision of the sexuality education programme.  What surprised many people … Continue reading

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