Monthly Archives: August 2012

Originally posted on Singapore Armchair Critic:
Right. Freedom. In Singapore, you’d hardly hear a man-in-the-street utter these words. We shy away from proclaiming “this is my right” and “it is my freedom to do so” because what represent men’s fundamental…

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Can Singaporeans be bribed to accept more foreigners?

“Bribe” Singaporeans to train them to accept the incessant intake of foreigners? Yes, you read it right. And yes my jaw dropped too when I read a suggestion made along these lines in an academic commentary published online by the … Continue reading

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Originally posted on Political Writings:
According to the nation-building Straits Times, Mr Lee said that 65,000 babies were born each year when he took office in 1959, much more than today, even though the population has doubled to 5.26M. He…

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Seeing Red at Singapore NDP 2012

Let’s get down to the brass tacks. This year’s Singapore National Day Parade (NDP) had two main talking points – that almost all the PAP MPs and ministers wore the national colour red for the first time at this event … Continue reading

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Where’s the National Day Spirit?

Do you guys notice something different about this year’s National Day decorations? From what I saw so far, the designs on this year’s buntings that hang from the street lamps are missing the large photos of the MPs in white. … Continue reading

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The Gloves are off and The Net is cast

The double whammy news announcements of the major cabinet reshuffle and the setting up of the Media Literacy Council in Singapore has caught many people off guard and gotten everyone buzzing. I am not going to go into an academic … Continue reading

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