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jentrifiedcitizenBlog- GE2020 a Watershed Election and Rebirth of Hope
- Fool’s Gold in a Pandemic
- Who is Indranee to tell us to be grateful?
- Fake alarms from fake news
- Ministerial Promotions: What Lee Kuan Yew Preached vs How Lee Hsien Loong Practises
- Why we cried when Schooling our Singaporean champ won gold at the Olympics
- Democracy in a Straitjacket
- I would vote for SDP
- A Mud-Slinging By-election, again
- On Integrity, Hypocrisy & Setting Bad Examples at Bukit Batok By-election
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Recent Posts
- GE2020 a Watershed Election and Rebirth of Hope July 11, 2020
- Fool’s Gold in a Pandemic April 10, 2020
- Who is Indranee to tell us to be grateful? March 4, 2017
- Fake alarms from fake news January 25, 2017
- Ministerial Promotions: What Lee Kuan Yew Preached vs How Lee Hsien Loong Practises November 8, 2016
- Why we cried when Schooling our Singaporean champ won gold at the Olympics August 18, 2016
- Democracy in a Straitjacket June 9, 2016
- I would vote for SDP May 6, 2016
- A Mud-Slinging By-election, again May 1, 2016
- On Integrity, Hypocrisy & Setting Bad Examples at Bukit Batok By-election April 30, 2016
- Disgraceful, Grace Fu April 30, 2016
- Individuals can discuss Elections online on Cooling Off Day according to Govt’s rules September 9, 2015
- Don’ts and Dos of Marking Ballots, Don’t Waste Your Vote! September 9, 2015
- 9/11 – Vote with your Conscience for people of integrity September 3, 2015
- Butter in the balance August 30, 2015
- Lee Kuan Yew is not Singapore’s founding father July 10, 2015
- The Good, the Bad and the Intolerant in the Amos Saga July 7, 2015
- Is Singapore becoming a shamelessly hypocritical society? July 3, 2015
- MARUAH’s Statement on Defamation Law and the Case Against Mr Roy Ngerng July 1, 2015
- Much Ado over One little Amos Yee May 9, 2015
- 50 Shades of White, PAP-Govt’s House Needs Cleaning February 14, 2015
- Honour (Singapore) Group – Honour and Obey the PAP-Government? August 17, 2014
- Cartoons supporting dialects in Singapore by the talented Cartoon Press artist July 22, 2014
- PM Lee Refuses to Yield on the Speak Mandarin (Forgo Dialects) policy July 20, 2014
- S. Rajaratnam on Book Banning and Religious Hysteria July 13, 2014
- PAP and the Art of Name Calling April 22, 2014
- One Little Riot Opens Pandora’s Box to Many Big Issues December 10, 2013
- Do anti-online harassment laws mask real intent of the Govt? November 23, 2013
- Lim Swee Say and his “Sayisms” ring hollow October 13, 2013
- Blast from the Past – Mary Lee’s testimony to the harshness of LKY October 8, 2013
- Compassion Deficit: Singapore Ruling Elite’s Attitude towards the Poor October 7, 2013
- “Fair consideration” – a govt pleads October 3, 2013
- The PAP’s Policies Give Singaporeans Heart Attacks? September 14, 2013
- Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Singaporeans want a more Compassionate Society August 26, 2013
- Healthcare Financing: Tweaks or Tricks? August 19, 2013
- Whither the love for Singapore? August 5, 2013
- Is our Government beating the “War” Drum? Pa-rum Pum Pum August 3, 2013
- Govt and MSM declare “war” on bloggers and alternative media? July 27, 2013
- 3 Reasons why PAP’s been bashing WP over the hawker centre cleaning July 21, 2013
- Ravi Philemon spreading rumours? Or ministers trying to score political points? July 11, 2013
- #FreeMyInternet Awareness Campaign: Know The Impact Of The Licensing Ruling On Our Usage Of The Internet July 6, 2013
- ST’s Red Herring Commentaries that Divide the People June 30, 2013
- Tips on dealing with the haze June 23, 2013
- Why is there no existing crisis plan to manage haze crisis? June 21, 2013
- Home Affairs hits out at filmmaker for ‘contempt of court’ June 18, 2013
- Singapore Bloggers’ First Blackout Protest a Success June 6, 2013
- Why support the “Free My Internet” Movement Against Internet Censorship? June 2, 2013
- Why is our government treating us like the enemy? June 1, 2013
- A masterclass in authoritarianism. Or how to criminalise your critics overnight. May 30, 2013
- Major Online Websites in Singapore to Protest Against Licensing Requirement May 30, 2013
- 10 Legends and Myths of Singapore May 26, 2013
- Elections in Singapore: PAP’s Strategy Uncovered May 14, 2013
- Indranee’s curious claims May 13, 2013
- In Singapore We’ve Forgotten: I Think That I Am Better Than You (Part 2) May 11, 2013
- PM Lee and Lim Swee Say: Revealing the Truth With Real Statistics May 5, 2013
- Oppression and threats will not destroy our spirit April 28, 2013
- Double Standards In Singapore: Only The Government Can Win April 26, 2013
- Who says our kids can’t learn dialects and multi-languages at the same time? April 22, 2013
- Mahbubani on “What is governance?” April 15, 2013
- Xenophobia? Clean up your own act before making accusations April 11, 2013
- Singaporeans Happiest in Asia? How about Richest and Most Well-fed too? March 22, 2013
- Most Firms Surveyed Will Not Pass on Wage Subsidy March 14, 2013
- (no title) March 14, 2013
- (no title) March 14, 2013
- The Octopus NTUC – Social Enterprise? March 6, 2013
- Government Pays Employers to Pay Employees More February 26, 2013
- WP’s Population Paper is Singaporean-centric February 23, 2013
- Shame on our Mainstream Media for failing its readers and Singaporeans February 17, 2013
- (no title) February 17, 2013
- Tale of Two Chairs February 14, 2013
- Bring back Tipping to draw Singaporeans to work in F&B sector February 12, 2013
- Stop Trying to Frame the White Paper, We Can See the Truth February 12, 2013
- (no title) February 11, 2013
- NSP Calls for National Referendum on White Paper February 9, 2013
- Economists challenge assumptions of fhe flawed White Paper February 8, 2013
- Black Friday – White Paper got passed against the people’s wishes February 8, 2013
- Is the White Paper simply kicking the can down the road? February 7, 2013
- (no title) February 7, 2013
- (no title) February 6, 2013
- Stand Up and Be Counted Singaporeans February 6, 2013
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Monthly Archives: December 2012
Singaporeans unhappiest in the world? Take control and shape our happiness
It must be such a slap in the face for the PAP-run government to read the latest Gallup Poll findings that found Singaporeans to be the least positive, unhappiest people in the world. And this is on top of being … Continue reading
Why Singaporeans are Angry and Unhappy – And What the Government Needs to Do
Why Singaporeans are Angry and Unhappy – And What the Government Needs to Do. JC – an insightful blog post by Heartttuths. It sure ain’t a bad thing that more and more Singaporeans are angry and unhappy methinks. It shows … Continue reading
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Originally posted on Singapore Armchair Critic:
Around end November when Singapore saw its first strike in 26 years by 171 SMRT bus drivers from China, another seemingly innocuous incident, also centering on the beleaguered train service provider, stirred some disquiet…
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Meritocracy PAP style. Do they walk the talk?
Much has been said about meritocracy as a bedrock principle in Singapore. In theory it sounds persuasive, best man for the job, may the better man win, etc. But just how far does the PAP and related government companies go … Continue reading
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Tagged chan chun sing, desmond kuek smrt, lee hsien loong, meritocracy in singapore, PAP
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Oh PM Lee how could you have said that about Jurong Shipyard accident?
I was taken aback and appalled when I read a quote made by PM Lee in the New Paper today regarding the tragic Jurong Shipyard accident. He said “My sympathies to all those injured in the Jurong Shipyard accident. It was a serious … Continue reading
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Tagged jurong shipyard accident, PM Lee Hsien Loong, sembawang marine
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Stay Enthusiastic
Came across this quote today and loved it…”Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul”…Samuel Ullman. It is a good thought to keep in mind when difficult causes and challenges start to wear us down. … Continue reading
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