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Unfortunately Singapore: From Drumsticks to Chickens
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Thursday, February 28, 2013. From Drumsticks to Chickens. The dust has settled somewhat on the Population White Paper. It is perhaps time to really examine this document especially in light of the on-going Budget debate because, fundamentally, the key tenet of this Population White Paper is whether the Government can deliver on the accompanying infrastructure development plan to buffer the impact of a rise in population numbers. Imagine a Singapore where the trains run smoothly with multiple redundant li...
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Unfortunately Singapore: June 2009
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Friday, June 26, 2009. Government Lapses - Have you read the IM? In the Third Report of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) which was presented to Parliament on 23 June 2009, further lapses were found in several stat boards; ranging from tender-issuing irregularities to what is basically wasteful management of public resources. I wont go into details of the latest lapses as they are readily available here. In explaining the case of MINDEF in which a sub-contractor that was used had been barred from publi...
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Unfortunately Singapore: July 2008
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Monday, July 28, 2008. The Audacity of Change: Thoughts on Reclaiming Hougang (oops.the Singapore Dream). The title of this entry is clumsy play on Barack Obama’s “The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream”. What strikes me as particularly interesting in this political movement is that there is an ongoing sideline struggle between what essentially are two factions in the ‘change camp’. That transcends race and class differences. These frictions between the old and new guards of the ...
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Unfortunately Singapore: May 2009
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Friday, May 8, 2009. THE MSK PLAY - Act IV will be a doozy. When news broke of Mas Selamat Kastari’s (MSK) escape back in February 2008. I, and I thrust many others, was left in utter disbelief. This dramatic Richard Kimble-nesque event set the scene for Act I of a play which threatened to have no conceivable end. And the term “complacency” began circulating in our minds and in public discourse. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Just your average Unfortunate Singaporean that wonders when di...
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Unfortunately Singapore: History's many shades of grey
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Thursday, September 18, 2014. History's many shades of grey. An excellent article by Tan Tai Yong on the treatment of our history as we approach the big 50. Is there value in preserving a singular narrative of our past, at all political cost? History's many shades of grey. By Tan Tai Yong For The Straits Times. Why is history important? Let me begin by asking another question: After 50 years of nationhood, how well do Singapore citizens know their country's history? More controversially, to allow for dee...
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Unfortunately Singapore: April 2011
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Friday, April 29, 2011. GE2011: The Aljunied Conundrum. GE 2011 kicked off with much fanfare and excitement built on a more vocal opposition that deployed social media to successfully increase their collective profile. From A-teams to suicide teams, star candidates to secret weapons, the voting population certainly seems spoilt for choice when it comes to opposition candidates to choose from. But as I reflected over my own motivations behind my voting decision, the good feeling vibes of that rally night ...
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The Irrational Section 377A. | a father's thoughts
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A father’s thoughts. Moments in my life. The Irrational Section 377A. I hardly write about socio-political issues in Singapore unless they affects my family and me directly e.g. the recent CPF changes and the ever rising cost of living. But the recent buzz and heat generated about Section 377A both intrigued and compelled me to write this post. Having gone through the many arguments and reasoning that the repeal camps have brought to the table, i have to say that the reasons suggested by the keep-377A ca...
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Unfortunately Singapore: June 2008
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Saturday, June 14, 2008. Maximum Security Nation: Overeaction is Complacency's Ugly Cousin. I had previously written on the responsibilities of government’s and security agencies’ responsibility in maintaining a balance between being protective and intrusive. In lieu of Mas Selamat’s escape from the Whitley Road Detention Centre, I had argued that perhaps the personnel, those whom were empowered with custodial responsibilities, were found lacking on the latter front. As the two assailants were brought ba...
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Unfortunately Singapore: September 2014
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Thursday, September 18, 2014. History's many shades of grey. An excellent article by Tan Tai Yong on the treatment of our history as we approach the big 50. Is there value in preserving a singular narrative of our past, at all political cost? History's many shades of grey. By Tan Tai Yong For The Straits Times. Why is history important? Let me begin by asking another question: After 50 years of nationhood, how well do Singapore citizens know their country's history? More controversially, to allow for dee...
