Monthly Archives: April 2010
UK General Election Debate Round 3
This is the last round of the election debate in UK. The voters will have time to think and will cast their votes on 6th May 2010. This debate focuses on the economy.
Filed under Politics, UK Election 2010
Come on, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, what’s the real story?
“If you were a poor person, anywhere on this planet, Singapore is the one place where you will have a roof over your head, where you will have food on the table. Even if you can’t afford it, we will have … Continue reading
Filed under Politics, Singapore, Uncategorized
Tyrannical government at it’s best
Parliament on Monday passed laws ensuring at least 18 people not from the ruling party will enter Parliament after the next election. The House voted 74 to one in favour of the amendments to the Constitution that would increase the maximum … Continue reading
Filed under Opposition parties, Politics, Singapore
Japan’s dark secret
The Cove is a 2009 American documentary film that describes the annual killing of dolphins in a National Park at Taiji, Wakayama, in Japan from an anti–dolphin-hunting campaigner’s point of view. The film highlights that the number of dolphins killed … Continue reading
Filed under Japan, Whale killing
UK General Election Debate Round 2
I’m unable to find the full videos at the moment, so the videos below are broken up into a few parts. Alternatively, you can go to Sky News website to watch the full video. Gordon Brown vs David Cameron vs Nick … Continue reading
Filed under Politics, UK Election 2010, Uncategorized
UK General Election Debate Round 1
Ok. I know I’m a week late in posting this, but better late than never. A little background information of this debate: The debates run without a break for 90 minutes and are broadcast weekly by ITV, BSkyB and the … Continue reading
Filed under Opposition parties, Politics, Singapore, UK Election 2010
Just another civil servant after all.
PN Balji wrote an article in TODAY on the exit of the former Attorney-General, Walter Woon. Professor Woon had stepped down from the AG position after serving a two year term. It was no secret that in his two year … Continue reading
Polytechnics vs Junior Colleges: Will the debate ever end?
Polytechnics or Junior Colleges? This is a question that never fails to stir up the hornet’s nest every time it is asked. Singaporeans have so many different opinions over this issue and are so fired up, that letters will time to time … Continue reading
Politics are already being taught in the classroom
I was reading Kwan Yin Jiao’s letter to TODAY, which was titled, ‘Class, let’s talk politics’. He was replying to Dr Ng Eng Hen’s comment that ‘Competition is good for politics in S’pore‘. Kwan commented that students these days are clueless … Continue reading
An unbiased interview
Singapore’s freesheet newspaper, TODAY, interviewed Kenneth Jeyaretnam, Secretary General of The Reform Party, one of Singapore’s opposition party yesterday. It is an unusual move because the mainstream media very seldom grant interviews or carry any reports which is in favour of opposition parties … Continue reading
Filed under Opposition parties, Politics, Singapore
