Monthly Archives: May 2010
Spoilt kids: Whose fault?
I couldn’t resist writing about Sulthan Niaz’s letter which bordered on sexism and what looked liked an attack on women in Singapore to the ST Forum. I would have fully agreed with Mr Niaz if his letter was about my future … Continue reading
Quick links
I have been extremely busy the past week as I have been working. And I have missed out on many many important issues to blog about. But I’m really glad that my blogger friends have been really busy, well, blogging. … Continue reading
Filed under Arts, Cambodia, Captial Punishment, Christianity, GLBT, Politics, Singapore
‘Drug lords are the ones breathing easier when drug traffickers get the death sentence’
Tan Chin Aik’s rebuttal to Law Minister K. Shanmugam that the Government should go after drug barons instead of punishing at times clueless drug traffickers: While the death penalty is applied rightly to crimes such as murder and kidnapping, it … Continue reading
Filed under Captial Punishment, Politics, Singapore
The end of an era
It is official. Gordon Brown has stepped down as Britain’s Prime Minister and paving the way for the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats to form a coalition government. It also means that the Labour Party’s reign as the ruling party in Britain has ended after … Continue reading
Filed under Politics, UK Election 2010
Shanmugam’s own version of ‘For The Greater Good’
Singapore’s Law Minister K Shanmugam defended the mandatory death penalty in an article in TODAY: People assume you can have this safety and security without this framework of the law; that you can change it, and yet your safety and … Continue reading
Filed under Captial Punishment, Singapore
What every Christian must learn to do
Gwee Li Sui’s comment on this post: Christians expressed shock and ready apologies during the Rony Tan affair and even City Harvest members called for clarification over church investment. The sharing in public anxiety feels a bit healthier than what … Continue reading
Filed under Christianity, Singapore
Where’s your sense of humor, MICA?
A report on March 9th, 2000 about the Singapore government pumping US$29 million over the next five years to transform the staid city-state into Asia’s “Renaissance City,” teeming with artistic activities. “We want to position Singapore as a key city in … Continue reading
UK General Election 2010 quick update
The election results are coming in thick and fast, so I will just update you on the latest so far and give you the links to British bloggers, websites and basically people who are on the scene. Latest election results … Continue reading
Filed under Politics, UK Election 2010
‘Run by young people for young people’
Youth in Singapore are generally “lost” when it comes to politics. There is no clear leadership. The PAP expects them to join YPAP or involve themselves in “constructive” contribution towards society. Very few would want to involve themselves with the … Continue reading
More does not always mean better
Debra Soon discusses whether the changes to the NMPs and NCMPs scheme will improve the quality of debate in Parliament with her guests Alvin Yeo, a PAP MP for Hong Kah GRC, Goh Meng Seng, the Secretary General of the National … Continue reading
Filed under Media, Opposition parties, Politics, Singapore
