Friday, June 03, 2011

SGLC - 2011.06 - Society and Politics

*****2011.06.30 (Thu)

***yoursdp: Chopping and Changing The President's Powers
*election *presidential *analysis of presidential powers - changing / dimnishing

*****2011.06.29 (Wed)

***De Leviathan @ SG: Presidential Election Watch Part I – My Initial Impression of the PE Candidates
*election *presidential *candidate

*****2011.06.28 (Tue)

***transitioning.org: The Truth Behind Goh Meng Seng’s Political Step-down
*GMS *NSP *political party *excerpts: Sticking to his media-theme gun, Meng Seng didn’t really have a Plan B when that didn’t work and we simply campaigned without any strategy at all after that.

*****2011.06.27 (Mon)

***Anonymous_X: Dr Tan Cheng Bock shall win the Presidency with 42% votes
*election *presidential *TCB *analysis of vote and prediction of winner

***TR: Mr Prime Minister, Please Go
*governance *PAP *LHL *unifying people of Singapore

***andrewlohhp: Take Courage, Don't Let Gilbert Stand Alone
*Singaporeans First - Second Series *Gilbert Goh *Hong Lim *Speakers' Corner *excerpts: standing up for the needy and disenfranchised is a tough job, if you’re not part of the establishment .. .. You have to be prepared that, when it comes down to it, you will be standing alone.

*****2011.06.23 (Thu)

***journalism.sg: New Era in Relationship with Alternative Media (Tony Tan Engages the Blogs)
*alternative media *blogger *election *TT *presidential

***TR: Singaporeans First Event at Speakers' Corner on 25th Sat June at 5pm 
*transitioning.sg *Singaporeans First *Speakers' Corner

 *****2011.06.22 (Wed)

***News Clips: Redefining success, Singapore style
*Governance *success *balance *excerpts: Globalisation builds economies; it does not create nations..... A key issue now, therefore, is how to redefine success in order to sustain Singapore as a nation.

*****2011.06.21 (Tue)

***Youtube: Sylvia Lim, Singapore Opposition Workers’ Party – Australia Network News – Newsline
*election *political party *SL *governance *policy *LHL *apology

*****2011.06.20 (Mon)

***Zach’s Thought Blot: Post GE 2011 Analysis – Introduction (Total - Itdt + 4 Parts)
*election *political party *analysis of election strategy, tactics, PR, strength and weakness

*****2011.06.17 (Fri)

***Thoughts of a Singapore Statistician: Is the PAP a profligate government?
*governance *spendthrift *policy

***sginsight: 从新媒体崛起看社会变革
*governance *new media *information sharing *societal change *PAP *excerpts: 当权者多年来惯用的狼来了伎俩,就再也吓唬不了新加坡人民去乖乖就范。在这一个政治演化的过程中,人民对种种社会现象的重新认识和深入了解,是驱动人民寻求新社会秩序的根本原因;这并非新媒体的本身改变了政治格局,换言之,新媒体只是一个必需而非足够的变革条件。

*****2011.06.11 (Sat)

***lhzb: 总统选举,白色犯忌?
*election *presidential *PAP *NTUC

*****2011.06.10 (Fri)

***NAR: 行动党政治外包的延续和扩张 – 面临严重挑战
*PAP *outsource *challenge *problem of outsourcing

***ST: 'President is not a separate political centre'
or New Nation: Presidential hopefuls can learn from Worker’s Party
*election *presidential *candidate *Jayakumar *'discretionary, custodial power *role of president

*****2011.06.08 (Wed)

***sginsight: 李光耀式的新加坡千秋万代?
 *LKY *governance *priority *political monopoly *generational thing *economy *style and substance

*****2011.06.06 (Mon)

***TOC: 5 June 2011 – Floods in Tanglin Mall and along Orchard Road
*flood *Orchard *PUB *rain *alarm system *Tanglin Mall

***TR: Not all grassroots members are disgusting
*grassroot *PAP *4 types of "cao" - The pure-hearted, Political affiliate, the personal advantage, the resume builder *political and apolitical

***CNA: 'We're disappointed with PUB'
*The Orchard Road Business Association (ORBA) *flood *Orchard *PUB *rain *alarm system

***lhzb: 大选让新移民更本土化 ?
*election *new immigrant *local issue *anti-foreigner *rally
*****2011.06.05 (Sun)

***Yahoo: ‘Floods worse this time around’
*flood *rain *Orchard *Tanglin mall *Bukit Timah *VB *minister *safety *PUB

***Dairy of A Singaporean Mind: Presidential  Election ...
*election *presidential *president *OTC *TKL

***lhzb: 和人民一起行动
or lhzb: 改革不能没有制度
or lhzb: 多少才足够?
*PAP *People and Action *Policy *prosperity and peace .. pay and pay .. poor also pay .. proud arrogant people *reform or transform *Newspaper and Printing Presses Act *information sharing and distributing *Newspaper *political salary

*****2011.06.03 (Fri)

***Political Writings: Awkward? You Don’t Know Awkward!
*election *presidential *PAP-endorsed *Govt-endorsed