*****2011.07.31 (Sun)
***convexset: On Fairness in National Service
*Patrick Tan - Son of TTKY *NS national service *nepotism
*****2011.07.28 (Thu)
***thelongnwindingroad: Plans for Public Engagement on the Rail Corridor
or URA: Rail Corridor Feedback (Official)
*rail corridor *KTM railway *public feedback
***Singapore Notes: SMRT Breaks Even
*public transport *profit or break-even *service provider *SMRT
*****2011.07.27 (Wed)
***Yahoo: NSP : More Competition Needed in Public Transport
*public transport *model of competition *NSP
***Yahoo: Ministry website provides information on reserves
or Ministry of Finance SG: FAQs - Protection of Reserves
*Ministry of Finance *national reserves *EP
***flâneurose: What a Non-PAP elected President Means
*election *presidential *PE2011 *possibility of a non-PAP EP *excerpts: ... The worst outcome would be a popular and vocal President, with a centrist position that is not in concord with the PAP’s policies, and who has excellent oratorical skills and is not afraid to use them ...
***mysingaporenews: Two Party System Will Ruin Singapore
*political system *political life cycle *party life cycle *LKY *one-party system *two-party system *excerpts: Really, every system is good and every system is bad. It all boils down to the goodness of the leader.
***Ministry of Finance SG: FAQs (Point 3 - What Kind of Information that President has access to?)
*EP *full access of information *excerpts: (The answer) The President is entitled to all information that the Cabinet and the boards of the 5th Schedule statutory boards and companies are entitled to.
The President is entitled to ask Ministers, Permanent Secretaries and senior public officers and any of the board members, directors or CEOs of the 5th Schedule statutory boards and companies for such information. When asked, all these persons are duty bound to supply the information requested. The President has full information about the size of the reserves (including physical assets like land) and the performance of the investment entities.
*****2011.07.25 (Mon)
***andrewlohhp: Enter the PM
*public transport *quality of service *service provider *LHL *PTC
*****2011.07.22 (Fri)
***thesatayclub: Time to Shake Up the GLC Monopolies
*public transport *other industies *downsides of nationalisation *downsides of privitisation
***otterman: Breaking The Link - Cutting and Removing The KTM Railway Line
*KTM Railway
***Speech by Mr Lim Boon Heng at the appreciation dinner for retired PAP [PDF]
*election *election results *PAP *LBH
*****2011.07.20 (Wed)
***singaporemind: Revisiting the decision to privatise our power stations
*conventional power plant *nuclear power plant *electricity *strategic asset
***mysingaporenews: If We Do Away With The President
or 360.wow.space: Singapore Presidential Election 2011 - Part 6 (竞选前哨的氛围5-民选总统制的最后一次选举的可能) (2011.07.17)
*election *presidential *PE2011 *get rid of elected president *get rid of president the office
*E103M
*****2011.07.19 (Tue)
***FB: Quality of Service Is The Real Challenge (Lui Tuck Yew's Facebook)
*public transport *quality of service *LTY Lui Tuck Yew
*****2011.07.18 (Mon)
***de-levathan: Visit to Bukit Timah Railway Station and a Walk with Tan Kin Lian on the KTM Railway Track
*election *presidential *PE2011 *TKL *KTM railway
***nohardfeelingsmemoir: What Is At Stake?
*election *presidential *PE2011 *round 2 *candidate *excerpts: ... The question that I have often asked myself is: Why is the PAP so obsessed with high rates of growth to the extent that it was willing to open the flood gates to anyone with the money or the desired skill or the right ethnicity to come in? My guess is that it arises from the almost pathological insecurities of the PAP inner circle to what they consider as geopolitical realities ...
***yoursdp: We Need Leaders Not Just Politicians
*leader vs politician *national reserves *excerpts: ... Many think that we are well on our way to democracy where we will elect more opposition MPs in the next GE and some more in 2021 until we displace the PAP as government. That's the theory. The reality is that the PAP still retains all the power and can change the rules ever so easily ... If a crisis that has a direct impact on our financial reserves hits us, we will find ourselves completely helpless in a matter of weeks for we have absolutely no control over the reserves. The SDP has been urgently calling the people's attention to this insanely risky position. Unfortunately, the mass media continue to lull the people into a dangerous state of political stupor ...
*****2011.07.17 (Sun)
***CNA: Three presidential hopefuls join railway buzz
*election *presidential *PE2011 *hopeful *KTM railway *TCB *TJS *TKL *KBW
***mysingaporenews: The People's Prayer Answered
*election *presidential *PE2011 *TJS *candidate *excerpts: ... When you can choose between black and white, there is no need to compromise by choosing another shade of grey. When a situation is murky, when awkward explanations and justifications are needed, it is best to go for one that is clear and free from adulterated reasonings ...
***TOC: President Must Be Potent Symbol Multiracial Ethos
*election *presidential *PE2011 *excerpts: ... The very essence of the Presidency as an expression of our inter-ethnic unity carries less weight today than it was during the years before the scheme was introduced, since the ethnic factor is not as relevant a consideration now in the presidential selection process...
***sgwritings (forum): 陈如斯领取总统候选人合格证书申请表格
*election *presidential *PE2011 *candidate *analysis of candidate *excerpts: ... 两害相权取其轻，反之就是两利相权取其重 -- 在选择总统这回事上，咱们新加坡人可得仔细想想，谁能够为新加坡人民带来最大的利益！...
*****2011.07.16 (Sat)
***TOC: No Longer Content to Murmur Our Dissent
*election *power and control *collective mindset * MSM *online and internet *distrust and alternative views *excerpts: ... the single, biggest contributing factor for this sudden overt manifestation of viewpoints can be best described by the Arabic proverb “the straw that broke the camel’s back”. It was not a single major incident that turned the tide but rather, an accumulation of being ridden roughshod over years that pushed people over the edge, such that seemingly inconsequential events ignited furious anger ... word spread that such blogs and websites provided information not provided by the mainstream media and people logged on to get a piece of the action. This in turn linked them up to other like minded individuals and suddenly, people realised that they were not alone in their disapprobation ... Respect and authority must be earned. It cannot be forced. This is especially so in the age of the internet and the proliferation of social networking sites ...
