*****2011.08.31 (Wed)
***yahoo: 1,000 gather to petition against dolphin enclosure
*Hong Lim Park *RWS *dolphin
***mrbrown: A facetious letter from the People’s Association
*PA *Aljunied GRC *partisan / non-partisan *grassroots adviser
***YB: The Perfume of Emollient Moderation
*election *presidential *PE2011 *lesson learn from the election campaign
*E103C
***tankinlian: Statement from Tan Kin Lian on the Presidential Election
*election *presidential *PE2011 *TKL
*E103C
***stngiam: Flash results – Micropolling results of Presidential Elections 2011
or twandjo: Can You Hear The People Sing?
or FB Gem Mkb Philip: Lessons from PE 2011
*election *presidential *PE2011 *Analysis of Results *Importance of One-Person-One-Vote
***sginsight: 选举票数打了政府一巴掌
*election *presidential *PE2011 *Analysis of Results *excerpts: ... 有些人会认为，这表示人民行动党得更努力适应这种反对势力较强的「新常态」，但有些人也会持相反意见，认为新加坡人已经忘了谁才知道做什麽对他们最有利。
*****2011.08.29 (Mon)
***sammyboy: Cheng Bock: There is a SPLIT within the PAP
*PAP *split or faction *analysis of PE2011 results
***singaporelection: Opposition involvement in PE2011
or sammyboy: The Curse of the Presidential Election 2011 ! All must read!
*election *presidential *PE2011 *Analysis of Results
***Yahoo: "Genie is Out of Singapore Political Bottle"
*election *presidential *PE2011 *Analysis of Results *excerpts: ... And finally, the most difficult task: A re-look at every policy that is grounded in the ideology of the old. The arguments for high growth, anti-welfarism culture, control of media, one-party system, a Chinese-only Prime Minister...they all need to be re-examined in the context of the signals the voters are sending ...
***nowhere: Random Discourse – Post Presidential Election
or udn: 星政治覺醒 恐難回頭
or nofearSingapore: Real Winners and Losers of Presidential Election 2011
or wiki: Tactical Voting
or atans1: “Divining tonite’s results”: where it all went wrong
or anonymousxwrites: My forecast was fairly ‘almost there’ – Dr Tony Tan won with 35.19% of total votes!!
or YJJ: Hard truths from the PE; Analysis of PE2011 Result
*election *presidential *PE2011 *Analysis of Results
***economist: Tantamount to a humiliation
or mysinchew: Singapore vote a 'wake up call' for ruling party
*election *presidential *PE2011 *Analysis of Results *excerpts: ... "Only one in three voters chose the winner who is closely associated with the government. Two out of three chose somebody else and that's quite telling." ...
***mysingaporenews: The EP election is over; The silent revolution
or tankinlian: Post Portem on Presidential Campaign
or Musings From the Lion City: A Narrow Win (& what it means)
or blogging4myself: Some advice from Tan Cheng Bock
*election *presidential *PE2011 *Analysis of Results *first-past-the-post *run off
*E103C
*****2011.08.28 (Sun)
***sgwritings: 一场意外之喜的鸡肋之战
or singaporeelection: Results
*election *presidential *PE2011 *Analysis of Results
***heresthenews: What the voters were saying
or NAR: A Comprehensive Post-Presidential Election 2011 Analysis
or sginsight:新加坡总统大选结果揭晓
or udn: 星總統 前副總理陳慶炎險勝
or pijitailai: 从政治层面看，工人党或许只这次总统选举的赢家
*election *presidential *PE2011 *Analysis of Results
***logos-pistis: PAP! Why you no provide leadership! Or, How the PAP can yet help themselves (and Singapore!) and Ideological Questions
*PAP leadership *future of Singapore
E103C
*****2011.08.27 (Sat)
***The Sketch Times: Crash or Survive?
or Thoughts of a Cynical Investor: Divining tonite’s results
or YYJ: Whatever the PE2011 outcome, Singaporeans are already winners
or udn: 星選總統 深夜揭曉
or kementah: Presidential Election 2011: Close of polls
*election *presidential *PE2011
*****2011.08.25 (Thu)
***Yahoo: Singaporeans on the Cabinet’s first 100 days
*PAP government *governance *First 100 days
***desperateBeep: The Vote for What?
or mysingaporenews: Latest poll numbers
or pijitailai: 行动党政府不会因为总统选举结果而倒台，但是我国政治版图将会出现变数
or maverickbuzz: Power to Decide in Voters Hands
*election *presidential *PE2011 *prediction of results
*E103C
*****2011.08.24 (Wed)
***singaporenewsalternative: Pictures: Estimated 30,000 attended Tan Jee Say's rally at Toa Payoh Stadium
or udn: 星總統選舉 首見萬人政見會
or Youtube: Search Results for Tan Jee Say Presidential Election Rally
or lhzb: 冷静温和的第一炮
*election *presidential *PE2011 *TJS *election rally *Toa Payoh Stadium
*E103N
***buildingdeep: Singapore Presidential Election – Understanding the People’s Mentality
or harishpillay: Presidential Elections is August 27
or NAR: Will Dr Tony Tan suffer a voter backlash?
*election *presidential *PE2011 *diverse views
*****2011.08.23 (Tue)
***sginsight: 探索独立和背书总统的含义
or 360.wow.space: Singapore Presidential Election 2011 竞选期 Part 2 - 李总理间接的放话
*election *presidential *PE2011 *LHL PM
*****2011.08.22 (Mon)
***TOC: PE An Unsatisfactory Election
*election *presidential *PE2011 *excerpts: ... the elections is fast becoming a case of voting for who we object to least rather than who we really want for many Singaporeans ... The game plan, it seems, is to vote for the leading candidate to boost his chances of winning. How they will know which of these three Tans to bet on is going to be challenging ...
***wp.sg: Media Release on Use of Public Sites at Aljunied GRC
or siewkumhong: Leopards and Spots
or atans1: Why did PA take so long to complain?
*Aljunied GRC *WP *PAP *PA *HDB *political harmony *national solidarity
***jeannettechongaruldoss: Tan Jee Say - Man with the Passion to Serve
*election *presidential *PE2011 *TJS *TTKY *operation spectrum *Maxist Conspiracy
***mrbiao: Getting a Reality Check – Cost of Basic Survival in Singapore – S$20 a day
*cost of living
***kohsl88: The Elected Presidency – Vote For The Right President.
*election *presidential *PE2011 *analysis of candidates
*E103C
***mollymeek: Rational and Pragmatic for PAP Supporters to Vote against Tony Tan
*election *presidential *PE2011 *rational and pragmastic voters *excerpts: ... Given how easily the Constitution can be changed, I actually wonder if 2011 could be the last time Singaporeans get to vote for a President. Or perhaps the Constitution can be changed such that only someone who has been a minister is eligible.
***abdillahzamzuri: Presidential Candidates Symbolic Meanings
*election *presidential *PE2011 *TCB *TKL *TJS *TTKY *symbols and colours
***sgpolitics: The day curry became political
or eastcoastlife: Cook and Share A Pot Of Curry Day
or raviphilemon: I cooked a pot of curry
or razortv: Curry Day
*curry *politics *xenophobia *adaptability *social and racial harmony *curry day 2011.08.21
***maverickbuzz: Key considerations in final leg of PE race
*election *presidential *PE2011 *shifting the emphasis of concerns
*****2011.08.21 (Sun)
***TOC: Face to Face 2: Presidential Forum video Part 1; Part 2
*election *presidential *PE2011 *TCB *TKL *TJS *TTKY *fourm 2011.08.18
***sgwritings: 总统权限风波
*election *presidential *PE2011 *excerpts: ... 民选总统候选人退党后立即没有政党色彩，自欺欺人相信的不是白痴，便是愚民了。民选总统权限出现争议，显示人民政治思想日趋成熟和觉醒，因为民选总统必须依照宪法行事，而宪法又并非因循守旧一成不变 ...
***mysingaporenews: Paya Lebar CCC banned MP Chew Show Mao
*PA *CCC *CC *CSM *Aljunied GRC
*E103C
***singaporemind: Reasons for Growing Interest in PE
*election *presidential *PE2011 *excerpts: ... Voters start to question not just PAP policies but whether the govt's interests are aligned with their own. Even the Straits Times wrote about a "lost of trust" in the PAP govt. For this reason, voters look for candidates that are truly independent and will proactively seek to address the concerns of Singaporeans surrounding the management of our reserves. I see little point of voting for a PAP endorsed candidate who will do what the govt recommends and limits his own role - people don't want another President Nathan at this point in time ...
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Thursday, August 11, 2011
SGLC - 2011.08.11 to 2011.08.20 - Society and Politics
*****2011.08.20 (Sat)
***thestar: No Tan-tative winner in sight
*election *presidential *PE2011
***Blogging for Myself: Why is Tan Cheng Bock the wisest of the four
*election *presidential *PE2011 *TCB *excerpts: ... Those who are thoughtful and there must at least be thousands of us, will see this was TCB's real purpose behind his suggestion of relocating the PMO ...
*****2011.08.18 (Thu)
***mysingaporenews: An embarrassing moment repeating?
*election *presidential *PE2011 *TTKY *GY
***NAR: A trivia about Singapore’s Presidency
*election *presidential *PE2011 *Comparison on small matters
***blinkingmummy: Singapore Presidential Elections 2011: An Idiot-Proof Guide
*election *presidential *PE2011
***blogging4myself: Juggernaut: A book this government would wish you avoid
*governance *political parties
***singaporekopitok: The Election Dilemma and the President Idol
*election *presidential *PE2011 *prisoners' dilemma *Asia Idol
***CNA: PE: Candidates unveil election symbols
*election *presidential *PE2011 *campaign symbols
*****2011.08.17 (Wed)
***yahoo: Can Singapore wean itself off cheap foreign labour? (Ho Kwon Ping)
*HKP Ho Kwon Ping *excerpts: ... Ho acknowledges that there is a legitimate economic argument to putting a cap on the number of foreign students at the universities. "Our schools, our universities are heavily subsidised, so it's justifiable that taxpayers' money should go towards the children of taxpayers," he said. Yet, he believes that there is a qualitative argument for retaining a significant number of foreign students at the schools. "A society that does not welcome diversity is going to be a very brittle society," he said ...
***NAR: ST Presidential Roundtable
*ST *Roundtable Discussion *PE2011 candidates
***udn: 史上最激烈 新加坡4人角逐總統
*election *presidential *PE2011
***asiasentinel: A Rare Contentious Election in Singapore
*election *presidential *PE2011
***cnn: Singaporeans will vote for Tan, but which one?
*election *presidential *PE2011
***yoursdp: Tony Tan is the problem, not the solution - Part 1; Part 2 (2011.08.19)
*election *presidential *PE2011 *TTKY
***FB PE2011 Candidates - 4 Tans: TKL (Tan Kin Lian)
TCB (Dr Tan Cheng Bock) TTKY (Dr Tony Tan) TJS (Tan Jee Say)
*election *presidential *PE2011 *TJS * TCB *TTKY *TKL
***YB: Presidential elections nomination day
*election *presidential *PE2011 *nomination day 2011.08.17 Wed *TJS * TCB *TTKY *TKL *candidates *supporters
***TOC: TOC’s exclusive interview with Tan Kin Lian
*election *presidential *PE2011 *TKL
***chinapost: Singapore tightens rules for hiring foreigners
*rules for hiring foreigners *excerpts: ... Foreigners currently account for about 35 percent of the 5.1 million people in Singapore, which serves as a regional headquarters for many banks and multinational firms ...
***CNA: PE: PM Lee on what Presidential Election is about
*election *presidential *PE2011 *LHL PM
*****2011.08.16 (Tue)
***Youtube wendyneo: Singapore Presidential Election 2011: HOW TO VOTE 101
*election *presidential *PE2011 *what's the most important task Singaporeans wants the EP to do? And who's the best person for the task?
***article14: Three Tans and The TAN
*election *presidential *PE2011 *percentage of winning votes
*****2011.08.15 (Mon)
***TOC: Forget the Constitution, it’s the people’s choice, stupid!
*election *presidential *PE2011 *roles, responsibilities and power of EP
***FB Albert Lim Sze Kiong: Why this Presidential Election is the real watershed fearless independence election ever since
*election *presidential *PE2011 *no fear of anything *excerpts: ... A low percentage for their preferred candidate will only tell the real statistically hard truth fact of how Singaporeans are really unhappy with the current government. They will really need to live up to their promises they made during the GE2011. And they will need to work more assertively than the previous 5 years. No party is forever and the current government is really trying very hard to prove us wrong ...
***lhzb: 当“PAP”成为包袱……
*election *presidential *PE2011 *candidate - 4 Tans *PAPness
***pap: National Rally Speech by Lee Hsien Loong - English; Mandarin
*national rally speech *PM LHL
*****2011.08.13 (Sat)
***sginsight: 水中捞月的国庆日许愿
*the overall national interests *party interests *governance *PAP government *excerpts: ... 让各个政党公平的去竞争执政权力，当政权可以和平的转移，那新加坡就可以在一个制度化的环境内，包容社会里的不同政经观点 ...
*****2011.08.12 (Fri)
****TR: Minister Shanmugam Forced to eat His Words
*election *presidential *PE2011 *EP, PM and PAP government *the office of EP *one person one vote
*****2011.08.11 (Thu)
***singaporeelection: Singapore is actually bankrupted by the GIC and Temasek
or FB Davian Lee: Rebutting Temasek Review’s “Singapore is actually bankrupted by the GIC and Temasek” (2011.08.15)
*GIC *TH *national reserves *CPF funds *privatisation *stratetic assets
***elections.gov.sg: Cerfificates of Eligibility issued for Presidential Election 2011
or reuters: Singapore says four qualify for presidential election
or TOC: Breaking news: All four Tans receive the Certificate of Eligibility
or CNA: PE: 4 get Certificates of Eligibility for presidential polls
*election *presidential *PE2011 *certificate of eligibility - TJS, TKL, TCB, TTKY
***thestar: No Tan-tative winner in sight
*election *presidential *PE2011
***Blogging for Myself: Why is Tan Cheng Bock the wisest of the four
*election *presidential *PE2011 *TCB *excerpts: ... Those who are thoughtful and there must at least be thousands of us, will see this was TCB's real purpose behind his suggestion of relocating the PMO ...
*****2011.08.18 (Thu)
***mysingaporenews: An embarrassing moment repeating?
*election *presidential *PE2011 *TTKY *GY
***NAR: A trivia about Singapore’s Presidency
*election *presidential *PE2011 *Comparison on small matters
***blinkingmummy: Singapore Presidential Elections 2011: An Idiot-Proof Guide
*election *presidential *PE2011
***blogging4myself: Juggernaut: A book this government would wish you avoid
*governance *political parties
***singaporekopitok: The Election Dilemma and the President Idol
*election *presidential *PE2011 *prisoners' dilemma *Asia Idol
***CNA: PE: Candidates unveil election symbols
*election *presidential *PE2011 *campaign symbols
*****2011.08.17 (Wed)
***yahoo: Can Singapore wean itself off cheap foreign labour? (Ho Kwon Ping)
*HKP Ho Kwon Ping *excerpts: ... Ho acknowledges that there is a legitimate economic argument to putting a cap on the number of foreign students at the universities. "Our schools, our universities are heavily subsidised, so it's justifiable that taxpayers' money should go towards the children of taxpayers," he said. Yet, he believes that there is a qualitative argument for retaining a significant number of foreign students at the schools. "A society that does not welcome diversity is going to be a very brittle society," he said ...
***NAR: ST Presidential Roundtable
*ST *Roundtable Discussion *PE2011 candidates
***udn: 史上最激烈 新加坡4人角逐總統
*election *presidential *PE2011
***asiasentinel: A Rare Contentious Election in Singapore
*election *presidential *PE2011
***cnn: Singaporeans will vote for Tan, but which one?
*election *presidential *PE2011
***yoursdp: Tony Tan is the problem, not the solution - Part 1; Part 2 (2011.08.19)
*election *presidential *PE2011 *TTKY
***FB PE2011 Candidates - 4 Tans: TKL (Tan Kin Lian)
TCB (Dr Tan Cheng Bock) TTKY (Dr Tony Tan) TJS (Tan Jee Say)
*election *presidential *PE2011 *TJS * TCB *TTKY *TKL
***YB: Presidential elections nomination day
*election *presidential *PE2011 *nomination day 2011.08.17 Wed *TJS * TCB *TTKY *TKL *candidates *supporters
***TOC: TOC’s exclusive interview with Tan Kin Lian
*election *presidential *PE2011 *TKL
***chinapost: Singapore tightens rules for hiring foreigners
*rules for hiring foreigners *excerpts: ... Foreigners currently account for about 35 percent of the 5.1 million people in Singapore, which serves as a regional headquarters for many banks and multinational firms ...
***CNA: PE: PM Lee on what Presidential Election is about
*election *presidential *PE2011 *LHL PM
*****2011.08.16 (Tue)
***Youtube wendyneo: Singapore Presidential Election 2011: HOW TO VOTE 101
*election *presidential *PE2011 *what's the most important task Singaporeans wants the EP to do? And who's the best person for the task?
***article14: Three Tans and The TAN
*election *presidential *PE2011 *percentage of winning votes
*****2011.08.15 (Mon)
***TOC: Forget the Constitution, it’s the people’s choice, stupid!
*election *presidential *PE2011 *roles, responsibilities and power of EP
***FB Albert Lim Sze Kiong: Why this Presidential Election is the real watershed fearless independence election ever since
*election *presidential *PE2011 *no fear of anything *excerpts: ... A low percentage for their preferred candidate will only tell the real statistically hard truth fact of how Singaporeans are really unhappy with the current government. They will really need to live up to their promises they made during the GE2011. And they will need to work more assertively than the previous 5 years. No party is forever and the current government is really trying very hard to prove us wrong ...
***lhzb: 当“PAP”成为包袱……
*election *presidential *PE2011 *candidate - 4 Tans *PAPness
***pap: National Rally Speech by Lee Hsien Loong - English; Mandarin
*national rally speech *PM LHL
*****2011.08.13 (Sat)
***sginsight: 水中捞月的国庆日许愿
*the overall national interests *party interests *governance *PAP government *excerpts: ... 让各个政党公平的去竞争执政权力，当政权可以和平的转移，那新加坡就可以在一个制度化的环境内，包容社会里的不同政经观点 ...
*****2011.08.12 (Fri)
****TR: Minister Shanmugam Forced to eat His Words
*election *presidential *PE2011 *EP, PM and PAP government *the office of EP *one person one vote
*****2011.08.11 (Thu)
***singaporeelection: Singapore is actually bankrupted by the GIC and Temasek
or FB Davian Lee: Rebutting Temasek Review’s “Singapore is actually bankrupted by the GIC and Temasek” (2011.08.15)
*GIC *TH *national reserves *CPF funds *privatisation *stratetic assets
***elections.gov.sg: Cerfificates of Eligibility issued for Presidential Election 2011
or reuters: Singapore says four qualify for presidential election
or TOC: Breaking news: All four Tans receive the Certificate of Eligibility
or CNA: PE: 4 get Certificates of Eligibility for presidential polls
*election *presidential *PE2011 *certificate of eligibility - TJS, TKL, TCB, TTKY
Tuesday, August 02, 2011
SGLC - 2011.08.01 to 2011.08.10 - Society and Politics
*****2011.08.10 (Wed)
***socialpr: How to apologise to the Nation of Singapore
or FB Penny Low: http://www.facebook.com/mspennylow/posts/231240433585520
or feedmetothefish: How Dare You, Penny?
or blog.dk.sg: MP Penny Low has no respect for the National Anthem
*National Anthem *PAP MP Penny Low
***TOC: How much of the Reserves has been really used?
*national reserves *excerpts: ... It states that “President S R Nathan’s office has been approving the use of past reserves to fund land reclamation projects since 2001 and land acquisition for the Selective En-Bloc Redevelopment Scheme (Sers) since 2002” ...
***wherebearsroamfree: History of the Birth of the Elected Presidential System
*election *presidential *PE2011 *history of presidential system
***tanchengbock: Dr Tan Cheng Bock’s response to Minister Shanmugam’s comments on presidential candidates:Quality is what counts (Straits Times 8 Aug 2011)
*election *presidential *PE2011 *quality of candidates *TCB *Shanmugam
*****2011.08.08 (Mon)
***mysingaporenews: The Bickering Two Party Systems
*American politics *political system *serving self interests *excerpts: ... One party system, multi party system, dictatorship, communism, monarchy, all will end with the same fate, with the same set of problems, all because of human greed. No system can survive the greed of man, no matter how good the system was when it was first formulated. All systems will end up with systemic rot, with the smell of human stench ...
*E103C
*****2011.08.07 (Sun)
***mollymeek: The Presidential Election or the PAP Election?
*election *presidential *PE2011 *excerpts: ... perhaps—just perhaps—the Elected President may be able to be more than just an expensive rubber stamp. The multiple reminders we are getting about the role of the President may seem like a lowdown way of pushing the people to vote for the candidate endorsed by the PAP ... it would actually be wise for the PAP to just shut up. The more anxious the PAP appears, the more the people get the idea that they are afraid of an Elected President who wants to check their powers. And the more they seem to be afraid, the more faith we have in such a President ...
***YB: As President, ‘I will be the conscience of the nation,’ says Jee Say
*election *presidential *PE2011 *roles, responsibilities and power of EP
***feedmetothefish: Dumb President Plays 5 Stones and PAP Paints Itself Into A Corner!
*election *presidential *PE2011 *PAP *excerpts: ... Please stop insulting citizens of Singapore with the PEC to pre-select the candidates for us. We are not that daft! Stop treating us like idiots. We are not what ex-MM thinks we are! ...
*****2011.08.06 (Sat)
***tankinlian: Statement from Tan Kin Lian - Can the President Speak?
*election *presidential *PE2011 *TKL *soft power of EP
***mysingaporenews: I dunno What to say
or 360.wow.space: 谁应主导和深植新加坡在国际社会的定位和方向
*election *presidential *PE2011 *roles of EP *IPS forum *SMG *PAP government *LHL *TTKY
*E103M
*****2011.08.04 (Thu)
***NAR: What the Presidential Election would reveal
*election *presidential *PE2011 *excerpts: ... Why is the Presidential election a better reflection of PAP versus non-PAP support, despite the official rule of non-alignment with political entities? This is because there are factors affecting voters’ decision during General Elections that are absent during Presidential election ... Thus, under such circumstances, it will be a very good achievement for Tony if he can achieve Ong’s 58.7% ...
***elections.gov.sg: Presidential Election 2011
ST: Polling Day for Presidential Election: Aug 27
or elections.gov.sg: Subsidiary Legislative Change under Presidential Elections Act
*election *presidential *PE2011 *polling day *nomination day *cooling-off day
***Yahoo: Comprehensive review on bus service levels: Lui Tuck Yew
*public transport *quality of service *PTC *LTY *excerpts: ... PTC will also need to audit and regulate more tightly to ensure these standards are met ...
*****2011.08.01 (Mon)
***atans1: “little disappointment”: Tony Tan to TOC
*election *presidential *PE2011 *TTKY *Patrick Tan *PR *excerpts: ... Berkeley argued that there are no material objects, only minds and ideas in those minds. He summarised his theory with the motto “esse est percipi” (“To be is to be perceived”). In modern PR-speak, this translates into,“Perception is reality”, one of the major tenets of the PR and public communication industry...
***socialpr: How to apologise to the Nation of Singapore
or FB Penny Low: http://www.facebook.com/mspennylow/posts/231240433585520
or feedmetothefish: How Dare You, Penny?
or blog.dk.sg: MP Penny Low has no respect for the National Anthem
*National Anthem *PAP MP Penny Low
***TOC: How much of the Reserves has been really used?
*national reserves *excerpts: ... It states that “President S R Nathan’s office has been approving the use of past reserves to fund land reclamation projects since 2001 and land acquisition for the Selective En-Bloc Redevelopment Scheme (Sers) since 2002” ...
***wherebearsroamfree: History of the Birth of the Elected Presidential System
*election *presidential *PE2011 *history of presidential system
***tanchengbock: Dr Tan Cheng Bock’s response to Minister Shanmugam’s comments on presidential candidates:Quality is what counts (Straits Times 8 Aug 2011)
*election *presidential *PE2011 *quality of candidates *TCB *Shanmugam
*****2011.08.08 (Mon)
***mysingaporenews: The Bickering Two Party Systems
*American politics *political system *serving self interests *excerpts: ... One party system, multi party system, dictatorship, communism, monarchy, all will end with the same fate, with the same set of problems, all because of human greed. No system can survive the greed of man, no matter how good the system was when it was first formulated. All systems will end up with systemic rot, with the smell of human stench ...
*E103C
*****2011.08.07 (Sun)
***mollymeek: The Presidential Election or the PAP Election?
*election *presidential *PE2011 *excerpts: ... perhaps—just perhaps—the Elected President may be able to be more than just an expensive rubber stamp. The multiple reminders we are getting about the role of the President may seem like a lowdown way of pushing the people to vote for the candidate endorsed by the PAP ... it would actually be wise for the PAP to just shut up. The more anxious the PAP appears, the more the people get the idea that they are afraid of an Elected President who wants to check their powers. And the more they seem to be afraid, the more faith we have in such a President ...
***YB: As President, ‘I will be the conscience of the nation,’ says Jee Say
*election *presidential *PE2011 *roles, responsibilities and power of EP
***feedmetothefish: Dumb President Plays 5 Stones and PAP Paints Itself Into A Corner!
*election *presidential *PE2011 *PAP *excerpts: ... Please stop insulting citizens of Singapore with the PEC to pre-select the candidates for us. We are not that daft! Stop treating us like idiots. We are not what ex-MM thinks we are! ...
*****2011.08.06 (Sat)
***tankinlian: Statement from Tan Kin Lian - Can the President Speak?
*election *presidential *PE2011 *TKL *soft power of EP
***mysingaporenews: I dunno What to say
or 360.wow.space: 谁应主导和深植新加坡在国际社会的定位和方向
*election *presidential *PE2011 *roles of EP *IPS forum *SMG *PAP government *LHL *TTKY
*E103M
*****2011.08.04 (Thu)
***NAR: What the Presidential Election would reveal
*election *presidential *PE2011 *excerpts: ... Why is the Presidential election a better reflection of PAP versus non-PAP support, despite the official rule of non-alignment with political entities? This is because there are factors affecting voters’ decision during General Elections that are absent during Presidential election ... Thus, under such circumstances, it will be a very good achievement for Tony if he can achieve Ong’s 58.7% ...
***elections.gov.sg: Presidential Election 2011
ST: Polling Day for Presidential Election: Aug 27
or elections.gov.sg: Subsidiary Legislative Change under Presidential Elections Act
*election *presidential *PE2011 *polling day *nomination day *cooling-off day
***Yahoo: Comprehensive review on bus service levels: Lui Tuck Yew
*public transport *quality of service *PTC *LTY *excerpts: ... PTC will also need to audit and regulate more tightly to ensure these standards are met ...
*****2011.08.01 (Mon)
***atans1: “little disappointment”: Tony Tan to TOC
*election *presidential *PE2011 *TTKY *Patrick Tan *PR *excerpts: ... Berkeley argued that there are no material objects, only minds and ideas in those minds. He summarised his theory with the motto “esse est percipi” (“To be is to be perceived”). In modern PR-speak, this translates into,“Perception is reality”, one of the major tenets of the PR and public communication industry...
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