*****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...
