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Lee vs Chee
- Chemical Generation Singapore: Chees’ Last Stand
- THE armchair critic: So what if you win?
- Desparatebeep: Give me 10 mins and I’ll just waste it ranting
- Nomed Letters: It’s time to dump our SDP minions
- Singapore Dissident: Singapore. Judge Belinda Ang’s Kangaroo Court
- Hear Ye! Hear Ye!: The States’ Times versus IHT
- Singapore Indian Voice: Closing statement by Chee Soon Juan in court with Lee Kuan Yew

MSK Fallout
- Hear Ye! Hear Ye!: What does it take for a Singaporean minister to be sacked?

Strangers in a Strange Land
- Watch Closely!: Ticking Timebomb

Burma Aid
- Yawning Bread: The second Burmese conversation

Pink Issues
- Yawning Bread: The displacement of reason

Daily Discourse
- Sam’s Thoughts: The Tragedy of the Dragon Voter
- The one dimensional island: Horrors of civil service speak - SG style
- Sheep City: Amnesty International ReportT 2008- Singapore

Miss Singapore Universe 2008
- Dancing feet: Long Pageant Update - Bikini Shoot & Cocktail Event

Infoblogoramus
- EDMW: Read the mole
- Cooler Insights: Free Entry to NHB Museums this Weekend!
- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Amnesty’s 2008 state of the world’s human rights report

Sayaka Ando (安藤沙耶香) was born in Takasaki, Gunma and raised in Sendai, Japan. A former race queen, Sayaka is also one of Japan’s most popular gravure idol. Pictures after the break. [NSFW]

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Singapore Patriot’s Gerald Giam talked about activists having an important role to play in our society. I agree. Activism is probably a relatively alien concept to most Singaporeans. Even I’m not sure what activism really is. Our politicians and the MSM have always been quick to portray non-sanctioned activism as a distraction, an unproductive destructive endeavour. We grew up under this mantra, and words like “ideals” and “fighting for your believes” hold little meaning to us. We are infused instead with words like “pragmatism” and “no free lunch”. And as filial sons of the nation, we steered clear of being “trouble makers” or “rocking the boat”. But now, with a whole generation of young Singaporeans growing up immersed in such foreign concepts like “free expression” and “personal liberty”, are we ready to welcome activism back into our society?

What is an activist? What makes one one and what does an activist do? Am I considered an activist by starting SGDaily? If “spreading the message” is one of the main aims of activism, why aren’t our activists blogging more (like their Malaysian brethren)? So far I’ve only seen a handful of local activist blogs. If you know of any, tell us, and let’s get more people reading their work.

MSK Fallout
- catherinelim.sg: Letter to the Straits Times on the Mas Selamat Scandal

Lee vs Chee
- Empty Vessel: The power of effective English

Daily Discourse
- nofearSingapore: English and frontline foreign workers: Letter to the editor
- Ong Jiin Joo: 50km is a LONG distance with no petrol :(
- Simply Jean: Are you a civil servant?
- EDMW: [asia1] MM: A lie against Govt will be pursued - even in cyberspace

Life, the universe and everything
- Endoh’s Dungeon: What’s on Dr. Mahathir’s mind?
- Webs: Chinese Premier Wows on Facebook
- Cooler Insights: Corporate Blogging Isn’t Just Fun and Games

Microsoft Demos Windows 7
- Engadget: Live from D: Gates and Ballmer debut Windows 7
- Beyond Binary: Windows chief talks ‘7′
- AllThingsD: Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, CEO Steve Ballmer and Windows 7 Preview
- ChannelWeb: Will Microsoft Deliver The ‘Wow’ In Windows 7?
- PC Mag: Windows 7 Already a Threat to Vista
- InformationWeek: Windows 7 Shows Microsoft Hasn’t Learned Vista Lessons
- The Industry Standard: Windows 7’s multi-touch won’t save Microsoft from Vista
- Computerworld: Is Windows 7 really Vista SP2 in disguise?
- BetaNews: Windows 7 multi-touch SDK being readied for PDC in October
- CrunchGear: Windows 7 screen grabs look better than they sound
- PC World: Video - See Windows 7 Multi-Touch Demoed

Reviews
- TweakTown: Up close with MSI WIND desktop in Taipei
- HWZ: MSI N9600GT Hybrid Freezer
- VR-Zone: XFX GeForce 9800 GTX/GX2 Black Edition
- Tom’s Hardware: [First Look] AMD / ATI RV770 vs. NVIDIA G92-R700 [CN translate]
- VR-Zone: MSI Wind PC Dissection and Power Consumption Test
- TrustedReviews: BenQ DC C850 Digital Camera

Tech News
- CNET: New image hyperlinking patent comes under fire in online forums
- Nick MacKechnie: Microsoft IE 8 Beta 2 Coming! Are your websites ready?

SG Tech
- Tribolum.com: Notes from Verge: OgilvyOne’s Digital Summit
- The Geek Soddess Show: The Geek Goddess Show Episode 3: Virtual Worlds & NetBash
- Ian on the Red Dot: The Patent Troll Shouldn’t Make You Ashamed Of Singapore
- Cooler Insights: China Conquering the Virtual World?

MSK Fallout
- Hard Hitting in the Lion City: Fallout from Mas Selamat Kastari’s escape
- Sgpolitics: A Leader Should Know How to Manage Failure
- Baloney and Balls: Why wasn’t the ISD Director sacked?
- The Sun Shines on Singapore: Mas Selamat’s Escape: Closure and Managing Public Expectations
- TOC: 90 days since escape… no more information?

Lee vs Chee
- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: SDP’s lawyer M. Ravi to PM Lee: Would you agree that your family controls Singapore?
- Singabloodypore: Singapore politicians hurl insults in court
- Singapore Indian Voice: Opposition leader calls hearing on premier’s lawsuit ‘pathetic’
- EDMW: Do anyone feel speechless at what PM lee lawyer said(vs SDP)?

Parliament 26 May 2008
- Sgpolitics: Parliamentary Snapshots (26, 27 May)

Our 147th|151st Press
- The Daily Backtrack: I stand corrected, and then some

SDP’s Tak Boleh Tahan
- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Video of tak boleh tahan event on 25 May at Toa Payoh Lorong 1

Censorship
- SG Review: MDA officials seizing the film One Nation Under Lee @ private screening [Vid]

Daily Discourse
- SG Energy Crisis: Batam threatens to block Indonesian natural gas supply to Singapore - Alert
- The boy who knew too much: Crime in the UK and Singapore
- Authority Sites Directory Blog: Singapore - Just Overcrowded

Life, the universe and everything
- Eastcoastlife: Peep Show at bustling Singapore Tourist Belt - WW
- mrbrown: The WTF! Show is now on TV!
- Seen This Scene That Southern Ridges Singapore: Canopy Walk Near Kent Ridge Park

Infoblogoramus
- TOC: Seminar on Internet Regulatory Reform