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Of Apologising and Aims

Posted by singaporedaily on 31st August 2008

Closure?

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Weekly Roundup: Week 35

Posted by singaporedaily on 30th August 2008

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Daily SG: 29 Aug 2008

Posted by singaporedaily on 29th August 2008

Parliament 26 Aug 2008
- Sgpolitics: Sylvia Lim opposed motion to revise Parliamentary Elections Act because the motion sought to entrench GRCs
- groundnotes: The Stillbirth of Democracy in Singapore Parliament
- Workers’ Party @ Parliament: Section 41A Of The Employment Act, GST (Amendment) Bill

Jurong By-elections
- Simply Inconceivable: Bye bye by-elections
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: GRC celebrates our racial harmony..
- My sketchbook: Can you hear us?
- Sam’s Alfresco Coffee: Today: Is there a need for by-election in Singapore?

National Day Rally 2008
- TOC: Don’t be a stupid cupid
- Mr Brown: New media: This government doesn’t get it
- Carpe Diem: Only Fruitcakes demonstrate

We’ve got a Sliver, sack the coach
- XTRALICIOUS: Missing - Integrity
- HWZ: Sports Mis-management Saga Continues..
- Sgclub: Winning an olympic medal via foreign imports. Is it something to be proud of?
- SPUG: China FT thinks he damned can

Fixating the Opposition
- Young PAP Blog: The Ever Redundant Opposition

Lee vs Nair
- Singapore Dissident: Hanging in there, the Judges Belinda Ang, blogging case and Lai Sue Chiu EMail case

Daily Discourse
- Sgpolitics: K. Shanmugam’s remarks on acquittals in law could open a pandora’s box
- From the ground Up: Put the ‘eco’ back in ‘economics’
- Renewables Report: Part 3: Singapore’s uncertain energy policy
- Alice Cheong in Wonderland: Female, a lesser creature than male?
- Singapore Indian Voice: Tell Singapore Not to Import Live Dolphins

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Daily ChioBu: Yuko Ogura

Posted by singaporedaily on 29th August 2008

Yuko Ogura ((小倉 優子) born on November 1, 1983 in Mobara, Chiba prefecture is a popular Japanese idol and model who strives for the cute, innocent schoolgirl look. In Japan, she is mostly called by her nickname, Yukorin (ゆうこりん). Pictures after the break. [PNSFW]

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Daily SG: 28 Aug 2008

Posted by singaporedaily on 28th August 2008

Parliament 26 Aug 2008
- Sgpolitics.net: Parliamentary Snapshots [26 Aug] [27 Aug]
- Siew Kum Hong: Speech on “Parliamentary Elections”: 27 August 2008
- Workers’ Party @ Parliament (Sitting Date: 21 May 2007): Police Coast Guard, Police Officers Killed In The Course Of Duty, SAF (Amendment) Bill, Remuneration Of Directors, Etc

Jurong By-elections
- TOC: Singaporeans want by-election in Jurong GRC [Thanks mr.udders]
- Winter Is Coming: Vote MP = Vote PAP? and the Presumption of Innocence
- BothSidesOfTheJohorStraits: LeeHsienLoong says each of our votes is more for the political party and less so for the individual MP-candidate

Freedom, Choice and a place for my Voice
- Chia Ti Lik’s Blog: The Condescension of a Ruler towards his Peasants
- Princess from the Planet of Venupitarius: Speakers’ Corner or speakers cornered?

Singaporeans, A Dying Breed
- Sgpolitics.net: Foreign workers DO depress local pay at the lower end of the salary scale
- Simply Inconceivable : Simplistic to Simply Say its Simplistic

Domestic Helper Issues
- Chee Wai’s Random Musings: Maids redux

We’ve got a Sliver, sack the coach
- The fire in my life: Go.. Going… Gone.. [Thanks ecko as]

Transport Reforms Announced? Same ‘ol, same ’ol
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Profit drive SMRT to EXCEL….!

Daily Discourse
- Hard Hitting in the Lion City: Why Not?
- Hear Ye! Hear Ye!: Donating back to NUS: here’s how

Life, the universe and everything
- Mr Wang Says So: Challenging Moments in Parenthood
- A L V I N O L O G Y: TODAY online kena Hacked?

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Daily Tech: Comex 2008 Pricelists

Posted by singaporedaily on 28th August 2008

*Updated 29 Aug 2008.
Laptops
- Fujitsu COMEX 2008 Offers
- ASUS Notebooks & PDAs Flyers
- HP Compaq
- Truenote
- Sony Vaio, Today Ad
- NEC [1][2][3][4][5]

Monitors
- BenQ LCD pricing
- ASUS LCD Monitors flyers
- ASUS EeePC, EeeBox & Nova Flyers
- Acer
- NEC
- Philips

DIY/Mod
- XFX Graphics Cards Flyer
- Scythe Coolers Promo
- Seasonic & Scythe Promotions at Comex
- LG Blu-Ray Drives Promo
- Enermax offers
- Hitachi HDD

Peripherals
- Logitech Flyer
- Netgear Flyer
- D-Link Promotion [PDF]
- AC Ryan COMEX Promos
- Aztech promo
- Creative Deals @ COMEX
- Edifier Speakers Promo
- Shure Earphone @ Comex Show 2008
- Samsung MP3
- Razer special promo

Printers/Cameras
- Canon Flyers
- Epson [PDF]
- Olympus
- Nikon
- Sony
- Brother [PDF]
- Nikon brochures
- Casio Exilim Today Ad

LCD TVs
- JVC LCD
- Pioneer LCD
- Samsung LCD
- Sharp Aquos
- Sony Bravia
- Samsung Plasma TV Series

Distributors/Shops
- Convergent COMEX 2008
- Corbell’s MSI/HIS VGA promotion
- Eastgear pricelist [PDF]
- PC Dreams Lenovo sales and trade-in offers
- Chamoxa’s 2008 Comex Promos
- Singtel BBOM 50% off Promo
- Starhub Hustation promo
- AudioHouse Promo for audio products
- AudioHouse Promo for Sharp & Shinco
- UOB Credit Card Comex 2008 promo
- Apple Epicentre promos

Forums/Sites
- COMEX 2008 Official Site
- HWZ: COMEX 2008
- VR-Zone: Comex 2008 (28th Aug to 31st Aug)
- CNet: Comex 2008

Will update as more appear online.

SG Tech
- Cooler Insights: Creating a Sustainable Social Media Enterprise
- NO BUNS NO LIFE: How To Hack an IPhone, and How To Prevent being Hacked
- Deep thoughts of a Singapore Critic: unlocked iPhone on M1 or other networks

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