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Archive for December 24th, 2008

Daily SG: 24 Dec 2008


Have a merry and safe Christmas everyone! :-)

*UPDATE 24 Dec 2008
TOC is back up but just so you know Andrew gave us a heads up on what happened:

Hi guys,

Our host suspended the account without warning because they say our CPU use exceeds the limit. We’re working on restoring the site. Might take a while. My apologies…

Andrew

High Notes and Mini Bombs
- Sgpolitics: Singapore woman held protest against DBS at Raffles Place
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Meeting at Speaker’s Corner, Sat 27 Dec, 5 pm

Transport Fare Hikes Not Linked To Oil Prices?
- Hard Hitting in the Lion City: Cutting no ice with Singaporeans
- Wayang Party Club: Raymond Lim’s lame explanation of persisting high public transport costs is baffling
- The boy who knew too much: Free Public Transport in Singapore
- The Itch To Write: GST 8.5% for FREE transport, I wouldn’t mind!
- Everyday’s Life in a Snapshot: Singaporeans agreeing with Transport Minister!
- Moving Higher In Souped-up Heuristically Agon Moment: SBS Transit Makes Profit Year-On-Year
- EDMW: Raymond Lim’s lame explanation of persisting high public transport costs is baffling

Recession
- Chemical Generation Singapore: High Inflation still, an Unmerry Christmas
- My Little Corner: Inflation is up 5.5%
- Blowin’ In The Wind: ‘Bubble caused by Singapore, China, Gulf money’

Re Education
- Sam’s thoughts: PSLE results: One of the few times we can talk about race in Singapore
- Mr Wang Says So: Interpreting Statistics for our Education System

Housing
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Survey – choosing a place to live, closeness to facilities [Results]

Pink Issues: DBS-FOTF
- Illusio: The liberal case for: rejecting the campaign to boycott DBS

National Service
- Everyday’s Life in a Snapshot: Trainees need new ranks to become motivated

Daily Discourse
- groundnotes: Polarisation is not a bad word
- Feed Me To The Fish: Don’t Shake Hands, Hold Fingers! Or Are We Not Paying Our Ministers Enough?
- From the 70s to 90s Singapore: 1980s PAP Singapore – Successful and (Over)Confident?
- Sovereign Society: Tax Havens in the Crosshairs

Life, the universe and everything
- Mathia Lee: Condoms – 85% or 99% effective?
- Aussie Pete: Jade Seah Has Nothing On Naomi Robson
- Wildshores: First signs of ‘Long Island’ reclamation off the East Coast?
- EDMW: Singapore Flyer – 摩天轮 = 魔鬼轮 [some photos]




You Will Not Be Forgotten
Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam
5 Jan 1926 - 30 Sep 2008

For the sword outwears its sheath, and the soul wears out the breast. And the heart must pause to breathe, and love itself have rest.


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