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Daily SG: 29 Dec 2008

Posted by singaporedaily on 29th December 2008

High Notes and Mini Bombs
- Tan Kin Lian: Speaker’s Corner, 27 Dec 2008 - Speech [Vids@ Sg Enquirer]
- Sg Enquirer: Lawyer Mr Leonard Loo’s briefing to investors at Hong Lim Park, 27 December 2008
- Sgpolitics: Tan Kin Lian’s final rally for investors at Speaker’s Corner: The authorities have done little to help investors
- Wayang Party Club: Tan Kin Lian castigates the authorities for lack of accountability during last minibond rally at Hong Lim Park
- Sg Enquirer: Last minibond rally at Hong Lim Park with class action suit looming over the horizon
- Singaporean Skeptic: One Protest at Raffles Place is more Effective than a Hundred Protests at Hong Lim Park
- TOC: Where is accountability, where is fairness? [Photos]
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Seminar for Minibond Investors

2008 Roundup, 2009 Countdown
- Simple is the Reason of My Heart: Things to watch out for in Singapore 2009
- The Void Deck: Driving Me Crazy in 2008
- Journalism.sg: The best news in Singapore journalism in 2008: our list
- The Secret Political Blog: The World and Singapore: Top 5 international events in relation to Singapore

The Day The Singapore Flyer Stood Still [credit to vinyarb]
- Talk Rock: Who is running Singapore Flyer? Fucking monkeys, is it?
- Empty Vessel: Singapore Flyer - this wheel needs a new spin
- The Lycan Times: Video: Drama at the Singapore Flyer
- My sketchbook: Outing at Singapore flyer

Transport Fare Hikes Not Linked To Oil Prices?
- Bernard Aw’s Blog: The cost of Public Transportation [Thanks Bernard]

Recession
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Avoid retrenchment
- Hear Ye! Hear Ye!: New tricks possible from an old dog?

GIC, Temasek State Funds Investments
- My Singapore News: Wishful thinking or wicked intent?

Burma Protests
- Singapore Indian Voice: MOM forces Burmese to leave Singapore due to pro-democracy views

Daily Discourse
- Mathia Lee: Thorny issues with Sex
- StaticVariable: Where to
- Wayang Party Club: Political space in Singapore unlikely to expand beyond mere tokenism

Life, the universe and everything
- Yesterday..Today..Tomorrow: MPH
- FwD: New Stock Market Terms [Thanks ad8cents]
- AngryAngMo: Singapores Best AND Free NYE Parties 2008
- God’s wonderful creation: Mysterious patch reefs of Singapore

Singapore Out Of AFF Suzuki Cup
- Redsports: Sore losers burn Vietnamese flag and beat up rival supporters after second leg semi-final loss to Vietnam

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Daily Tech: 29 Dec 2008

Posted by singaporedaily on 29th December 2008

Tech News
- VR-Zone: Nvidia 40nm Desktop GPUs Line-Up For 2009
- Expreview: Sparkle Announces Low Profile GeForce 9 Series Cards
- jkOnTheRun: Netbook enthusiast web sites getting C & D using term “netbook”
- Engadget: ASUS offers up branded keyboard / mouse combo, remote for Eee Box
- 1UP: Wii to Get Video and Food Services In Japan
- Akihabara News: Wind Nettop CD100-JP, the Desktop MSI Wind now in Japan
- Pew: Internet Overtakes Newspapers As News Source
- BusinessWeek: A First: Notebooks Outnumber Desktops
- Telegraph: ‘Sex chip’ being developed by scientists

Reviews | Guides
- Expreview: The First Review of 55nm GeForce GTX260
- HWZ: The Best of the Best - High-end Graphics Card Special
- HWBox: AMD Phenom II 920 & 940 Review: Can AMD finally compete on Intel?
- Hardspell: Integrated platforms war: Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 VS. AMD Athlon X2 7750
- Crave: Dan’s favorite laptops of 2008
- TrustedReviews: Top 10 Games of 2008
- TechReviewSource: Top 5 Bluetooth Headsets
- Toms Hardware: Holiday 2008 Display Guide
- HWZ: Top 100 Products of 2008

SG Tech
- Tech65: Kevin Lim’s cameo @ 65bits’ 100th Episode event
- Tech65: Gear65 Episode 1: Aura and Pixon
- Simple is the Reason of My Heart: My Favourite 9 iPhone Apps

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