Posted by singaporedaily on 28th February 2009

“..if we were the citizens of any other developed country, we would be happy to put our real names to our messages. But Singapore is not any other country..”
Lucky Tan
“Anonymity in cyberspace is an illusion. You will remember in 2007, we prosecuted three persons under the Sedition Act.. The reason we did that was to send the message that your words have an impact; if need be, we can identify you, and if we have to, we will be prepared to prosecute you.”
Vivian Balakrishnan, 21 Feb 2009
“..what is fascinating here is perhaps also the implicit suggestion that seditious bloggers were charged not necessarily because they did something wrong but because the people who charged them wanted to send across a message to the public to instill fear, to remind the public that they can be prosecuted.”
mollymeek
“The problem is, the elephant (the government) comes into the room and tries to define what a moderated internet should look like..”
Alex Au
This week’s roundup and recommended reads after the break.
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Posted by singaporedaily on 27th February 2009

Masa Sato (佐藤麻紗) is a former 2003 San-ai swimsuit model. Here are the pictures from the “Ma Copine” photobook. More of her after the break. [NSFW]
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Posted by singaporedaily on 26th February 2009
We Don’t Need No Regulation
- The Sun Shines on Singapore: The Culture of Fear Revisited
- Blowin’ In The Wind: Did the PM say traditional media is unbiased?
- Dee Kay Dot As Gee: New Media - The Next Frontier
- Dotseng: One Extraordinary Asian Spectacle for Sale! - Part I
GIC, Temasek State Fund Investments
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: GIC Citigroup stake
- Hard Hitting in the Lion City: Good Decision to Walk Away
- Wayang Party Club: A squandered opportunity to demand for accountability from the government
- A Lesser Mortal: GIC’s Position in Citigroup Precarious [Thanks Newcomer]
Recession
- Xinhua: Singapore lowers minimum income requirement for unsecured credit [Thanks CelluloidReality]
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Have we learned nothing from this crisis??!
General Election 2009
- A Lesser Mortal: Issues For FLASH GE2009 [Thanks Newcomer]
Healthcare
- Sam’s thoughts: Our attitudes towards mental illness need treatment
Truth, Justice, and the Singapore Way
- The Secret Political Blog: The Picture That Spoke A Thousand Words
Daily Discourse
- The boy who knew too much: The curious case of CASE
- Aidil Omar: What will I defend?
- Today In Singapore: Who’s Blood Is It?
- Must have been good: Hallmark of singapore’s media
Life, the universe and everything
- Aussie Pete: OGC - OMG, Please Change Your Logo!!
Now Showing
- The House of Cool, Calm and Collected: Slumdog may have won best picture, but..
- Balderdash: A complaint about Slumdog Millionaire
Infoblogaramous
- Singapore Entrepreneurs: Event: CocoaHeads Feb Meet-Up - 26 Feb 2009
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