The Singapore Daily

“Who benefits from the transaction when a state agency is corporatised or privatised? If an agency is sold, what is the price? If it is privatised, who benefits from the capitalisation?”
Leong Sze Hian

“..the PAP government believes that it’s better to have good men in a bad system than to have a good system with a bunch of bad men in it.. However, it’s a false dilemma to assume that one must make a choice between good men and a good system. Why can’t we have both?”
groundnotes

“..the custodians are increasingly speaking a language of panic and treating online credibility not as one of many competing values but as the one value that trumps all others..only most netizens don’t really see the need to buy into the idea of credibility anymore than people who have real hair need to buy a wig.”
Darkness

“Online “civil disobedience” should be countered least it is picked up by bloggers and the media and its use by them becomes widespread.”
Ong Keng Yong, Director Institute of Policy Studies

There were several themes in the IPS seminar that came up that are worth highlighting here which give an indication on how the researchers view Singapore’s political blogosphere:
There was an attempt to suggest that anonymously run sites’ content may not be authentic or reliable.
Even sites that were not run anonymously were admonished for not being fully “professional”.
In the IPS sample, there is a clear attempt to avoid analysing or including political sites or sites of activists.
The term “online civic participation” is actively promoted while trying to simultaneously negate terms like “activism” and “online civil disobedience’.
James Gomez

This week’s roundup and recommended reads after the break.

Recession
- Blowin’ In The Wind: Capitalism is amoral, says Singapore’s PM Lee
- Yawning Bread: Little green dot
- Singaporean Skeptic: More ‘Nation Building’ Propaganda from the 144th
- My Sketchbook: Retrenchment forecasts
- Sgpolitics.net: Ridiculous to allow more unsecured personal loans when credit card debts and delinquencies are ballooning
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Consider a relief loan for needy workers
- Singapore Social Activist: Unemployment Insurance – The Economic Stabiliser [Recommended]
- Mr Wang Says So: Why The Retrenched People in Singapore Particularly Need Help
- Mr Wang Says So: How to Borrow Money From Yourself
- Blowin’ In The Wind: Foreign workers’ exodus from Singapore
- ~eternalhap~: Easier unsecured credit
- Just Our Views: Differences in Reporting
- Vinyarb: Is DBS, UOB and OCBC really safe?

GIC, Temasek State Fund Investments
- Blowin’ In The Wind: Singapore goes whole nine yards for Citi
- A Lesser Mortal: GIC Good Move but… [Thanks Newcomer]
- Hard Hitting in the Lion City: GIC say ‘Yes’ to Citi
- The Brotherhood: The No End Nightmare That is Citigroup!
- Wayang Party Club: PM Lee ran out of words to defend Temasek and GIC
- My Singapore News: All the way, DBS-Citibank!
- Singabloodypore: The Rape of Singapore
- Feed Me To The Fish: Singapore’s Reserves???
- groundnotes: SOP [Recommended]
- The Brotherhood: Why is it so difficult for Elites to admit they screwed up?
- Toadjuice: Singapore Reserves = Goose? I sense danger

The Gospel of Harry | GIC, Temasek State Fund Investments
- Blowin’ In The Wind: Straits Times snips off MM Lee interview
- Anonymous_X: PM’s & MM’s “contradicting” views on GIC?
- Where Bears Roam Free: Old Man Lee – the One Dimensional Thinker
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Citigroup now a $1.02 stock..
- Feed Me To The Fish: When is corruption and nepotism acceptable?
- Mr Wang Says So: Who Needs the MTI? Mr Wang’s Readers Are Cleverer
- Under The Willow Tree: Lee Kuan Yew is Full Of Crap [Recommended]

Singapore Budget 2009
- TOC: Reform Party Budget Forum
- Singabloodypore: Reform Party Budget Forum [Vids]

Town Councils and Sinking Funds
- The Wayang Party Club: Open letter to Dr Teo Ho Pin about Northwest CDC staff getting 8 months bonus in 2008

General Election 2009
- Chia Ti Lik’s Blog: Rumblings of an Election, the apparent clash of interests, opposition revealing cards too soon
- Little Speck: Snap election In besieged Singapore? [Recommended]
- Wayang Party Club: WP’s Yaw Shin Leong gives free bullets to PAP to shoot at the opposition again
- A Lesser Mortal: Elections Register Completed
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Why I think an election is imminent…
- geraldgiam.sg: My thoughts on early elections
- The Itch To Write: Have you checked out your details on ‘Registers of Electors’?
- Kent Ridge Common: Are Singaporean voters’ expectations of the opposition too high?
- Hard Hitting in the Lion City: Strategy & Timing
- Blowin’ In The Wind: The $1.6 million reason not to go to polls
- Just Our Views: Purpose of No Purpose
- Nomadism: What kind of lame SG electoral online portal is this?
- Sg Enquirer: Interview with Potong Pasir residents: Do they want Mr Chiam See Tong to continue serving as their MP ? [1] [2] [3]

IPS Forum: Getting Their Hands Dirty: Recent Developments in Singapore’s Political Blogosphere
- TOC: Political blogs more sophisticated but obstacles remain
- James Gomez: Online Civil Disobedience In Singapore [Recommended]
- Sgpolitics: Online Civil Disobedience in Singapore
- Singapore Social Activist: Getting Their Hands Dirty – An Allusion or Elusion
- TOC: Views on New Media development at IPS Seminar [Vid]
- Singabloodypore: Political blogs makes leap
- Vinyarb: SPH compares readership with blogs to feel good about themselves

We Don’t Need No Regulation
- The Brotherhood: The Illusion of Chasing Online Credibility [Recommended]
- Sam’s thoughts: Engaging e-Engagement
- To Fix a Mocking Peasant: See Nao Thinks Gahmen Should Promote Bloggers
- nofearSingapore: Pseudonyms and anonymous blogging- Are nom de guerre still needed in Singapore?
- geraldgiam.sg: Govt wiretapping opposition? MHA must respond to State Dept

Truth, Justice, and the Singapore Way
- Everyday’s Life in a Snapshot: One rule for Singaporeans, another better rule for foreigners?
- Feed Me To The Fish: Fancy T-shirts bring jail time
- TOC: EXCLUSIVE: Ex-ISA detainees speak out

Lee vs Chee
- Singabloodypore: Judge disallows questions on CASE protest
- Princess from the Planet of Venupitarius: Jufri: I’m glad to serve time for the cause
- Sgpolitics: Singapore Democrats: Why we do what we do

Fixin’ the Opposition
- Chia Ti Lik’s Blog: TODAY wants to know SDP’s response to Chiam’s criticisms – Thursday, 26 February 2009

Parliament
- Workers’ Party @ Parliament: Teacher and School Appraisal, University Education, CPF Life
- Dee Kay Dot As Gee: Take attendance also can take wrongly

MSK One Year Anniversary
- My Thoughts: Exclusive Interview With Mas Selamat Bin Kastari [Thanks Ganga]
- The Secret Political Blog: Mas Selamat Kastari – A Grim Reminder for us all

Strangers in a Strange Land
- Chemical Generation Singapore: The Migrant Workers’ Fuse is Lit
- Sgpolitics.net: Dismayed at a Straits Times’ reader’s deprecating attitude towards Singaporeans and the rule of law

The Rising Cost of Public Transportation
- Empty Vessel: Taxi operators, wake up your ideas

Re education
- The boy who knew too much: It isn’t worth it

Housing
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Rental Flats : Obstacles to getting help…

Merlion Struck By Lightning
- Dee Kay Dot As Gee: Merlion struck by lighting
- The Secret Political Blog: Merlion kena struck by Lightning: Ministers express their opinions
- HWZ: Lightning strikes the Merlion at Fullerton
- EDMW: Merlion got striked by lightning!?
- My sketchbook: Merlion struck by lightning

Daily Discourse
- Everyday’s Life in a Snapshot: We solemnly swear to take our duties seriously, seriously
- TOC: From public to private? [Recommended]
- ringisei: What’s Sg politics?
- Ponderings of a Pandarific Po: Reservist is a drag
- A L V I N O L O G Y: Who is David Hartono Widjaja (Ming Ming)?
- The Might of the Pen: Stabbed Singapore Professor… A Case of Wrong Person
- Yummy BBQ Chicken Wings: Conspiracy theory in NTU stabbing?
- The Lycan Times: Commentary: Aftermath of the NTU stabbing [Editor's Note: Do check out the PDF document]
- Dee Kay Dot As Gee: Why release 60 balloons into the air to launch Earth Hour Singapore?
- Mindblogging Stuff: Aussie saves life, loses money
- Singaporean Skeptic: Idiot Forum Letter
- Everyday’s Life in a Snapshot: The Myth of the PAP Singapore’s Miracle
- Dee Kay Dot As Gee: Why release 60 balloons into the air to launch Earth Hour Singapore?
- Sgpolitics: Reader comments on the stabbing of NTU associate professor Chan Kap Luk

Life, the universe and everything
- the kent ridge common: Reflection on Democracy and its Adapted Versions
- Singapore Fountain Pen: Accident: 80-Plus Uncle Tumbles Down Escalator [Thanks Singapore Fountain Pen]
- Cooler Insights: Are We Ready for Generation Y?
- The eOK .network: Living in the cloud
- eastcoastlife: STB’s 2009 Reasons to Enjoy Singapore – WS
- Yesterday….Today….Tomorrow: Boogie at Bugis
- Anonymous_X: The Best Job in the World: Wild Card Voting begins now | How shall the 2 Singapore residents fare?
- Cooler Insights: Australia’s Largest Public Gallery – NGV International
- Yawning Bread: One Thousand

Its Football, not Soccer
- Hard Hitting in the Lion City: EPL this month

The Arts, Film and Music
- nussu the ridge online: MOSAIC 2009: Interview with Mélanie Pain

Infoblogaramous
- Midnight Monkey Monitor: Help needed for Horseshoe Crab Population & Distribution Survey
- nussu the ridge online: Maya ASPIRE 2009
- Singapore Entrepreneurs: Event: Blogging Your Way To $$
- Singapore Entrepreneurs: Event: Media Fiesta 2009
- A L V I N O L O G Y: Singapore Entertainment Awards 2009 Celebration Party
- Muruah Singapore: Public consultation on the proposed ASEAN Human Rights Body
- Borders: 30% off one full priced book [Coupon]

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