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News
- Wired: Google vs. Microsoft: What You Need to Know
- PC World: Microsoft Office vs.Google Docs: A Web Apps Showdown
- PC Pro: Businesses to get Windows 7 on 1 September
- DailyTech: Windows 7 RTM Build Hits Torrents
- DigiTimes: Acer to launch the dual-OS netbook in August, says paper
- TweakTwon: Android LiveCD available for download
- InformationWeek: Firefox 3.5 Vulnerability Rated ‘Highly Critical’
- Security Fix: Microsoft: Newly Discovered MS Office/IE Flaw
- Computerworld: Apple ‘netbook’ coming in October
- PC World: Apple Still Mute to iPhone Complaints
- GooDiPhone: Windows 95 on iPhone 3G (video)

Reviews | Guides
- Tom’s Hardware: Phenom II 955 Versus Core i7 920: Gaming Value Compared
- Legit Reviews: ASUS Radeon HD EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5 Video Card
- RBMods: Sapphire HD4890 Toxic Videocard
- SPCR: Intel DG41MJ: Affordable 775 Mini-ITX
- TrustedReviews: Sony Bravia KDL-32W5500 32in LCD TV Review
- HWZ: Apple iPhone 3GS – Better than Ever
- TechwareLabs: Razer Goliathus Gaming MousePad
- DriverHeaven: Logitech Harmony 1100
- Tech65.org: Gear65 #30 – Samsung Jet

July 15th, 2009 | Category: Daily Tech | Leave a comment

9 NMPs Appointed
- TOC: “Non-partisan” NMPs? Did we miss something?
- The Sketch Times: The New Wave of NMPs

Recession
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: The Truth about Jobs, Jobs, Jobs…

H1N1 Swine Flu
- Yaw Shin Leong @ WP: Our Fight against H1N1

Pink Issues: S377A
- TOC: Put the gun down or pull the trigger

Daily Discourse
- Next Stop Wonderland: S’pore aligning tax code with OECD’s
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Maximise shareholder value

Life, the universe and everything
- Popagandhi: And The Living is Easy
- Notes From Setangoon Road: Filmmakers change a light bulb

July 14th, 2009 | Category: Daily Sg | Leave a comment

9 NMPs Appointed
- The Lionheart: Taking A Stand
- TOC: 5 out of 9 new NMPs list MM Lee as their “favourite politician”
- the kent ridge common: NMP: Maintain status quo to make up numbers or provide real alternative views?
- Today In Singapore: NMPs To Shut Up And Sit Down

AWARE Aftermath: Thiology Goes to NYU
- NYU OUTLaw: NYU OUTLaw Board’s Official Statement Regarding the Appointment of Dr. Thio Li-Ann as Visiting Professor of Law. [Thanks Vampyre]
- We Are AWARE: The Rawkin’ Thios [Thanks anon]

AWARE Aftermath: CSE
- Sgpolitics.net: Abortion and Comprehensive Sexuality Education

High Notes & Minibonds
- TOC: Banned from selling what nobody wants to buy?
- Hard Hitting in the Lion City: Don’t Hold Your Breath
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Issues not addressed by MAS investigation findings

The Price of Progress
- The Kway Teow Man: The Conundrum of Labour
- Mr Wang Says So: The Very Wise are Happy, and the Stupid are very Sad
- The Wayang Party: S’pore ranked most trade-friendly nation: Who benefits most?

Healthcare & Healthcare Providers
- The Gigamole Diaries: The Physician’s Pledge
- Angry Doctor: Don’t need doctors anymore
- The Wayang Party: My rejected son

H1N1 Swine Flu
- The Gigamole Diaries: H1N1 (aka American flu) – dying embers of a spurious fire

Singaporeans, A Dying Breed
- the kent ridge common: Migrants and stayers
- Next Stop Wonderland: Of Migrant and Stayers

Strangers in a Strange Land
- Ong Jiin Joo: The Singapore PR Conundrum

Recession
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Something unusual in this recession..

Daily Discourse
- Blowin’ In The Wind: Fifty years of Lee Kuan Yew
- Readings From A Political Duo-ble: A National Scandal ? – Why is Singapore spending so much on the military?
- Scholar at Large: 700 years of Singapore history? Part III: Nationalising the past

Life, the universe and everything
- Alamak: SingTel iFlexi iPhone Plans for 2009
- Dee Kay Dot As Gee: Office 2010: The Movie
- mrbrown: iPhone 3GS up close and personal
- My Little Corner: Why Bundled Data Allowance Only For a Limited Period?
- Singapore Fountain Pen: Sunset At Bedok Reservoir [Thanks Lemon]

Infoblogaramous
- Jacob 69er: Seelan Palay’s exhibition of socio-political artwork opening 17 July (Friday)

July 13th, 2009 | Category: Daily Sg | Leave a comment

“I think you give me more credit than I deserve, but I’m very comfortable in a GRC.”
Charles Chong

“Singaporeans are PEOPLE, not MONEY MACHINES.”
The Truth

“We have the law. We say it won’t be enforced. Is it totally clear? We, sometimes in these things, have to accept a bit of messiness.”
K. Shanmugam

“While the GDP growth rate over the last few years looked impressive.. Domestic consumption has been driven down to a level that is on a par with China and countries at a much earlier stage of development.”
Kenneth Jeyaretnam

“I was fully aware, and I consciously chose to do what I believed — and continue to believe — was the right thing.”
Siew Kum Hong

This week’s roundup and recommended reads after the break.
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July 11th, 2009 | Category: Weekly Roundup | Leave a comment

AWARE Aftermath: Thiology Goes to NYU
- Inside Higher Ed: Rights for Some People [Thanks Vampyre]
- Above the Law: NYU Professor of Human Rights: Not a Fan of Gay Rights? Also: Is anal sex like ‘shoving a straw up your nose to drink’? [Thanks Vampyre]
- the kent ridge common: Reactions on Professor Thio Li Ann’s appointment as a Visiting Professor at NYU
- Random Thoughts Of A Free Thinker: NYU students vs Professor Thio Li-Ann
- Sam’s thoughts: McCurley’s open letter to Thio
- TOC: Thio Li-Ann at center of controversy in New York University

H1N1 Swine Flu
- Angry Doctor: The Doctor and the Virus
- Singapore Fountain Pen: When H1N1 Hits Home – Aftermath [Thanks Lemon]

Housing
- A L V I N O L O G Y: Quoteworthy – Singapore National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan
- My Singapore News: HDB, what are you doing?

9 NMPs Appointed
- Dee Kay Dot As Gee: On Siew Kum Hong not appointed as NMP for second term

Pink Issues: S377A
- Article 14: I can see where you are coming from Mr Shanmugam

Religion
- Irreligious: Did our brains create God? (Part Four)

Singapore Mainstream Media
- My Thoughts: Reading Between the Lines of Local News [Thanks Ganga]

Free Burma
- a blog day’s work: Time for ASEAN to expel Myanmar?

International
- Singapore Alternatives: Urumqi Protests- Democracy, Social Justice & Harmony
- ed’sperience’s Blog: China : on Uyghur Separatism and China’s cultural and political pogrom
- Rachel Zeng’s Blog: Humanitarian aid to Gaza forcibly stopped, activists captured [Thanks Seelan]
- Seelan Palay’s Blog: Al Jazeera: No welfare for Sri Lanka’s Tamils [Thanks Seelan]

Daily Discourse
- A long and arduous road of an entrepreneur: A Different World
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Singapore 10th most expensive city in the world!!!!

Life, the universe and everything
- Alamak: Pfingo SMS is Broken
- Singapore Fountain Pen: A Rasa Sentosa Singapore Weekend Getaway [Thanks Lemon]
- The boy who knew too much: Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen

July 10th, 2009 | Category: Daily Sg | Comments (1)

‘Magic Babe’ Ning Cai (born 16 October 1982) is a Singaporean magician. She is widely recognised as “Singapore’s Only Professional Female Magician”. Ning’s first contact with magic was when she was 5 years old and watched David Copperfield on TV. Her interest was revived in 2004 when she was involved with charity work for the Children’s Cancer Foundation and performed magic at their events. In 2006, she joined a local magic competition and came in 3rd place. This led her to join J C Sum’s magic production house as a performer. Ning is best known for successfully attempting South East Asia’s first ever mega escape from “The Impalement Cage” in July 2008, and performing the “The Impossible Record” with J C Sum in June 2009.

Ning currently stars in “Ultimate Magic”, Singapore’s first daily permanent illusion show at The Arena in Clarke Quay. Pictures after the break.

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July 10th, 2009 | Category: Daily ChioBu | Comments (16)

9 NMPs Appointed
- A Singaporean: MPs, NCMPs & NMPs – The need for a credible voice? Or a perpetuation of the current ‘incredible’ voices?
- We Are AWARE: Siew Kum Hong is not reappointed as NMP

Pink Issues: S377A
- Article 14: Section 377A is a law, a decorative piece or a potential political tool?
- Sam’s thoughts: Indian Penal Code’s Section 377 and Singapore

High Notes & Minibonds
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Follow up action on MAS investigation report
- Sgpolitics.net: MAS bans 10 firms from selling structured notes, but is this merely a slap on the wrist?

Recession
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Economy : Long hard slog….

Religion
- Illusio: The Inter-religious Organisation of Singapore (RDS)

International
- Blowin’ In The Wind: Globalization hurting workers, says Pope

Daily Discourse
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Does proposed property tax law make sense???
- Laïcité: The moralistic notion of chastity till marriage
- Irreligious: Did our brains create God? (Part Three)
- Singaporean Skeptic: Singapore regressing back into the Third World?

Life, the universe and everything
- Simple is the Reason of My Heart: 3 Reasons Why Google is launching the Chrome OS

July 9th, 2009 | Category: Daily Sg | Leave a comment

9 NMPs Appointed
- Siew Kum Hong: NMP results are out
- Yawning Bread: Parliament now faces “gay test”
- kent ridge common: A look at the rejection of Mr Siew Kum Hong’s bid for a second NMP term
- Gerald Giam’s Blog: New NMP appointments
- Sam’s Thoughts: NMPs as infrastructure
- mrbrown: NMP Siew Kum Hong does not get second term
- Anonymous_X: Nominated MP Siew Kum Hong is not selected for a second term?!
- ALVINOLOGY: Siew Kum Hong not appointed as NMP for second term

Recession
- TOC: More and more jobs available, but nobody wants?

Strangers in a Strange Land
- TOC: Why’re foreigners on social visit passes allowed to work in S’pore?

H1N1 Swine Flu
- The Gigamole Diaries: The race for the H1N1 vaccine

Pink Issues
- Seelan Palay’s Blog: Singapore not swayed by India gay sex ruling: minister [Thanks Seelan]

Religion
- Irreligious: Did our brains create God? (Part Two)

Operation Spectrum Open Forum
- TOC: Police seemed ignorant about law governing indoor forums

Daily Discourse
- Chemical Generation Singapore: NEWater and New Security
- Hear Ye! Hear Ye!: From iron fist to velvet gloves to boxing gloves
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: GDP Growth as Progress in Singapore…
- Littlespeck: The crisis – and reforms [Thanks hil]
- TOC: Singapore to have one of the highest defence budget in the world in 2009

Life, the universe and everything
- Singapore Entrepreneurs: In Conversation with Jack Sim, World Toilet Organization [Thanks Gwen]

Infoblogaramous
- vinyarb: Singapore Night Festival 2009 [Thanks Riley]

July 8th, 2009 | Category: Daily Sg | Comments (2)

News
- PC World: Leaked: Sony Ericsson’s Upcoming Android Phone
- Neowin: Confirmed: Windows 7 set to RTM on July 13
- Computerworld: Singapore No. 2 ‘black hat’ target
- Computerworld: Microsoft confirms attacks against IE6, IE7
- Engadget: Verizon BlackBerry Tour unboxing
- DigiTimes: Some netbook vendors looking to clear Windows XP-based netbook inventory
- Fudzilla: USB 3.0 equipped PCs to arrive before 2010
- DailyTech: Like a Vampire, Sunlight Causes the iPhone to Overheat and Die, Says Apple
- TweakTown: AMD Sempron based netbook to hit the streets soon

Reviews | Guides
- HotHardware: Beyond Atom: Exploring Performance ITX Solutions
- TrustedReviews: Acer Aspire Timeline 5810T-354G32Mn Review
- TweakTown: ASUS N90Sv-A2 Multimedia Notebook
- VR-Zone: 9500GT & 9600GT on a Diet
- Legit Reviews: MSI Wind U100 Netbook Overclocking Guide
- Betanews: Firefox 3.5 vs. Chrome 3 Showdown, Round 1: How private is private browsing?
- TechRadar: AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition vs. Athlon II X2 250 review
- RBMods: Razer Carcharias Headset Review
- HWZ: Investigating Graphics Card Driver Upgrades

July 8th, 2009 | Category: Daily Tech | Leave a comment

Singapore Coloring
- nofearSingapore: Feeling like the least favourite child by Nur Dianah Suhaimi [Thanks Dr.Huang]

Pink Issues
- The Gigamole Diaries: So we won’t repeal Section 377A?

PAP Ministars Highest Paid Politicians in the World
- the kent ridge common: Pegging salaries in civil service against the private sector
- Andrew: Inside & Insights: Performance-related Pay doesn’t encourage Performance

Operation Spectrum Open Forum
- Only “objective” and “factual” political films please, we’re Singaporeans: Police retracts licence request after Minister queried

National Service
- The Wayang Party: One non-combat death a month: is this acceptable?

Religion
- Mathia Lee: Religious harmony in Singapore – The Issue & Suggestions

Free Burma
- a blog day’s work: Time for ASEAN to expel Myanmar?

Daily Discourse
- Scholar at Large: 700 years of Singapore history? Part II: Politicising history
- Sgpolitics.net: PAP MP Charles Chong hides behind K. Shanmugam’s pants
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Anti-Singapore articles in Malaysiakini…
- The Wayang Party: Are locals shunning jobs at Tze Char stalls?

Life, the universe and everything
- groundnotes: Exploring Backyards
- Times They Are A-Changin’: Happy Days Are Here?
- Glass Castle Blog: Google blocks ads for abortion services in Singapore
- Singaporean Skeptic: Deconstructing a University Education

Infoblogaramous
- Random Thoughts Of A Free Thinker: Petition: Say No To (Marital) Rape

July 7th, 2009 | Category: Daily Sg | Leave a comment

H1N1 Swine Flu
- Bernard Aw’s Blog: Why is getting tested for H1N1 so expensive?
- Angry Doctor: Arrogance of ignorance
- The Gigamole Diaries: Flu: Docs need not swallow bitter pill
- Singapore M.D.: Position Paper From The Hospital Influenza Workgroup ( Singapore )

Recession
- Sgpolitics.net: PAP Women’s Wing make merry in midst of crippling recession

Singapore Mainstream Media
- The Gigamole Diaries: Suicide at Fusionopolis?

Singaporeans, A Dying Breed
- Die neue Welle: Rooting Singaporeans
- Growing your tree of prosperity: Alternatives to Emigration for Unhappy Singaporeans

Strangers in a Strange Land
- TOC: Death of Bangladeshi worker in 2008

Pink Issues
- Yawning Bread: India decriminalises gay sex, Singapore shown to be a fool

Religion
- Irreligious: Constructive disharmony
- Illusio: Global Christian Culture and the Antioch of Asia (RDS)

Free Burma
- Jacob 69er: Why sanctions aren’t working in Myanmar
- Singapore Recalcitrant: ASEAN’s Pipe-dream

Daily Discourse
- Civic Advocator: Politics of Fear
- this lush garden within: Disgusting Singaporeans on Stomp
- Singapore Social Activist: Vizkikal Season 3 Episode 1

Life, the universe and everything
- Simply Gab: Are our Friendly Skies … Safe? [Thanks Gabriel]
- Scholar at Large: 700 years of Singapore history? Part I: The longue durée, geography, and Singapore’s port

Now Showing
- Singaporean Skeptic: “UP” is an excellent movie!

July 6th, 2009 | Category: Daily Sg | Leave a comment

“In a time of Singapore’s worse recession in its history, where thousands are out of job and struggling to survive, one would have to question if such ostentatious show of patriotism is necessary.”
Andrew Loh

“The Singaporean appears to be a declining breed.”
Seah Chiang Nee

“I had elite envy.”
Intellectual Snob

“She wears the skin of the monster we hate, and in the process exposes most of us as monsters ourselves..”
Sam Ho

“[Shopping's] the ultimate non-confrontational, passive activism. It is so Singaporean.”
groundnotes

This week’s roundup and recommended reads after the break.
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July 4th, 2009 | Category: Weekly Roundup | Leave a comment

42nd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting. ASEAN Human Rights Commission
- Singabloodypore: ASEAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION

Singapore Politics They Are a-Changin’?
- Sgpolitics.net: Thoughts on Singapore politics: The road ahead
- Singapore Democrats Blog: A credible and effective opposition [Thanks Seelan]

H1N1 Swine Flu
- The Gigamole Diaries: Vaccine safety – preparing for the eventuality
- The Gigamole Diaries: H1N1 (aka American flu) – Making it clear
- Emerald Hills: H1N1 Alert – Why are we so Yellow? [Thanks WY Whoo]

Lee vs Chee
- Singapore Democrats: ONUL acclaimed by local art critic
- Chee Siok Chin’s Blog: Don’t Stop Believing [Thanks Seelan]

Burma Protest
- TOC: An extraordinary film – Burma VJ

National Service
- Military Life: Duty, honour and country at 39 and three quarters [Thanks Panzer]

Housing
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: HDB Resale Prices hit record highs!

Asian Youth Games
- The Singapore Sports Fan Says: Newsflash: Singapore wins second bowling gold at Asian Youth Games, and three more bronzes
- The Singapore Sports Fan Says: Newsflash: Lynette splashes her way to freestyle gold and new national mark
- Singapore Entrepreneurs: Get Your AYG Fix At Red Sports

International
- Readings From A Political Duo-ble: Spilling the Oil Corporations (Part I) – Niger Delta

Daily Discourse
- Today In Singapore: Why So Serious?
- running legs: Something we don’t see in ST everyday…
- Blowin’ In The Wind: India more gay-friendly than Singapore?

Life, the universe and everything
- the kent ridge common: Of IDF and SAF
- The Gigamole Diaries: 104 years old today – a heritage forgotten?

July 3rd, 2009 | Category: Daily Sg | Leave a comment

42nd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting. ASEAN Human Rights Commission
- TOC: ASEAN – toothless but with a “sharp tongue”?
- ed’sperience’s Blog: Asian Human Rights body – the pill and the diaphragm, a tale of two contraceptives

Snobs and Frogs
- Sam’s Thoughts: Intellectual Snob and Political Correctness
- Die neue Welle: Intellectual Snobbery

The 1st Malay Brigadier General
- Dee Kay Dot As Gee: SAF’s first Malay General

Asian Youth Games
- running legs: 7% is still just 7%, how much you want it to rise?

International
- For Want of a Better Title: Honduras Situation

Daily Discourse
- Laïcité: Marital rape and the presumption of consent
- groundnotes: Citizen Shoppers
- the kent ridge common: A comparison of CEP qualities adopted by our civil service and Shell Petroleum
- Yawning Bread: Extortion rackets as a symptom of political malaise
- TOC: Should the use of dialects be encouraged once more?
- Yawning Bread: Mediacorp should stay out of events management
- Nomed Letters: Sympathizers and Elites [Thanks Lived Nomed]

Life, the universe and everything
- The Enquirer: The last global entertainer
- Backstage Business: More Photos from our World Record Illusion Act!
- Anonymous X: Sherwyn Lui’s winning video contest of Coke Zero’s ‘It’s Possible’ [Thanks Wacky Artz]
- Street71′s Perspective of Singapore: There is NO Free-to-Air TV Channel in Singapore!

Now Showing
- My Little Corner: Why Transformers 2 sucks

I have to agree. To enjoy Transformers 2, leave your brains at the door and ignore the plot holes the size of Optimus Prime’s …..

Infoblogaramous
- Singapore Hedge Fund: Asia’s 25 biggest hedge funds [Thanks Jean]
- Singapore Entrepreneurs: Geek Camp Singapore 2009: Calling for Speakers

July 2nd, 2009 | Category: Daily Sg | Comments (3)

News
- Mozilla: Firefox 3.5 Download Page
- CNET: Firefox 3.5: Excellent for fans, but competition getting tougher
- PC World: Beyond Firefox 3.5: A Sneak Peek at Mozilla’s Next Browser
- DigiTimes: Asustek lowers prices to clear stocks of 7-, 8.9-inch Eee PCs
- Web User: YouTube faces community revolt
- NPD Group Blog: Windows 7 Pricing: The Good, The Bad, And The Interesting
- AppleInsider: White iPhone 3GS units discoloring from excessive heat
- ChannelWeb: 5 Complaints About Apple iPhone 3G S
- Mobility Digest: Psychology of Technology: iPhone: The Dark Side of an Icon
- Reuters: Sony eyes cellphone/game gear hybrid
- Ars Technica: PS3, 360 price drops coming this fall
- VG247: PS3 Firmware 3.0 – Grief reporting, reputation system, background patches, multiple audio outputs
- Computerworld: Blizzard Kills StarCraft II LAN Support
- NYTimes: Acer’s Everywhere. How Did That Happen?

Reviews | Guides
- techPowerUp: Inno3D GeForce GTX 295 Platinum (Single PCB)
- HWZ: Galaxy GeForce GTX 285 OC with AC Edition
- Techgage: ASUS Eee PC 1008HA Seashell Netbook
- DriverHEaven: MSI GX723 Gaming Laptop
- t-break: HP Pavilion dv2 Ultra Portable
- Pureoverclock: Samsung SyncMaster T240
- TweakTown: Logitech G19 Gaming Keyboard
- FrostyTech: Top 5 Heatsinks
- Bwnchmark Reviews: Antec ISK300-65 Mini-ITX Computer Case
- HWZ: Build Your Own AMD Phenom II Machine

SG Tech
- Tech65.org: Gear65 #29 – Lenovo IdeaPad S10-2
- Dee Kay Dot As Gee: Sony Ericsson Entertainment Unlimited: Satio, Aino and Yari

July 2nd, 2009 | Category: Daily Tech | Leave a comment

Operation Spectrum Open Forum
- TOC: Operation Spectrum forum: breaking the ice after 22 years
- Only “objective” and “factual” political films please, we’re Singaporeans: Reviews: Operation Spectrum public forum

Snobs and Frogs
- Anonymous_X: A blogger “Intellectual Snob” vs. Netizens: No score yet…

Recession
- Gimme Some Truth!: Rethinking the “ED” in “EDB”

H1N1 Swine Flu
- The Gigamole Diaries: H1N1 (aka American flu) – time to end the confusion, MOH
- Today In Singapore: The Outbreak
- Singapore Fountain Pen: When H1N1 Hits Home – Day 1 [Thanks Lemon]

Human Rights
- Jacob 69er: ASEAN Human Rights Body dismissed as “toothless”

AWARE Aftermath
- the kent ridge common: Having LGBT societies in our campuses

Lee vs Chee
- Singapore Democrats Blog: Chee in Taiwan for in-law’s funeral, judge rescinds warrant of arrest

Daily Discourse
- TOC: Migrating Singaporeans – help improve employment opportunities first
- Readings From A Political Duo-ble: What does the TI survey on Corruption tell us about Singapore?
- The Gigamole Diaries: Cat poisoning in Bayshore? Get those pest busters…

Life, the universe and everything
- Die neue Welle: I am Singaporean XVIII – 2nd Class Citizenship
- The Singapore Sports Fan Says: Newsflash: Singapore wins its first medals at Asian Youth Games
- Singapore Entrepreneurs: Get Islamic Information At Your Fingertips With iAlif
- Growing your tree of prosperity: What is the best possible response towards Elitism? [Thanks Wai Chung]

By The Sketch Times

July 1st, 2009 | Category: Daily Sg | Leave a comment