The Singapore Daily

“The Pledge is neither an aspiration nor an ideology. It is a promise made by all Singaporeans, to their fellow Singaporeans.”
Gerald Giam

“And from the highest office of the land came this lowest living lie. That a democratic nation would destroy Singapore.”
KJ

“It is a sad speech to hear, especially from the man who believed so much in his ideals and wept when it didn’t materialise.”
a fellow Singaporean

“[Juliet Chua's] brand of patriotism is not actually patriotism, in spite of her assertations. It is servility, and being a servile citizen is not a patriot.”
Callan Tham

“So who is it that is ungrateful and unappreciative of Singaporeans?”
LuckySingaporean

“A country is not a corporation. Neither are its people shareholders.”
Eugene Yeo

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

Lee vs Sadasivan
- Singapore Angle: National Pledge, the Super Sign and the other Crutches of Humanity
- B.T.W: Not all employees are created equal [Thanks Leslie]
- Sgpolitics.net: We, the Citizens pledge..
- TOC: Once upon a time in Singapore [Recommended]
- TOC: The Singapore of our National Pledge
- Singapore Alternatives: Defendimg Our Nation’s Core Values – Democracy, Peace, Progress, Justice and Equality
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: A time for change..
- Today In Singapore: Ideology Or Aspiration?
- Singapore Life and Times: Truth and pragmatism
- The Brotherhood Press: Is the Internet turning us all into natural born disagreeable people? A study in the age known as the brave new world.
- running legs: Is the glass half full or half empty?
- Random Thoughts Of A Free Thinker: In response to Ms Juliet Chua..
- Trapper’s Swamp: Servility is not patriotism
- My sketchbook: NMP got demoished by MM lee
- TOC: Academic talks sensibility in Parliament
- Gerald Giam’s Blog: The Pledge is not an aspiration or ideology – it’s a PROMISE
- The Temasek Review: Why social cohesion is at the forefront of the Prime Minister’s National Day Rally
- Feed Me To The Fish: Is Our Pledge an Aspiration Leading to Expiration?
- TOC: That speech – highfalutin, over-analysed? Or the hopes of a nation? [Vid]
- Sg Pirate Game: I Respectfully Disagree
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Confusion over EQUALITY..
- The Sketch Times: Walking on Fire?
- Singapore Alternatives: MM Lee, what are we fighting for?
- Balderdash: The other issue is of s 152

Singapore Coloring
- TOC: Stop nannying Malay-Muslims and discard old suspicions
- TOC: Lee Kuan Yew – The modern Malay pahlawan [Recommended]
- The Malay Dilemma : Singapore Malays Hold Special Position [Thanks rocker]

National Day 2009
- Singapore Alternatives: The Challenge of New Media POLITICAL Video Production
- The Kent Ridge Common: Criticizing a critic
- Singapore Social Activist: RP ND Message – The devil is in the details
- The Temasek Review: An afterthought: The Prime Minister’s National Day message 2009
- Laïcité: Religion is inherently divisive
- Yawning Bread: Singapore government takes notice of Christian extremists
- The Campus Observer: NUS students: Race, religion not worst threats
- Tales over Coffee: Is Religion A Threat To Singapore? [Thanks JuniorInvestigator]

Singaporeans are fed up with progress
- Majulah!: Singaporeans underpaid?
- Blowin’ In The Wind: Big Mac, iPod cheaper in Singapore but KL has more purchasing power
- Singaporean Skeptic: The Fallacy of Numbers.
- The Temasek Review: An analysis of the UBS study (Part 1): Singapore has the lowest wages and domestic purchasing power among the Asian Tigers | (Part 2) [Recommended]
- Readings From A Political Duo-ble: Big Mac, Ipod and Singapore..
- My Little Corner: Singaporeans are happy back in 2006
- The Temasek Review: “Singaporeans a happy lot”: State media uses outdated data to mislead readers
- Singapore Social and Political Thoughts: Singaporeans a Happy Lot? ( :
- The Temasek Review: An analysis of the UBS study (Part 3): Why Singaporeans are paupers in a first world economy [Recommended]
- The Grand Moofti Speaks: Singapore’s Ben and Jerry Problem – the Price!

Recession
- Singapore Dino: Lim Swee Say and his ‘U’ fighters

Strangers in a Strange Land
- Ong Jiin Joo: Trading Citizenship for HDB Loan
- LIANAIN FILMS: To The People Who Care
- The Temasek Review: Singaporeans urged to ‘embrace’ foreigners
- Today In Singapore: Embracing Foreigners
- TOC: Level the playing field for locals and foreigners in employment
- The Lycan Times: Commentary – Sweta Agarwal
- Singapore Life and Times: Rain or shine
- TOC: Deja vu – lapping it up, again
- Singapore Social and Political Thoughts: Non-English Speaking PRC PR and Ease of PR Application
- ed’s Blog: On discussions about ‘leveling the playing field between foreigners and locals
- Singapore Social and Political Thoughts: Spoken to a Malaysian PR Today
- The Grand Moofti Speaks: Temasek vs. Orchard Towers: Two Sides of the Same Coin [Thanks imran]
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: On gratefulness and appreciation..
- Desparatebeep: It’s the End of the World as We Know It and Yipppyyyyy

Singaporeans, A Dying Breed
- Gerald Giam’s Blog: Reduce abortions by helping pregnant mothers financially
- An American Girl in Singapore: The Cost of the Gift of Life
- Readings From A Political Duo-ble: Happy Singaporeans? Miserable aged citizens?
- The Sketch Times: Treating Old Folks Right

Housing
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: The Problem with Housing..
- Who Moved My Singapore Cheese: Rising HDB resale flat prices is a giant social time bomb
- Who Moved My Singapore Cheese: Ministry of Finance’s shocking U-turn on “public feedback”
- Sg Pirate Game: Property Bubble [Recommended]
- The Singapore Enquirer: Affordability of homes

GIC, Temasek State Fund Investments
- The Grand Moofti Speaks: Temasek and the Asian Wall Street Journal [Thanks Imran]
- Jaslyn Go’s Blog: My Letter to Forbes on World Most Powerful Women
- TOC: Ministry of Finance replies to WSJ article
- Blowin’ In The Wind: Temasek’s updated charter: What’s new, what’s missing
- The Temasek Review: Another hollow and empty Charter by Temasek
- The Temasek Review: Ho Ching has “no regrets” in making Temasek more “transparent”
- Feed Me To The Fish: “Gian Png” Temasek Needs Retail Investors?
- Singabloodypore: Temasek and Transparency—III
- Sgpolitics.net: Temasek updates its charter, but any difference in accountability and transparency?
- Today In Singapore: Temasek’s Principles Of Transparency

High Notes and Minibombs
- TOC: Seeking a fair settlement
- The Temasek Review: Minibond rally: ‘Justice for Hong Kong, Wayang for Singapore’. Gallery 01|02

Re education
- Mr Wang Says So: Education Choices in Singapore & Malaysia

Road to Perdition Repression Election
- The Star: PAP pondering how best to fight to stay in power
- The Temasek Review: Chiam See Tong and Kenneth Jeyaretnam to form GRC team?
- ErniesUrn’s Xanga: You voted for PAP and..

Truth, Justice, and the Singapore Way
- The Temasek Review: The politics of judicial institutions in Singapore [Recommended]

The Gospel of Harry
- The Temasek Review: ST journalists publish book on ruling party

Healthcare & Healthcare Providers
- Singapore M.D.: Between A Rock And A Hard Place
- TOC: A long wait for certainty
- The Temasek Review: H1N1 pandemic: Singapore has 2nd highest death rate in Asia
- Today In Singapore: Ghost Of NKF Subsidy?
- Singapore M.D.: An Issue Of Trust

National Service
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Burden of National Service
- Ian On The Red Dot: Incompetent SAF Leadership
- Military Sg: RECORD V: More of the Same Useless Rewards and Recognition for NSmen [Thanks Panzer]

Pink Issues
- The Kent Ridge Common: Moving ahead with a proposed “Pink” society on campus that promotes tolerance and understanding towards LGBT groups
- Used Brains For Sale: Supporting gay rights does not make one gay

PAP65 in Sheepskins
- The Temasek Review: P65 bloggers fail to address the issue of site ownership

MURUAH Consultation Workshop
-The Kent Ridge Common: An engaging consultation workshop by the Singapore Working Group for an ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism
-The Kent Ridge Common: Seelan Palay grills Ambassador with difficult questions

Daily Discourse
- The Grand Moofti Speaks: Singapore – Time for a ‘Peace Corps?’ [Thanks Imran]
- Asia Sentinel: Letter from Singapore
- Singapore Kopi Tok: Khan-not Enter
- groundnotes: Heartlanders: Singapore’s Progressives [Recommended]
- TOC: “Why won’t they give me an opportunity?”
- Tom Davenport: Singapore: A Model of Judgment for the United States?
- Singabloodypore: SDP’s call to care for disabled and deaf communities
- Sgpolitics.net: We need a minimum wage in Singapore
- ErniesUrn’s Xanga: In Love and in Politcs
- mrbrown: Yet another waste of money
- Yawning Bread: Film censors behaving like bullies
- Singapore Life and Times: Castle in the air
- Chee Wai’s Random Musings: Good report/advisory, bad journalism (imho) and a messed-up consumer policy

Life, the universe and everything
- The FØØL’s Progress: Geeked Out Weekends: STGCC 09 and ACME
- Singapore Fountain Pen: Safra Bay Run & Army Half Marathon 2009 (1 of 3)
- Loh and Behold: West Losers East
- FT.com: A new cuisine style is transforming Singapore [Thanks CelluloidReality]
- Singapore Angle: Perspectives: Tracing the Origins of the ISD
- Rambling Librarian: Leadership, Ethics, and Online Collaboration
- My Little Corner: Reader’s Digest files for bankruptcy!
- Singapore Fountain Pen: Safra Bay Run & Army Half Marathon 2009 (2 of 3) [Thanks More Photos from Supermodelme.tv
- Tales over Coffee: Cats Are Good For Singapore [Thanks JuniorInvestigator]
- Singapore Entrepreneurs: Why we need more GeekCamps in Singapore
- Yesterday….Today….Tomorrow: Kampong Glam – A stroll during Ramadan
- AngryAngMo: Why You Shouldn’t Watch “Bruno” In Singapore (List Of All Cuts)
- The Kent Ridge Common: FASS (Flashy Arts and Social Sciences) Undergraduates?
- Mr Wang Says So: Religion, God & Other Separate Matters
- Master Of The Obvious: 10 Tips to Enhance your Pitch
- under a Pipala Tree: The World’s Greatest Rock Gig

Infoblogaramous
- Mathia Lee: Recommended Conversation Groups
- Singapore Entrepreneurs: Events For The Week – Week of 22-29th Aug
- Dee Kay Dot As Gee: Help SCDF name the new Fire Fighting and Rescue Vehicle
- ALVINOLOGY: 臭皮匠 “NOW OR NEVER” Launch Party

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