The Singapore Daily

“I think “who can do more for you” is a silly benchmark in choosing your future MPs because currently, it is more of a case of “who truly wants to do more for you” that matters.”
Fievel

““I am a Singaporean, you know?.. I come here to fish. What is wrong with that? Why they treat us like this?”
A homeless Singaporean

“The huge disparity in work hours and domestic purchasing power speaks volumes about the man on Main Street.”
Wakka Kong and Simeon Ang

“The premise of national survival, high levels of material prosperity as well as the East Asian culture of “group harmony” cannot deter the fundamental “desire for recognition” in Man from manifesting.. The accordance of full political liberties is an inevitability and it will be a journey that will define our country in the decades to come.”
The Buffet Table

“..those who deem themselves rational voices of moderation in public discourse.. are often complicit with the ideology of compulsory balance, probably the worst form of extremism, which denies other standpoints (particularly those that are against the status quo) by virtue of the fact that they are not judged to be balanced, rational, or moderate.”
Molly Meek

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

The Economic Strategies Committee Report
- TOC: Income statistics: “Significant” may have a different meaning in Singapore? [Recommended]
- TOC: The truth about nuclear energy
- Who Moved My Singapore Cheese: Nuclear Singapore
- The Temasek Review: ESC recommends that Singapore reduces its dependence on foreign workers
- Blowin’ In The Wind: Singapore will continue to welcome foreign talent
- Gerald Giam: What’s missing from Economic Strategies Committee report
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Economic Strategies Committee : The usual + 2 decent ideas
- The Temasek Review: Massive propaganda by Straits Times to promote “shift” in ruling party’s “foreign talent” policy
- running legs: Nuclear Singapore
- My sketchbook: Economic Strategies committee orgy
- TOC: The Reform Party Responds to the Economic Strategies Committee Report
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: The main problem with the ESC Report.
- TOC: Raising the foreign worker levy is a blunt move
- Singabloodypore: ESC recommendations: Singapore Going Nuclear!
- The Quest to be Gainfully Employed: The ESC [Thanks Sharon]
- The Temasek Review: Pro-foreigner columnist at Business Times turns out to be a “foreign talent” himself
- Musings From the Lion City: Not For Singapore
- Singapore Alternatives: NSP’s views regarding the ESC’s recommendations
- Blowin’ In The Wind: Higher education Singapore: Degree of difference

Road to Election
- Sgpolitics.net: Mah Bow Tan misses the point, gets caught red-handed by NSP
- Who Moved My Singapore Cheese: Reading between the lines
- I’m getting personal: MBT opens his mouth!
- On Nation and State: Thoughts on the opposition electoral strategy
- My sketchbook: Hot seat at Tampines
- Growing your tree of prosperity: Will the Reform Party make your blue furry fantasies come true ? A look at proposed improvements to education in Singapore. [Thanks Wai Chung]
- The Magic Within: Show Me the Policy
- Seelan Palay’s Blog: SDP to launch alternative economic programme
- To Fix a Mocking Peasant: Premier Trash [Thanks Chorusy]
- Sgpolitics.net: What is a General Election about?
- The Buffet Table: The End of the Empire of Deference [Recommended]
- On Nation and State: Representation: How many voters does it take to control Parliament?
- Chia Ti Lik’s Blog: What political candidates should have
- Seelan Palay’s Blog: The kind of elections PAP takes pride in winning
- Molitics: Reclaiming Our Imagination
- Sgpolitics.net: Imagining Singapore without PAP: Why Not?
- The Teamsek Review: Confusing times for a confused PAP leadership
- TOC: Polarization: The symptom, not the illness
- Molitics: The Mask of Moderation [Recommended]
- My Thoughts: ST’s Rachel Chang accuses Singapore government of being polarised [Thanks Ganga]
- The Temasek Review: Imagine a Singapore with the PAP in charge for another 50 years
- Yours Truly Singapore: Imagining a Singapore without the PAP
- Digital Terrorist: Because We Don’t Give a Shit

Housing: Homeless in Singapore
- Sgpolitics.net: Affordable flats still available? Are you sure?
- Molitics: Dare to be Daft
- Yours Truly Singapore: Resale flat prices – let market forces decide
- The Temasek Review: Construction cost of new Queenstown HDB flats at $120,000 per unit
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Low cost housing - a model for economic development
- TOC Facebook: I just wish the gvt depts have more heart instead of closed minds
- TOC: The behaviour of little Lee Kuan Yews
- Singapore Alternatives: Leave no man behind? - Homeless Campers, The Inconvenient Truth
- TOC: “The government’s first responsibility is to Singaporeans” [Recommended]
- My Singapore News: Why high HDB prices is daft policy
- The Temasek Review: Why is HDB able to reveal breakdown cost of their flats publicly in 1981 and not now? [Recommended]
- Mr Wang Says So: More on the HDB Market
- TOC: The curious case of Block 29
- The Art of Dumbspeak: The proud and prejudiced should not give counsel
- TOC: Help the singles with affordable housing
- ambiguity: Of Desperation
- Feed Me To The Fish: PAP - Prostitutes and Pimps
- The Secret Political Blog: Are the homeless in Singapore being raped? [Thanks Norvin]
- TOC: HDB’s inflexible policies will result in more homeless S’poreans [Recommended]
- Carpe Diem: Homeless in Singapore - the real story
- Barnyard Chorus: Rape of a homeless man
- TOC: SERS flats to be rented out to foreigners again – this time in Bedok
- Lianan Films: Happy Birthday, Mrs B

Strangers in a Strange Land
- Senang Diri: We, the old citizens of Singapore
- The Temasek Review: Majority of Jobs Created in 2009 went to Permanent Residents and not citizens
- Insane Polygons: Pulling a Fast One (PAP Style)
- Musings From the Lion City: How Does That Benefit Me?
- Singaporean Skeptic: PAP -the new reform party?
- TOC: How many low-wage or unemployed? 600,000? 700,000?
- Will Blog for Food: An Nguyen Discusses Racism in Singapore
- TOC: Jobstreet – Jobs for foreigners

Singaporeans are fed, up with progress!
- Balderdash: Singaporeans having the world’s longest hours
- Blowin’ In The Wind: More people working in Singapore than before

Singaporeans, A Dying Breed
- Icarus Flew Too High: “To flee or not to flee?”

Healthcare & Healthcare Providers
- Singapore M.D.: H5N1 vaccine stockpiling
- The Gigamole Diaries: H1N1 scandal
- TOC: Moving news and pushing pills
- The Gigamole Diaries: The painless piles fix squabble
- The Gigamole Diaries: Any proof of H1N1 vaccine safety and efficacy?

Twilight in Paradise. Medisave
- My Singapore News: Flying, the, Medisave, kite

The Gospel of Harry
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Man in White : Silence on key issues..
- Seelan Palay’s Blog: Lee Kuan Yew on Race, Culture, Genes

ERPains, Trains & Automobiles
- Singapore Alternatives: Inadequate Public Transportion III ( Final) [Recommended]

Re education
- Kelvin Teo Writes: Towards a more understanding and appreciative education system

We are against Capital Punishment
- The Kent Ridge Common: Singaporeans who do not understand what ‘mandatory’ means
- TOC: Do NUS law students support the mandatory death penalty?

Daily Discourse
- Random Thoughts Of A Free Thinker: Regarding Dr. Silviu Ionescu
- TOC Facebook: Leong Sze Hian replies to projected increase in Medisave contribution.
- Dee Kay Dot As Gee: Local telco should waive the telco charges for Charity Shows
- TOC: An indoctrination process during NS
- Times They Are A-Changin’: The Big Apple Came Calling..
- Readings From A Political Duo-ble: Singapore GLCs political donations to Australia’s political parties
- TOC: The Singapore Government – Worth its weight in gold? [Recommended]
- Blowin’ In The Wind: World’s highest paid leaders and their economies
- guanyinmiao’s musings: When One Abuse Is One Too Many
- The Temasek Review: Facebook to “bring Dr Silviu Ionescu back to Singapore” has more than 400 Singaporean and Romanian members so far
- The F-Word: A False Necessity: Singapore’s Maid Trade [Recommended]
- On Nation and State: How much is 10 billion?
- Brad’s Blog: Cats and Singapore HDBs
- Loh and Behold: Priorities, priorities
- The Temasek Review: US Ambassador-designate to Singapore to promote political and press freedom in Singapore
- The Temasek Review: Teo Ser Luck: Good-looking ladies are a “plus” for YPAP

Life, the universe and everything
- Singapore Life and Times: The Fifa Tango
- The Long and Winding Road: Vel, Vel, Vadivel: Thaipusam in Singapore
- a groovyweb: Singapore Post Lost My Wife’s US$400 Parcel And Does Not Care [Thanks Isman]
- Reflections and Ruminations: Forgive, but don’t forget [Thanks lary]
- Dee Kay Dot As Gee: Asian Civilisations Museum – Treasury of the World
- The Journey of a Decade: We need support for local musicians.. [Thanks Benjamin]
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Filing my first GST return
- Dee Kay Dot As Gee: Singapore got talent – Juliet Pang
- Seriously Sarah: Happiness at the End of the World!! [Thanks DK]
- Vinyarb: I couldn’t make this up even if I tried
- The Frame: Singapore airshow 2010 [Pictures] [Thanks Gerald]
- The Long and Winding Road: Curry puffs, brightly coloured candy and a bus garage: Selegie and Mackenzie Roads
- Dee Kay Dot As Gee: Twitter force some users to change their password due to suspected phishing attack
- Times of My Life: Big Pore and Small Pore of Singapore
- The Long and Winding Road: Post Offices of old
- For What It’s Worth: Muse concert
- Singaporean Skeptic: Interesting Blog for Financial Buffs.
- Crack Two: Rare Photos of Famous People (125 pics)
- Klik.TV: 10 things you shouldn’t miss at the Singapore Air Show 2010

Infoblogaramous
- Singaporeans for Democracy: Singaporeans for Democracy Approved (Press Release) [Thanks Seelan]
- Singapore’s Land Transport: Singapore Airshow 2010… shuttle bus arrangement