The Singapore Daily

“Strong communities aren’t built on strong prisons.”
Choo Zheng Xi

“..Singaporeans would try and get rid of that which they do not understand. Instead of seeing the need for civil discussions, intellectual debates and exchange of ideas..”
Alvin Phoon

“Space Constraints? ..What of the dilution of our culture, of second class citizenship, of sports medals won but lost forever, of the implied superiority of foreign talents, of a lost sense of entitlement, of pink ICs doled out freely, of the insulting depiction of the new hard-working migrant pitted against now-lazy Singaporeans with their thick hides un-spurred?”
Liau Chuan Yi and Norvin Chan

“..while Singapore achieved self-rule only in 1959, the history of Singapore stretches back to the time of its founding in 1819. That’s 191 years of contiguous history which is close to two hundred years already. Yet we are still not a nation?”
trulysingapore

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

Sorry Rony Recants
- The Art Of Dumbspeak: A Word About Intolerant Christian Views [Recommended]
- TOC: Take a stand for moderation, liberty, and genuine understanding
- Chemical Generation Singapore: Crime and Appropriate Punishment
- TOC: Aftermath of the Rony Tan incident: it has only just begun [Recommended]
- The Kent Ridge Common: A sensible move, finally
- Sgpolitics.net: What the Religious Harmony Debate has missed out thus far
- face/palming: beyond the bashing [Thanks A. Noni-Mity]
- Singapore Life and Times: Flogging a dead horse
- Kennethism: Pastor Rony Tan of Lighthouse Evangelism needs to apologise to gays and lesbians too [Thanks Kenneth]
- The Temasek Review: Aftermath of Rony Tan fiasco: ISD shouldn’t be policing racial and inter-faith relations
- Sze Zeng: Singaporeans have a low view of Internal Security Department?
- dhamma musings: The Pastor Tan Fallout
- guanyinmiao’s musings: Is There Room For Intellectual Discourse Over Religions?
- TOC: Bigotry of one – faith of another
- Mathia Lee: Sex. Religion. Politics
- ambiguity: Refuting Rony’s Regrets

Road to Election
- utopia8787: speech at 15 Feb 2010 [Pics @Temasek Review]
- Chee Wai’s Random Musing: Making Pluralism work in Singapore
- Singapore Alternatives: The Role of Opposition – Putting Spurs into PAP’s thick hides
- The Temasek Review: Beyond the PAP: Thinking aloud
- Sylvia Lim’s Blog: why the vote is not `daft’
- The Temasek Review: Is the opposition giving the new media a miss?
- TOC: On the beat to the hustings?
- The Temasek Review: Electoral rolls updated again to include more new citizens in the register
- Seelan Palay’s Blog: Who will the new citizens of Singapore vote for?
- The Temasek Review: Altered electoral boundaries for GRCs and SMCs released

The Year of the Tiger
- The Secret Political Blog: De-constructing PM Lee Chinese New Year Message 2010
- Singapore Dino: PM Lee should increase his government’s productivity first before lecturing Singaporeans
- TOC: The “hongbao” dilemma: No place for divorcees during Chinese New Year?
- ALVINOLOGY: This CNY, Mr Mah Bow Tan is here to spread wealth
- sixdegrees.asia: Better Than Ang Pows [Thanks Gwee] [Recommended]
- Anonymous_X: Singapore River Hongbao 2010: Photos Galore [Thanks wacky_artz]
- Insane Polygins: Funny Guy

Welfare is a dirty word in Stingypore
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: The Economist : Welfare in Singapore The Stingy Nanny
- Gerald Giam’s Blog: The Economist calls Singapore a ’stingy nanny’
- The Economist: Welfare in Singapore – The stingy nanny [via Diary of A Singaporean Mind]
- TOC: More poor people helped with less money?

Strangers in a Strange Land
- Chee Wai’s Random Musing: Looking foward to the day this becomes non-news in Singapore.
- The Temasek Review: William Jansen: Quality of life in Singapore is hard to beat
- The Temasek Review: Even CNA is questioning the percentage of Singaporeans employed by Resorts World Sentosa

Housing Singaporeans
- TOC: Homeless people are “defective”, needs “rehabilitation”?

The Economic Strategies Committee Report
- Sgpolitics.net: Economic Strategies Committee: Real Change or Just Words? [Recommended]
- The Temasek Review: What is PAP’s long term economic vision?
- ST Forum: Beware of ‘too big to fail’ situation [Thanks Gerald]

Cheaper, Better, Faster
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Dampening the volatility in our economy..
- guanyinmiao’s musings: Do “Productivity” Courses Necessarily Heighten Employability?

Singaporeans are fed, up with progress!
- TOC: Singapore ranked 70 in Quality of Life Index

GIC, Temasek State Fund Investments
- Blowin’ In The Wind: GIC pick Travelport IPO shelved for poor demand
- The Temasek Review: Chief Strategist behind Shin Corp debacle now head of Temasek’s Seatown Holdings
- The Temasek Review: Temasek Holdings – Transparency a Perception ?

Healthcare & Healthcare Providers
- nofearSingapore: Singaporeans’ Medisave Money for Malaysian hospitals

Re edcuation
- Kelvin Teo Writes: Increased focus on recruiting matured applicants into civil service in a move away from a scholarship focus?

We are against capital punishment
- magnezium: Do you support the mandatory death penalty for drug trafficking?

The Gospel of Harry
- Yours Truly Singapore: Singapore is a nation in the making

Religion
- Reflections and Ruminations: Are there terms when we love? [Thanks lary]

Daily Discourse
- Readings From A Political Duo-ble: Questioning Singapore’s foray into military robotics
- The Temasek Review: Interview with Kenneth Lin, 15 year old Singaporean who started a petition against Lee Kuan Yew
- SilentAssassin’s Archive: Hitting and Running
- Alamak: The State of Broadband in Singapore
- TOC: Cultural Revolutions, Wilting Flowers
- The Grand Moofti Speaks: The Lion City: quietly opening the door for Chinese Triads?
- Seelan Palay’s Blog: Free Burma Campaign Singapore statement on the 2010 Burma elections
- Proto Magazine: Biopolis: The Science Factory [via Balderdash]
- Wild Shores of Singapore: Will there be dolphins at Resorts World Sentosa? Part 2 [Thanks DK]
- Webs@Work: An Offshore Journalism Haven?
- The F Word Jolene Tan blog: Race to the bottom
- Chee Wai’s Random Musing: Of hyperboles and reactions to them

Life, the universe and everything
- Dee Kay Dot As Gee: Who is Tai Sui (太岁)?
- Small steps for Social PR: Viewers’ Choice 2009 prediction
- Empty Vessel: The Age of Too Much Info
- The Long and Winding Road: From driving around beautiful circles to driving under monstrous gantries.
- Zach’s Thought Blot: On Technology – Technology and Personality
- The Long and Winding Road: Schools, churches and a candlelight procession: Memories of Queen Street
- Dee Kay Dot As Gee: Did you google for “Facebook login”?

Infoblogaramous
- Cat Welfare Society: Singapore’s first Tiger Show [Facebook]
- Dee Kay Dot As Gee: Blog a trend and win a PC

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