The Singapore Daily

Road to Election
- TOC: The Straits Times thinks only businessmen are Singaporeans
- The Temasek Review: Time for Singapore opposition to come up with a Common Policy Framework
- The Temasek Review: Reform Party urges PAP to embrace need for political reform in Singapore
- Singapore Alternatives: NSP Press Release on New 13th CEC

The Economic Strategies Committee Report
- TOC: Do upgrading skills and Workfare help low-wage workers?
- The Temasek Review: Reform Party calls for dismantling of GLC structure in its response to ESC report
- Seelan Palay’s Blog: The SDP’s alternative economic programme Part 2: Getting rich quick
- My sketchbook: Making of the Singapore’s economics strategies

Housing: Homeless in Singapore
- TOC: Public housing flats – Singaporeans come first or foreigners?
- TOC: SERS flats converted to condo for expats
- Singapore Alternatives: HDB Homeless Policy

Re education
- Kelvin Teo Writes: About time to rethink about our scholar selection mechanisms
- Flying Low: Thoughts about teaching

Strangers in a Strange Land
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: SM Goh : No U-turn in foreigner policy

Religion
- The Kent Ridge Common: Video of Pastor making rounds

Daily Discourse
- TOC: The Sedition Act needs revision
- The Temasek Review: Can we trust our journalists to tell the truth?
- Journalism.sg: Ex-NMP Siew Kum Hong upbeat about new media’s role in politics
- Laïcité: Learning about the birds and the bees at 21
- TOC: The Reform Party Welcomes the new US ambassador’s comments
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Apathetic Generation
- The Temasek Review: Exposure – The Element of Change for Singapore and Singaporeans
- Seelan Palay’s Blog: Let’s Talk with local poet Ng Yi-Sheng

Life, the universe and everything
- The Long and Winding Road: A fascination with flying machines: some alternative views of the Airshow

Infoblogaramous
- Singaporeans for Democracy: Directions for SFD in 2010

Selected News Stories [Thanks Gerald Ho]
- NY Daily News: She’s just a fame-hungry Bridezilla, says David Tutera about the Melissa Chin lawsuit
- Taipei Times: A tale of two city-states
- The Star: Hitting the brakes on foreign force
- Asia Sentinel: Singapore Pulls the Welcome Mat for Foreign Workers
- BBC: The web makes the personal political
- San Francisco Chronicle: A reality check on autism and vaccines
- NYTimes: Out With the Ox, in With the Tiger
- NYTimes: Better Loving Through Chemistry
- China Daily: In defense of pajamas

February 8th, 2010 | Category: Daily Sg | Comments (3)

“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.
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February 6th, 2010 | Category: Weekly Roundup | Comments (1)

Road to Election
- The Teamsek Review: Confusing times for a confused PAP leadership
- TOC: Polarization: The symptom, not the illness
- Molitics: The Mask of Moderation
- 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

The Economic Strategies Committee Report
- Singapore Alternatives: NSP’s views regarding the ESC’s recommendations
- Blowin’ In The Wind: Higher education Singapore: Degree of difference

Housing: Homeless in Singapore
- 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
- TOC: Jobstreet – Jobs for foreigners

We are against Capital Punishment
- TOC: Do NUS law students support the mandatory death penalty?

Daily Discourse
- 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
- 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

Selected News Stories [Thanks Gerald Ho]
- Maktoob Business: Expat workers threaten Gulf existence
- Asia Pacific Voices: Iranian nuclear program received with mixed reactions
- BBC: Q&A: Toyota recalls
- Reuters: Latest trends and outlook of smartphone makers
- USA Today: In John Terry, football has its Tiger Woods

If you haven’t seen this already. Have a good weekend.

February 5th, 2010 | Category: Daily Sg | Comments (1)

Sayuri Anzu (杏さゆり) was one of the top swimsuit models in Japan. Born in Kanagawa (30 Sep 1983), she has appeared on the cover of almost every major men’s magazine. In 2005, she made her first acting appearance in Fuji TV’s Gekidan Engimono project Ano Musume Boku ga Long Conte Kimetara Donna Kao Suru Darou.

Sayuri Anzu’s photobook after the break.
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February 5th, 2010 | Category: Daily ChioBu | Comments (1)

The Economic Strategies Committee Report
- 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

Road to Election
- Molitics: Reclaiming Our Imagination
- Sgpolitics.net: Imagining Singapore without PAP: Why Not?

Housing
- TOC: HDB’s inflexible policies will result in more homeless S’poreans
- Carpe Diem: Homeless in Singapore – the real story
- Barnyard Chorus: Rape of a homeless man

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

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

Healthcare & Healthcare Providers
- The Gigamole Diaries: Any proof of H1N1 vaccine safety and efficacy?

Daily Discourse
- The F-Word: A False Necessity: Singapore’s Maid Trade
- On Nation and State: How much is 10 billion?
- Brad’s Blog: Cats and Singapore HDBs
- Loh and Behold: Priorities, priorities

Life, the universe and everything
- 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

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

Selected News Stories [Thanks Gerald Ho]
- The Australian: Singapore on the Torrens
- NYT: Operators Pin High Hopes on Singapore Casinos
- Reuters: Stuyvesant Town owners agree to class action suit
- Reuters: World Bank asks Bangladesh to follow Singapore in ICT
- Reuters: Experts say 40 percent of cancers could be prevented
- BBC: Hi-tech exam cheating increases says Ofqual

February 4th, 2010 | Category: Daily Sg | Leave a comment

The Economic Strategies Committee Report
- 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

Housing
- 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]

Road to Election
- Sgpolitics.net: What is a General Election about?
- The Buffet Table: The End of the Empire of Deference
- 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

Healthcare & Healthcare Providers
- The Gigamole Diaries: The painless piles fix squabble

Daily Discourse
- Readings From A Political Duo-ble: Singapore GLCs political donations to Australia’s political parties
- TOC: The Singapore Government – Worth its weight in gold?
- 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

Life, the universe and everything
- 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

Selected News Stories [Thanks Gerald Ho]
- Asia Times: Temasek and Thaksin lost in space
- NYT: Obama’s 2011 Budget Proposal: How It’s Spent
- Reuters: Doctor casts new light on cat that can predict death
- Reuters: Tea becomes trendy as industry turns over a new leaf
- Reuters: Stars remake “We Are The World” for Haiti victims
- Guardian: Stars raise money for Haiti with new We Are the World single [Pictures]

February 3rd, 2010 | Category: Daily Sg | Leave a comment

Unless you are living under a rock, you probability heard about Apple’s latest product, the iPad. It looks like an oversized iPod touch. But it does comes with improved application and new services like iBook. The iPad will ship in 60 days time.

In the meanwhile, JooJoo’s pre-sale went up after the iPad announcement. Ya right.

News
- Engadget: Apple iPad: The definitive guide (so far)
- Dee Kay Dot As Gee: 3G Micro SIM
- TheChromeSource: Google Shows Off its Tablet Concept
- SGEntrepreneurs: Fusion Garage vs iPad, New Partnership with Mobile Player in SEA and New Funding Round
- Guardian: In pictures: tablet computers
- Cnet: Twitter adds local trends to Web site
- JustinLee.sg: Ninite – The Easy Way to Get Apps on Windows
- Techgoondu: Seagate on the road to recovery. Will HDD prices go up?
- TechieLobang: Alienware M11x 11-inch Gaming Laptop Debut in Singapore
- Empty Vessel: A solid state future

Reviews | Guides
- Tech65: Gear65 #52 – Motorola Dext
- i-digITall.com: Review: Synology DS409slim
- LesterChan.net: iPhone 3G/3GS USB Desktop Sync & Charge Cradle Review
- Techgoondu: Goondu out-of-box guide for Nexus One

February 3rd, 2010 | Category: Daily Tech | Leave a comment

The Economic Strategies Committee Report
- TOC: Income statistics: “Significant” may have a different meaning in Singapore?
- 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

Housing
- 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”
- 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?

Road to Election
- 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]

Strangers in a Strange Land
- TOC: How many low-wage or unemployed? 600,000? 700,000?
- Will Blog for Food: An Nguyen Discusses Racism in Singapore

Healthcare & Healthcare Providers
- TOC: Moving news and pushing pills

We are against Capital Punishment
- The Kent Ridge Common: Singaporeans who do not understand what ‘mandatory’ means

Daily Discourse
- TOC: An indoctrination process during NS
- Times They Are A-Changin’: The Big Apple Came Calling..

Life, the universe and everything
- Reflections and Ruminations: Forgive, but don’t forget [Thanks lary]
- Dee Kay Dot As Gee: Asian Civilisations Museum – Treasury of the World

Selected News Stories [Thanks Gerald Ho]
- Financial Times: Singapore aims to ease fears over immigration
- The Star: A credible challenge emerging
- Reuters: Five political risks to watch in Singapore
- BBC: Davos 2010: Soros calls for break-up of big banks
- NYT: How to Reform [US] Financial System
- NYT: Britain Warned Businesses of Threat of Chinese Spying
- NYT: Firm Brings Gene Tests to Masses
- Reuters: Breakdown of Toyota’s recalls by region
- Reuters: Muslim washing rite goes hi-tech with “wudu” machine
- Guardian: The new cars for the 2010 F1 Championship

February 2nd, 2010 | Category: Daily Sg | Leave a comment