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Archive for January 2010

{Video} Singaporeans’ views on the mandatory death penalty

TOC TV takes to the streets to ask young Singaporeans their views on the mandatory death penalty for drug trafficking in Singapore. TOC TV takes to the streets to ask working Singaporeans their views on the mandatory death penalty for drug trafficking in Singapore. Visit the blog The Death Penalty in Singapore. Read about Yong … Continue reading »

{Video} Part 2 of SDP’s Let’s Talk with Michael Fernandez

In this episode Mr Michael Fernandez relates his ordeal during his nine-year imprisonment under the Internal Security Act. Because of the intensity and interest of the subject we have broken up the interview into two parts. Following Part I of the interview, we present Part 2 in which Mr Fernandez relates his experiences as a … Continue reading »

Singapore remains the textbook example of a politically repressive state – Human Rights Watch

Singapore: ‘Textbook Example” of Repressive State Human Rights Watch, 20 Jan 2010 Recent Convictions of Democracy Activists Show Intolerance Towards Pluralism (New York) – As Singapore begins to emerge from the international financial crisis and focuses on elections that are likely to be held later this year, the government should act to improve its poor … Continue reading »

An evening of dazzle with the Singapore Democrats

An Evening Of Dazzle With The Democrats Singapore Democrats, 21 Jan 2010 2010 marks a special year, it’s the 30th anniversary of the Singapore Democratic Party. And we are commemorating it like we have never done before. We’re starting off with a bang! On 27 Feb 2010 (Saturday) we’re having a gala dinner entitled An … Continue reading »

Cuffed, shackled and chained for distributing flyers AND final leg in the trial of TBT activists

I continue to say that what we did was not a crime. Criticising one’s government is a right guaranteed in a democratic society. By finding us guilty you are as good as saying that we do not have this right. By pronouncing us guilty you are also saying that Singapore is not a democratic society … Continue reading »

Reform Party seminar on education this Saturday 23 Jan

Seminar on Education – Reform Party press release Following our successful seminar on Economic Policy, we are starting 2010 with a seminar on the Education system in Singapore. The following issues will be discussed: 1. What are the education policies needed to prepare our next generation? 2. How can we make education the key means … Continue reading »

Singapore: The politics of inventing national identity

Original source here. Stephan Ortmann on facebook here.

A red-hot political issue in a country where dissent is still tightly controlled by the government

Singapore’s Expat Surge Fuels Economic Fears, Patrick Barta And Tom Wright, Wall Street Journal, 12 Jan 2010 SINGAPORE—For years, this rich city-state has marketed itself as one of the world’s most open economies. But as Singapore recovers from recession, its residents are questioning a key part of the country’s economic model: its long-standing openness to … Continue reading »

Message from Singaporeans For Democracy

I am one of the protem committee members for Singaporeans For Democracy. Read on to find out more about SFD and also about today’s event at Post-Museum from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Dear friends in Singapore and abroad, We are pleased to announce that the Singaporeans for Democracy website and FaceBook group are now ready. These … Continue reading »

{Video} Part 1 of SDP’s Let’s Talk with Michael Fernandez

In this special episode Mr Michael Fernandez relates his ordeal during his nine-year imprisonment under the Internal Security Act. Because of the intensity and interest of the subject we have broken up the interview into two parts. We present Part I here. – yourSDP.org

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