Singaporeans for Democracy (SFD) was conceptualised at a meeting of experienced activists in December 2008 to further civil and political reform in Singapore. Following this first meeting, further online and face-to- face consultations were held to identify key individuals who would form the pro-tem committee. After the pro-tem committee members were identified, it was agreed … Continue reading
From the facebook group I want to remove Race from my IC, The idea to remove the ‘Race’ indication on Singapore identity cards was first raised during a meeting between Singaporeans For Democracy (SFD) & the UN Special Rapporteur for Racism on 22 April 2010. During his visit, the Rapporteur was surprised that Singapore is … Continue reading
On the evening of 22nd April 2010, Singaporeans for Democracy (SFD) held discussions with the UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance. The SFD delegation – Dr. James Gomez, Seelan Palay, Rachel Zeng and Martyn See – met with the UN Rapporteur, Githu Muigai, who was accompanied by … Continue reading
SFD to highlight PAP’s political discrimination to UN Special Rapporteur 20 April 2010 Singapore Singaporeans for Democracy (SFD) will highlight the practice of political discrimination by the PAP government in its upcoming meeting with the UN Special Rapporteur. The SFD delegation to be led by Dr. James Gomez will comprise of Mr. Martyn See, Ms. … Continue reading
SDP meets Teo; MP rejects call to stop Sheng Siong Singapore Democrats Apr 19, 2010 Bukit Panjang MP Dr Teo Ho Pin has rejected the SDP’s invitation to jointly help residents and stallholders by calling on Sheng Siong to reverse its decision to increase rents of the stalls at Fajar market by 30 percent. The … Continue reading
On 28th April 2009, Singaporeans for Democracy (SFD) submitted online its application to register with the Registry of Societies (ROS). See here. The application was approved on 2nd Feb 2010. See here. Watch Dr James Gomez’s speech here in which he made the first public announcement about SFD during the JBJ Memorial event on Jan … Continue reading
Life Before Lee: When Singapore Had a History By Ben Bland Book Review of Singapore: A Biography by Mark Ravinder Frost & Yu-Mei Balasingamchow, Global Asia What they don’t say is that Singaporeans need to develop a better understanding of their own history not so much to “fully appreciate” what the PAP has done for … Continue reading
This is a 2 in 1 post. First, I guess the name Singapore Flyer (the tallest ferris wheel in the world) will never be the same again after this! First uploaded at Temasek Review’s post EXPOSED: The Anti-PAP fliers distributed in Seng Kang and Marine Parade (English and Chinese version). See also TOC’s post Anti-PAP … Continue reading
See James Gomez’s Monash University page here for this book which “provides the reader with an insider account on the workings of politics, surveillance and Internet control in the city-state.” Also available here his 1999 book Self-Censorship: Singapore’s Shame which “examines the culture of self-censorship in the city-state and explains why this practice leads to … Continue reading
See my post here on another Al Jazeera English (AJE) news video and Singtel MioTV dropping AJE from its list of channels. TOC articles on homelessness in Singapore: Raiding the homeless – part two Raiding the homeless – in the middle of the night HDB’s inflexible policies will result in more homeless Singaporeans
