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Hong Kong from Another Lens | Chemical Generation Singapore
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Hong Kong from Another Lens. The Guardian’s commentary by Martin Jacques is even more enriching when compared side by side with another commentary in The Guardian which is more pro-protest. Pro-revolution, and common among Western reporting of the Umbrella Revolution. The truth is rarely pure and never simple. China is Hong Kong’s future not its enemy. The Guardian, Tuesday 30 September 2014 19.45 BST. Hong Kong has lost its role as the gateway to China. Where previously Hong Kong was China’s unrival...
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Up North, UMNO Inches Towards More Malay and Muslim Dominance | Chemical Generation Singapore
https://chemgen.wordpress.com/2015/04/07/up-north-umno-inches-towards-more-malay-and-muslim-dominance
Up North, UMNO Inches Towards More Malay and Muslim Dominance. Riding a tiger: A floundering government indulges calls to toughen Islamic law. These dark clouds explain why Malaysia’s ethnic-Chinese and Indian citizens and many moderate Muslims are not reassured that hudud is promoted by its advocates only in the conservative north. Some clashes caused by Malaysia’s existing dual-track legal system are still unresolved, such as who should rule in divorces and custody battles when only one spouse is M...
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Merger Stories | Chemical Generation Singapore
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The Battle for Merger shows will and spirit of pioneers. I am pleased to be here today to launch the reprint of The Battle for Merger, which comprises a series of radio broadcasts by Mr Lee Kuan Yew in 1961. I am lucky to own a copy of the original publication printed in 1962. It belonged to my father. I remember hearing these radio broadcasts as a child. The Battle for Merger. Some may wonder: Why should The Battle for Merger be reprinted now? What was the broader strategic environment? The CUF organisa...
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To Singapore, With Love, And Denials | Chemical Generation Singapore
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To Singapore, With Love, And Denials. Yaacob has thrown the gauntlet down that those interviewed lied about their communist past. The argument is going to degrade into a “I say one thing and you say another thing” dualism. The broader issue is not whether they were communists, which is quite clear and it lies in just a matter of degree of their Redness, but why there is still censorship, despite the government’s denial. To Singapore, With Love ‘contains untruths about history’: Dr Yaacob. 8220;The film T...
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Lee Kuan Yew is Mortal and Machiavellian | Chemical Generation Singapore
https://chemgen.wordpress.com/2015/03/24/lee-kuan-yew-is-mortal-and-machiavellian
Lee Kuan Yew is Mortal and Machiavellian. The Guardian view on Lee Kuan Yew: a new generation should build on his successes, not rest on them. Many in Singapore, remembering their impoverished youth, accept all this as the cost of order and their nation’s hard-won prosperity. Others suggest the iron grip has never been necessary. And a younger generation take yesterday’s achievements as read and want more. That is not churlishness or ingratitude, but a mark of the country’s real progress. This year’s 50t...
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White Paper…Ooo very scary | Scrutinizing the Singapore government
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Scrutinizing the Singapore government. Virtual check and balance on SG government. White Paper…Ooo very scary. White Paper…Ooo very scary. February 6, 2013. First of all, forgive me for the rather messy write up of this post. It’s long and in no way coherent as I dropped my thinking over different periods of time and I’m too tired to piece them all together. Nor do I have time to clean up any grammar mistakes. Pardon me. Is too careful not as bad as too wasteful? The current absorption of immigrants will...
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A foreigner’s (true) perspective of the Singapore government | Scrutinizing the Singapore government
https://sgpublicpolicy.wordpress.com/2011/04/17/a-foreigners-true-perspective-of-the-singapore-government
Scrutinizing the Singapore government. Virtual check and balance on SG government. A foreigner’s (true) perspective of the Singapore government. A foreigner’s (true) perspective of the Singapore government. April 17, 2011. Enjoy the readings: http:/ ngm.nationalgeographic.com/print/2010/01/singapore/jacobson-text. How did a sleepy little island transform into a high-tech powerhouse in one generation? It was all in the plan. You’re going to see the MM? Are they worth living in a place that many contend is...
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Here comes the defamation suits again | Scrutinizing the Singapore government
https://sgpublicpolicy.wordpress.com/2012/02/22/here-comes-the-defamation-suits-again
Scrutinizing the Singapore government. Virtual check and balance on SG government. Here comes the defamation suits again. Here comes the defamation suits again. February 22, 2012. And what is new? So some time ago, some of the most prominent bloggers were served the legal letters from some members of the PAP government for defamation. The lack of transparency (like seriously, how much did we have in our national reserves again? Take for example the issue of nepotism. One blogger accused the reason Ho...
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PM Lee said sorry. Duh! | Scrutinizing the Singapore government
https://sgpublicpolicy.wordpress.com/2011/05/04/pm-lee-said-sorry-duh
Scrutinizing the Singapore government. Virtual check and balance on SG government. PM Lee said sorry. Duh! PM Lee said sorry. Duh! May 4, 2011. An except from the article reads:. 8220;No government is perfect we will make mistakes. But when it happens we should acknowledge it, we should apologise, take responsibility, put things right. If we are to discipline somebody, we will do that, and we must learn from the lessons and never make the same mistake again,” said PM Lee. For instance, if the government ...
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New Media: Old media, stop being PAP’s dog | Scrutinizing the Singapore government
https://sgpublicpolicy.wordpress.com/2011/05/02/new-media-old-media-stop-being-paps-dog
Scrutinizing the Singapore government. Virtual check and balance on SG government. New Media: Old media, stop being PAP’s dog. New Media: Old media, stop being PAP’s dog. May 2, 2011. Sometimes I really wish to ask those journalists in our third world media. What happened to your passion in being a journalist in the first place? What happened to all that fervor to dig our objective and unbias news? What happened to all those dreams you have in being a non-partisan reporter? Then we see all the bashings:.
