Temasek Review Emeritus http://www.temasekreview.com Singapore Top Socio-Political Blog Thu, 24 May 2012 15:00:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.6 Open letter to PAP’s Desmond Choo http://www.temasekreview.com/2012/05/open-letter-to-pap%e2%80%99s-desmond-choo/ http://www.temasekreview.com/2012/05/open-letter-to-pap%e2%80%99s-desmond-choo/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 15:00:49 +0000 Automated http://www.temasekreview.com/2012/05/open-letter-to-pap%e2%80%99s-desmond-choo/ Hi Desmond, I wish you all the best in this coming by-election, however I am rather baffled on the top three issues that you are championing. These issues on low wages, low income families, and education, that you claim are top priority, are issues that affect all Singaporeans and not only the citizens of Hougang, and what [...]

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]]> http://www.temasekreview.com/2012/05/open-letter-to-pap%e2%80%99s-desmond-choo/feed/ 0 The pioneers of Hougang http://www.temasekreview.com/2012/05/the-pioneers-of-hougang/ http://www.temasekreview.com/2012/05/the-pioneers-of-hougang/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 10:48:43 +0000 Automated http://www.temasekreview.com/2012/05/the-pioneers-of-hougang/ By Herman Yzelman – I am 60 years old now and watching this by-election brings me memories of my involvement with Hougang from 1988 to 1994. I have retired from politics since and now I lead a private and quiet life. I was inspired by Mr J. B Jeyaretnam’s political philosophy and speeches and hence [...]

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]]> http://www.temasekreview.com/2012/05/the-pioneers-of-hougang/feed/ 0 ‘Marxist Conspiracy’ and the Hougang by-election http://www.temasekreview.com/2012/05/%e2%80%98marxist-conspiracy%e2%80%99-and-the-hougang-by-election/ http://www.temasekreview.com/2012/05/%e2%80%98marxist-conspiracy%e2%80%99-and-the-hougang-by-election/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 22:48:49 +0000 Automated http://www.temasekreview.com/2012/05/%e2%80%98marxist-conspiracy%e2%80%99-and-the-hougang-by-election/ One Facebooker aghast at the lack of these checks in the 1987 Parliamentary debate on the arbitrary detentions of the alleged Marxist Conspirators comments, “THIS IS WHAT GOES ON IN A PAP CONTROLLED PARLIAMENT DONT LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN…vote in WP at Hougaing…. and the others in 2016.”

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]]> http://www.temasekreview.com/2012/05/%e2%80%98marxist-conspiracy%e2%80%99-and-the-hougang-by-election/feed/ 0 An alternative perspective of the second WP rally http://www.temasekreview.com/2012/05/an-alternative-perspective-of-the-second-wp-rally/ http://www.temasekreview.com/2012/05/an-alternative-perspective-of-the-second-wp-rally/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 22:48:49 +0000 Automated http://www.temasekreview.com/2012/05/an-alternative-perspective-of-the-second-wp-rally/ By Texas Hong - I was at WP's second rally of this Hougang by-election. Towards the end of it, a heavy downpour descended upon us. Singaporeans from all walks of life, young and old, men and women, stood shoulder to shoulder in the soggy field, in one of the greatest show of solidarity I have ever seen [...]

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]]> http://www.temasekreview.com/2012/05/an-alternative-perspective-of-the-second-wp-rally/feed/ 0 Workers’ Party balances Hougang and national issues http://www.temasekreview.com/2012/05/workers%e2%80%99-party-balances-hougang-and-national-issues/ http://www.temasekreview.com/2012/05/workers%e2%80%99-party-balances-hougang-and-national-issues/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 10:48:44 +0000 Automated http://www.temasekreview.com/2012/05/workers%e2%80%99-party-balances-hougang-and-national-issues/ ~ By Benjamin Cheah ~ Desmond Choo is not independent of the People’s Action Party, his candidacy is superfluous, and has been around for only a short period of time. Png Eng Huat in Parliament would check the PAP, would improve the opposition’s standing, and has been working in Hougang since 2006. The Hougang by-election is about [...]

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]]> http://www.temasekreview.com/2012/05/workers%e2%80%99-party-balances-hougang-and-national-issues/feed/ 0 NCMPgate: A question of dubious relevance http://www.temasekreview.com/2012/05/ncmpgate-a-question-of-dubious-relevance/ http://www.temasekreview.com/2012/05/ncmpgate-a-question-of-dubious-relevance/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 22:48:44 +0000 Automated http://www.temasekreview.com/2012/05/ncmpgate-a-question-of-dubious-relevance/ By Choo Zheng Xi ~ Political pundits are asking: was the Workers’ Party (WP) Mr Png Eng Huat the first, second or third best candidate the WP considered for the post of Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP)? Was Mr Png’s name on the CEC ballot ballot or not? Voters of Hougang should be asking: does any of this matter? [...]

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]]> http://www.temasekreview.com/2012/05/ncmpgate-a-question-of-dubious-relevance/feed/ 0 Business as usual in Aljunied GRC http://www.temasekreview.com/2012/05/business-as-usual-in-aljunied-grc/ http://www.temasekreview.com/2012/05/business-as-usual-in-aljunied-grc/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 10:48:47 +0000 Automated http://www.temasekreview.com/2012/05/business-as-usual-in-aljunied-grc/ ~ By Cheong Yaoming ~ With almost all the attention focused on Hougang SMC and the by-election, one might wonder if the elected MPs of the Workers' Party (WP) would be able to keep up with their day to day duties. Here is a look behind-the-scenes at Mr Chen Show Mao's Meet the People Session held two [...]

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]]> http://www.temasekreview.com/2012/05/business-as-usual-in-aljunied-grc/feed/ 0 SMRT Bus Service Drivers Blow the Whistle http://www.temasekreview.com/2012/05/smrt-bus-service-drivers-blow-the-whistle/ http://www.temasekreview.com/2012/05/smrt-bus-service-drivers-blow-the-whistle/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 22:48:42 +0000 Automated http://www.temasekreview.com/2012/05/smrt-bus-service-drivers-blow-the-whistle/ This email was sent to TOC and other media outlets by a group of SMRT bus drivers who requested that they be allowed to remain anonymous. With regards to the various reports by the local newspapers, a group of bus drivers from SMRT Bus Service would like to point out that in actual fact, there [...]

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]]> http://www.temasekreview.com/2012/05/smrt-bus-service-drivers-blow-the-whistle/feed/ 0 A tale of two rallies and Opposition solidarity http://www.temasekreview.com/2012/05/a-tale-of-two-rallies-and-opposition-solidarity/ http://www.temasekreview.com/2012/05/a-tale-of-two-rallies-and-opposition-solidarity/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 10:48:43 +0000 Automated http://www.temasekreview.com/2012/05/a-tale-of-two-rallies-and-opposition-solidarity/ ~ By Kenneth Jeyaretnam ~ Saturday night I stood in the historic field where many of the Cheng San rallies in 1997 were held. This brought back memories of my father who was then the WP Leader and his confidence then that the 50,000 crowd on the last night indicated a landslide. Of course he didn’t give [...]

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]]> http://www.temasekreview.com/2012/05/a-tale-of-two-rallies-and-opposition-solidarity/feed/ 0 Singapore joins the Danone Nations Cup http://www.temasekreview.com/2012/05/singapore-joins-the-danone-nations-cup/ http://www.temasekreview.com/2012/05/singapore-joins-the-danone-nations-cup/#comments Sun, 20 May 2012 22:48:42 +0000 Automated http://www.temasekreview.com/2012/05/singapore-joins-the-danone-nations-cup/ PRESS RELEASE For the first time ever, Singapore will be participating in the Danone Nations Cup. The Danone Nations Cup is the world's largest international soccer tournament for 10 to 12 year-olds. The 2012 finals will take place in September in Warsaw, Poland at one of the host stadiums of this coming European Championships. At [...]

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