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Written by Our Correspondent Singapore’s pro-foreigner government is again giving out free scholarships sponsored by Singapore taxpayers to foreigners. The new scholarship, called the Singapore Youth Olympic Scholarship will be awarded to outstanding young athletes from around the world to study in Singapore. According... 

Written by Our Correspondent Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong has dampened hopes among Singaporeans eager to vote the PAP out of office that an election will be called any time soon. He told the media during a community event at Marine Parade yesterday that “Singaporeans should also not start getting excited about a... 

Written by Our Correspondent PAP MPs rallied to the side of Singapore strongman Lee Kuan Yew after a citizen asked Education Minister Dr Ng Eng Hen last Friday during a dialogue session with NUS Alumni on why he is not stepping down. (read article here) Dr Ng replied that his constituents at Tanjong Pagar are free to vote... 

OPINION Singapore Law Minister K Shanmugam is a busy man of late having to defend his ruling party’s miserable human rights record to the international community and he appears to be running out of excuses to convince skeptics otherwise. New York-based NGO Human Rights Watch released a lengthy report last Thursday... 

Written by Our Correspondent Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong wants Singaporeans to work smarter and harder to pick up new skills to keep the economy growing over the next decade. Speaking at a community event yesterday, SM Goh noted that while average annual economic growth was 5 per cent over the past 10 years, productivity... 

By Seah Chiang Nee from The Star (Malaysia) NOT usually known for speaking up, people in this legalistic society have turned a bit more aggressive in fighting for their rights in public. This is largely due to the infusion of 1.25 million foreigners in the past five years, which has partly altered the texture of society. The... 

新闻来源: 新明日报 记者: 郭秀芳 教育部长兼国防部第二部长黄永宏医生昨天在新加坡国立大学协会对话会上，针对李光耀资政是否应该退休的提问作出回答时说，应不应该退下，关键在于李资政 (MM Lee) 现在是否仍然为新加坡增值。 黄永宏说：“李资政可以看到那些容易犯的错误，他告诉你要如何避免犯错。他推动一级方程式大奖赛，也推动综合娱乐城的设立。” 黄永宏说，到了最后，是人们自己通过投票决定。 除了推动F1赛车及推动赌场的设立，受访的议员说，李资政在很多方面，确实还在为新加坡增值，因此，不应该在这个时候退下。 马炎庆说，李资政是年轻议员的好榜样。 马炎庆和李资政同属丹戎巴葛集选区，有更多机会与资政一起出席社区活动。 他说，通过社区活动可以看出李资政深受居民的爱戴和欢迎。 “让我印象最深刻的是，有一次，一个选民在活动上跟资政握手后，对资政说，他愿意把自己的心脏给资政。” 义顺中议员王雅兴说，资政不应该退休，应该留下来，因为他能够为国家增值，为国人增值。 他指出，年轻议员可以通过李资政走过的路，找出自己的方向。 宏茂桥集选区议员李美花也说，李资政拥有许多宝贵知识，可以传授给部长和议员，不应该现在退下。 “资政很有远见，很关心新加坡的前途，会为国家做长远的打算。他会想到20年、30年后，世界不断改变，新加坡应该如何应对。他也不介意推行一些不受欢迎的政策，不会一味要讨好选民。”  Read More →

Photos by Amanda Lian Background: The seminar organised by the Reform Party was being held at the Berkshire School’s lecture room on the second level of Shaw Towers on the 23 January 2010, Saturday, 1.30pm.   [imagebrowser id=64]  Read More →

Written by Our Correspondent Despite the blatant attempts of the state media to sell the public the idea that “Eric How” is an impostor out to sabotage the PAP, most netizens remain unconvinced. “Eric How” sparked a massive outcry in cyberspace lately with his callous remarks posted on the YPAP Facebook... 

By Amanda Lian Education Policy Proposals The seminar organised by the Reform Party was being held at the Berkshire School’s lecture room on the second level of Shaw Towers on the 23 January 2010, Saturday, 1.30pm. Temasek Review attended the seminar and listened in on the various policy proposals being brought up and...