Archive for March, 2010
大选装修

大选装修

作者:冀居·谢 Mr Brown推出一个播客叫做“大选装修”,说的是大选到了,执政党就会推出各种各样的免费装修、津贴装修,我个人就有很深的体会,说出来给大家听听。 2006年大选前七天,我突然在家里收到我们区行动党议员以市政理事会名义写给大家的好消息,那就是要在我们那座建设每层楼都停留的电梯。七天后总理宣布大选。可是... 

人工草皮(Astroturfing)

人工草皮(Astroturfing)

作者:冀居·谢 禅宗讲求“明心见性,不落言诠”,因为“以此证境,非言思能及,一落言诠,即嫌住着。”——告诉你“风水佬骗你十年八年”的一定是另一个风水佬。邪师开坛说法,一上去立即就说“末法时期,邪师说法如恒河沙”。李显龙说Astroturfing也有点这样的况味。 根据wordspy的定义,它说是一种假的基层运动。根据柯林斯词典(Collins... 

AFC Champions League MD4: Gamba Osaka 3 SAFFC 0

AFC Champions League MD4: Gamba Osaka 3 SAFFC 0

[email protected] By Ray Ang Editors’ note: Despite the relative interest, there was NO telecast of this game on any television channels in Singapore. The editorial team had no choice but to find alternative methods in new media to watch this game and bring you this report. SAFFC were lucky not to have conceded... 

Alleged sex tape between Jack Neo and Foyce Le Xuan exposed?

Alleged sex tape between Jack Neo and Foyce Le Xuan exposed?

Written by Our Correspondent According to Lianhe Wanbao, a mysterious person has emailed them claiming to be in possession of a sex tape involving Jack Neo and Foyce Le Xuan. The email was forwarded to both Jack Neo and Foyce who had since lodged a police report. The sender even attached a photo in the email showing a naked... 

Imposter claiming to be TR’s correspondent writes in to SPH about “scoop” on Jack Neo

Imposter claiming to be TR’s correspondent writes in to SPH about “scoop” on Jack Neo

Written by Our Correspondent A SPH journalist alerted us just now about an imposter claiming to be our correspondent sending an email to Chinese evening daily Lianhe Wanbao yesterday about a scoop concerning Mr Jack Neo and Ms Foyce Le Xuan when she wrote in to verify with us its authenticity. The writer of the email,... 

New York Times Apologizes And Pays $114,000 For Breaking Secret Promise Not To Say Something Someone Didn’t Like

New York Times Apologizes And Pays $114,000 For Breaking Secret Promise Not To Say Something Someone Didn’t Like

The New York Times just paid $114,000 and apologized to the Singaporean prime minister for possibly implying that he got his job because his dad had the same job.  More startling is the news that the New York Times agreed not to imply that in exchange for some unspecified benefit–presumably access to the prime minister. The... 

987FM DJ Rozz stomps out of talkshow with co-host Ris Low

987FM DJ Rozz stomps out of talkshow with co-host Ris Low

Written by Our Correspondent 987FM DJ Rozz stomped out of her own radio talkshow barely two days into the new programme Shan, Rozz and Ris show featuring controversial desposed beauty queen Ris Low. According to MSN Entertainment, Ris showed up two hours late on her first day at work and ended hers shift two hours earlier... 

I am a Malay first, says Muhyiddin

I am a Malay first, says Muhyiddin

By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal from The Malaysian Insider Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said today that he considered himself a “Malay first,” and then only a Malaysian, in response to a challenge issued by DAP advisor Lim Kit Siang. Lim had earlier this morning challenged Muhyiddin to state that he was Malaysian... 

Singapore secondary school student:  I am literally being overran by foreign Students in my school

Singapore secondary school student: I am literally being overran by foreign Students in my school

Dear TR, After reading the ‘14 year old Singaporean vows to leave Singapore if PAP is not voted out by the next general election’. The article written by the student has given me a wake up call. I am also a Secondary School student just like her. First off, what I would like to mention is that I am literally... 

Singapore equipping its civil servants with “skills” to deal with China

Singapore equipping its civil servants with “skills” to deal with China

Written by Our Correspondent The Singapore Civil Service has launched an “Overseaas Development Programme” to train more officers to engage with emerging countries in the world such as China. Speaking at a civil service event last night, Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the civil service Teo Chee Hean spoke... 

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