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Straits Times, 29 March 2010 A LONG-STANDING spat between Potong Pasir MP Chiam See Tong and former protege Chee Soon Juan has resurfaced, with Mr Chiam’s wife and Dr Chee engaged in a fresh exchange of views. The row centres on Dr Chee’s role in Mr Chiam’s dismissal as secretary-general of the opposition... 

By Clara Chooi from The Malaysian Insider Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek was elected MCA president while Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai became the deputy in a hotly-contested party election today. Dr Chua beat incumbent Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat and former president Tan Sri Ong Ka Ting, who was bidding a comeback to active politics. He... 

Written by Our Correspondent Singapore’s preparations for the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) have got off to an “exciting” start during a dinner function last week attended by some 60 overseas delegates. According to a Lianhe Wanbao report, at least three Singapore female volunteers had lodged complaints of... 

Written by Our Correspondent During a dialogue session yesterday with the PAP’s “feedback” unit REACH, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong tried to downplay the significance of Singapore’s widening income gap when asked by one of the participants. He claimed that what’s really “important”... 

作者:游黎26/03/2010 李光耀爱派送虚伪称赞( back-handed compliments )。盖虚假称赞既无需本钱，又可伪装海量，何乐不为？ 用来按摩历史，虚赞更得混淆历史之效。最近李光耀对已故前汶莱苏丹的虚赞，又是一例。竟然有人牛粪当鲜花，将它“搽”在大衣翻领，除了自己嗅外，还唯恐世人也跟他们一样不懂辨认，四处宣扬，真令看官啼笑皆非。 先说李光耀最为人知的虚赞，莫过于独立前夕赴英谈判时，在英国佬面前称代表团员之一的林清祥... 

By Amanda Lian Is Twitter more for Girls? Recently, I got a few comments from friends and colleagues alike that Twitter is more for girls. Why, you may ask. The demographic is more akin to the feminine gender. Although it is very hard to find out the exact user numbers according to gender, we can only list out why the people... 

作者:冀居·谢 我们常把“不耐烦”三个字连起来说，很少去思考“耐烦”的意义。其实“耐烦”是一种民主的素养，要管理这么多人，民主政府如果不耐烦，其实也实行不了“民主”制。 李显龙以什么来定义“有人滥用互联网来影响政府决策”呢？哦，原来是“互联网让一些个人或团体有机会利用虚构的身份来制造‘人工草皮’（astroturf）现象，掀起讨论的热潮。”——... 

Written by Our Correspondent Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Dr Vivian Balakrishnan said during a dialogue organized by REACH last night that a “poor person in Singapore fares much better than the poor in Asia or the West” without substantiating his claims. Outlining his “accomplishments”... 

(This article was published in The Star newspaper). As a new population of foreigners settles in, many of Singapore’s own defence-trained talents are moving abroad. By Seah Chiang Nee. Mar 27, 2010 WHILE Singapore is busy attracting talents from abroad, some 4,500 of its own better-educated citizens may be heading for... 

Written by Our Correspondent The PAP government has come up with a most ingenious way to stop Singaporeans from selling their HDB flats to make a quick buck: by tying a person’s CPF to the purchase and sale of a HDB flat. Right now, flat sellers are able to obtain profits made from the sale in cash so long they have...