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PAP MP for Joo Chiat Chan Soo Sen has downplayed the significance of the callous remarks made by YPAP and Joo Chiat grassroots leader Jack Lin Xinli and refused to condemn him for it. Mr Lin, who is the General Secretary of Joo Chiat Youth Executive Committee, sparked an outcry among netizens by calling Singaporeans “3rd... 

Embattled YPAP leader and Secretary of Joo Chiat Youth Executive Committee Mr Jack Lin Xinli has issued a public apology to Singaporeans for the distress caused to them by his offensive remarks made on the YPAP Facebook. Mr Lin caused a massive outcry on cyberspace recently with his infamous “3rd class citizen” remarks,... 

from Jack Lin to [email protected] cc [email protected] date Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 9:19 PM subject Subject: Re: Is this the way your YPAP behaves? mailed-by gmail.com signed-by gmail.com hide details 9:19 PM (22 minutes ago) 28th July 2010 Dear all, I come here to apologize for several comments I made online. I am referring... 

By James Quinn from Daily Telegraph Mr Rogers, the respected currency trader and hedge fund pioneer, cautioned that when the downturn takes hold “the world is going to be in worse shape because the world has shot all its bullets.” Speaking in an interview with business television channel CNBC, the ... 

Two new Facebook groups have been set up in the span of two days calling on Singaporeans to boycott the Youth Olympic Games hosted by the PAP regime. They are: 1. Boycott Singapore YOG 2. I hate YOG The first Facebook group to boycott YOG has been shut down after garnering more than 300 members. A message sent by its founder... 

By Rosabeth Moss Kanter from Harvard Business School Publishing Tony Hayward’s expected departure as CEO of BP today won’t be the biggest surprise; the surprise is that it’s taken so long. (I called publicly for his resignation some time ago.) The Case of Tony Hayward and the Gulf Oil Spill will be fodder... 

In another blow to the pride of the embattled PAP, a YOG Ambassador from Slovakia had lashed out at Singapore for having “school standard” venues for the YOG: Ms. Danka Bartekova is one of the 30 selected YOG Ambassadors from Slovakia; her job like any other ambassadors are to promote YOG. When interviewed... 

Embattled YPAP leader and Secretary of Joo Chiat Youth Executive Committee Mr Jack Lin Xinli has clarified his infamous “3rd class citizen” remarks which sparked a massive outcry in cyberspace on Channel News Asia. The callous remarks were made on the YPAP Facebook a week ago:   [Source: YPAP Facebook] Besides... 

Free condoms will be distributed to officials and athletes of the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) at the medical clinic of the Youth Olympic Village (YOV). The bizarre move was agreed upon after discussion between the Singapore YOG Organizing Committee and the International Olympic Committee with UNAIDS providing the condoms... 

OPINION For the first time, PAP National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan was forced to admit albeit tacitly the reality that current supply of HDB flats is unable to meeting the demand, resulting in sky-rocketing prices of public housing, especially that of resale flats. In less than a year, the prices of HDB resale flats...