Archive for May, 2011 « TR EMERITUS

Congratulations to Temasek Review Emeritus

Hi TRE, I was checking the Alexa site rankings of Singapore and found that TRE has already made it to the top 30 rankings: [Top 30 online sites in Singapore] 1 Facebook 2 Google (SG) 3 Google 4 YouTube 5 Yahoo! 6 Blogger.com 7 Windows Live 8 Wikipedia 9 MSN 10 Twitter 11 WordPress.com 12 Channelnewsasia 13 DBS Bank Ltd 14...

Dr Lim Wee Kiak (again): My remarks were made ‘jokingly’

PAP Member of Parliament for Nee Soon GRC, Dr Lim Wee Kiak has come out to clarify (again) his snobbish remark made while defending the high ministerial salaries. After being flamed mercilessly by netizens, Dr Lim expectedly took a leaf from his fellow MP Lee Bee Wah, saying he has been ‘quoted out of context’, the...

Teo Ser Luck: YOG helps attract European clubs to ‘look at’ Singapore players

Despite the massive public backlash against the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) last year, PAP Minister of State for Trade and Industry Teo Ser Luck continues to defend his ill-fated ‘misadventure’ together with former Minister of Community Development, Youth and Sports Dr Vivian Balakrishnan. The YOG was a major...

Dr Joseph Ong was a victim of TNP Melvin Singh’s ‘poisoned pen’ too

Hi TR, I was following your recent articles on TNP’s deputy editor Melvin Singh and his atrocious journalistic ethics and standards. In case you are not aware of, your so-called founder Dr Joseph Ong was a victim of Melvin Singh too. (Joseph was more well known for his humanitarian trips to Burma during university...

A Referendum on the Ministerial Pay

There is a general trend of opinion that the Special Committee appointed by PM Lee Hsien Loong to review ministerial salaries may not meet the people’s desire for a meaningful cut of the whopping ministers’ pay. The composition of the Committee does not exude the kind of confidence that it will really go to...

Dr Lim Wee Kiak: “I was quoted out of context”

After being flamed mercilessly by netizens for his snobbish remark defending the high ministerial salaries, PAP MP for Nee Soon GRC Dr Lim Wee Kiak expectedly take a leaf from his fellow MP Lee Bee Wah, saying he has been ‘quoted out of context’, the infamous statement used by all PAP MPs to wriggle their ways...

我不要这样的利益关系万分可耻~

作为一个即将做新移民的中国人来说在新加坡如果我可以投一票我一定一定会投反对党因为我要对得起自己的良心识别善恶我不要这样的利益关系万分可耻~ 虽然新加坡的报纸总是报道中国人特别是一部分中国女人的种种不要脸行为我（女）也觉得痛心疾首...

Rise in property prices fueling Singapore’s economy

There are more property agents in Singapore living on this. And banks and developers rely on the property market for their profits. The Government GICs and Temasek and local cooporations assets are also pegged to local property prices and rise in assets ensure growth.( on paper) which measures the performance of the companies....

Clarification from Branch Secretary for BG Tan’s MPS session

Temasek Review Emeritus received a request from the Branch Secretary for BG Tan’s MPS session to clarify the incident highlighted by a reader in the thread: Grassroots members behave like “kings” in BG Tan’s MPS In all fairness, his letter is reproduced in full without any editing below: Dear Editor, I am the...

Social Media in Singapore Politics: It’s Serious Business Folks!

Temasek Review Emeritus It takes a brave person to write about politics in Singapore. Over the years, publications and journalists have been sued – and even jailed for criticising the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP), who have been in power since 1963. The older generation of Singaporeans believe criticising the...