Archive for August, 2011
Tan Jee Say’s campaign poster ’smeared’ at Chulia Street

Tan Jee Say’s campaign poster ’smeared’ at Chulia Street

A campaign poster of pro-Singaporean candidate Tan Jee Say at Chulia Street outside UOB plaza has been “smeared” with an unknown red liquid: The incident sparked a massive outrage among netizens with many urging Mr Tan Jee Say to lodge a police report. Siow Jia Rui wrote on TR Facebook: “Police should... 

Union members ‘forced’ to vote for Tony Tan

Union members ‘forced’ to vote for Tony Tan

I have been told by my union friends that they did not agree to endorse Tony Tan when they were told by their shameless union leaders to do so. Many have voiced disapproval. Union members, Civil servants and RC/CC members of Singapore who have been unduly intimidated and “forced” to vote for Tony Tan by their... 

Tan Jee Say crosses swords with Tony Tan over ISA

Tan Jee Say crosses swords with Tony Tan over ISA

Presidential candidates Tan Jee Say and Tony Tan were involved in a heated exchange over the issue of the Internal Security Act and how it has been used in the past Presidential candidates Tan Jee Say and Tony Tan Keng Yam clashed over the issue of the controversial Internal Security Act (ISA) during a dialogue session... 

Tan Kin Lian: President more influential than Member of Parliament

Tan Kin Lian: President more influential than Member of Parliament

Presidential candidate Tan Kin Lian says the President’s Office will exert more influence than a Member of Parliament and if elected, he will take a non-partisan approach when representing the people’s views. Mr Tan intends to form a personal council to find solutions to problems submitted by Singaporeans.... 

Dr Tony Tan: Not necessary for offices of PM and President to be separated

Dr Tony Tan: Not necessary for offices of PM and President to be separated

Presidential candidate Dr Tony Tan said the question of whether the offices of the Prime Minister and the President should share the same location is just a matter of “geography”. Dr Tony Tan was responding to a suggestion by rival presidential candidate Dr Tan Cheng Bock that the government should shift its... 

Tan Jee Say welcomes support from all diverse sources

Tan Jee Say welcomes support from all diverse sources

Tan Jee Say and wife at Chinatown Presidential hopeful Mr Tan Jee Say has dismissed suggestions from the local media that strong support for him from the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) and Singapore’s most popular socio-political blog Temasek Review Emeritus (TRE) will hurt his chances at the presidential poll. Responding... 

Challenging the Out-of-Bounds Markers for an Elected President

Challenging the Out-of-Bounds Markers for an Elected President

Seventeen years ago, the then Prime Minister of Singapore, Mr Goh Chok Tong, sternly warned government critics about what they could and could not criticize, using the golfing term ‘out-of-bounds markers’ which has since then become part of the political lexicon. But in the General Election of 2011 (GE 2011), a newly... 

Can Singapore wean itself off cheap foreign labour?

Can Singapore wean itself off cheap foreign labour?

Banyan Tree executive chairman Ho Kwon Ping has been voted as the most influential thinker in Yahoo!'s Singapore … Singapore has room to wean itself away from reliance on cheap foreign labour in construction and other industries, top local businessman and hotel magnate Ho Kwon Ping said in an interview on Tuesday. “I... 

Tony Tan’s supporters launched vicious smear campaign against Dr Tan Cheng Bock

Tony Tan’s supporters launched vicious smear campaign against Dr Tan Cheng Bock

Supporters of PAP-endorsed presidential candidate Tony Tan has launched a vicious campaign against former PAP MP Dr Tan Cheng Bock after sensing that the latter may siphon enough votes from Tony Tan to deny him a victory or even embarass him at the polls next Saturday. Supporters of PAP-endorsed presidential candidate Tony... 

Worrying that Tan Jee Say has gained so much support from TRE readers

Worrying that Tan Jee Say has gained so much support from TRE readers

I find it a very worrying that TJS has gained so much support from TRE readers. It appears that angst is getting in the way and much information that’s provided has been taken at face value without deeper thought. I understand that there are many people here who are against the PAP and are not very happy with them. However,... 

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