Star Awards – Self-Praising Vanity
[Pic Credit: StarAwards.com.sg]In the name of vanityThe recent Star Awards 2015 may have left an indelible mark on the lives of some Singaporeans. There were debates on who should win the best actor or...
View ArticleCan the Civil Service Continue Normally Even Without the PAP?
Can the civil service run the show without the PAP? Yes? No? All the lengthy arguments aside, a simple distinction makes everything clear.There is a stark difference between tactical operations and...
View Article30 People Arrested in Malaysia Over GST Protests
[Pic Credit: Free Malaysia Today]Thirty individuals including social activist and lawyer S Ambiga were detained by police last night to assist in investigations into the Anti-Goods and Services Tax...
View ArticleProductivity Solution – Link PAP’s Salary Increase to Productivity Growth
Dear PM LeeI refer to “Wages may stagnate or even fall if productivity does not keep pace: PM Lee”. (ST, 30 Apr)This is the umpteenth time PAP has tried to prepare/force workers to accept stagnant...
View ArticleDesolation of Biodiversity in Singapore
The government’s plan to develop the Cross-Island MRT line, also known as CRL, is simply one example of how urban development is currently contributing to deforestation and endangering the livelihood...
View ArticleRoy: Vincent Law Never Regretted Posting Bail for Amos Yee
[Pic Credit: AFP]"I do not want to be bailed," Amos said to me in court.I did not have to ask why. The bail conditions that they have placed on Amos were not only onerous, they were ridiculous.Amos was...
View ArticlePM Lee's May Day Rally was more of a Fear-Mongering Election Rally
At his May Day Rally, Lee Hsien Loong said that the coming elections is about building a new team. Cautioning voters not to reject his ministers, he said:"If I lose any of them (ministers), my team...
View ArticleRoy Ngerng: AGC Should Abolish s298, Sedition Act and #FreeAmosYee
Chief Legislative Counsel Legislation Division Attorney-General’s Chambers 1 Upper Pickering Street Singapore 058288 Fax: 6908 9000Dear Sir/Madam,I note on your website that you welcome “all views on...
View ArticlePM Lee's 'Next GE is About Leadership Renewal'
Everyone is calling the PM's speech at the May Day rally at Star Vista yesterday an election speech. I think that is pretty obvious. We are months away from that.I recall many years ago my boss told me...
View ArticleFree Speech and Responsibility
人们想要言论自由,你也要在言论自由前先备好一条后路、对言论自由的历史有深度的思考与了解它的历史和意义、备有心里和经济条件之下、还能不违背良心说你肯定担起所说所做的一切才发挥言论自由,是纯粹为国家利益而论而不是为个人利益,想说就说,野蛮般的的胡言乱语,骚动人心,掀起无谓的纠纷、猜疑、搅乱人心。言论自由和想说就说的定义和深度是不一样的!真正对言论自由有了解的人,在发言前会表示自己会为后果自负,能辨别是非...
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