about 1 hour ago
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Sgpolitics.net salutes Tak Boleh Tahan protesters

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Written by Ng E-Jay

12 March 2010

On Thursday 11 March, the Tak Boleh Tahan protestors who congregated outside Parliament House almost exactly two years ago to call on the government to help the poor cope with escalating prices were convicted of assembly and procession without a permit.

The protesters conducted the event peacefully and did not on their own cause disruption to the public or to traffic flow, apart from attracting the interest of some on-lookers. Nonetheless they were still convicted under the Miscellaneous Offences Act.

Mr Gandhi Ambalam, Ms Chee Siok Chin, and Dr Chee were fined the maximum amount of $2,000 ($1,000 for each charge) and sentenced to 2 weeks’ jail in default. Seven others were each fined a total of $1,800 for the two charges and 12 days’ imprisonment in default.

The authorities have made it clear that no permit will be granted for outdoor po[...]

about 6 hours ago
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Sylvia Lim: Increase size of cohort entering local universities

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Currently, the proportion of Primary One cohort admitted into the local subsidized universities is targeted to rise to 30% by 2015, with the new university and institute coming up. I would like to ask if MOE will review this 30% target with a view to increasing it.

about 8 hours ago
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AUGHHHH!!!!!!!!

Days of my Life

You know, there is nothing in this world I hate more than stupid people.

How can there be so so so so so many stupid people in this world?!

about 8 hours ago
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Total Vehicle Sales In Singapore Ended The Year Down 26.6%

OfficialWire, 11 Mar 2010The severe deterioration in sales volumes and new vehicle registrations in Singapore in 2009 exceeded expectations, especially given a fiscal stimulus package unveiled by Singapore's authorities and the offering of incentives by dealerships to clear stockpiled inventories. Total vehicle sales ended the year down 26.6%, led by a 34% drop in commercial vehicle sales. Sales

about 15 hours ago
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CNNGo column: How do we make Singapore soccer great again?

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Latest CNNGo.com "Say What? with mrbrown" column: How do we make Singapore soccer great again?

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I watched a live football match recently. It was an Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup match between Singapore's Geylang United versus Hong Kong's NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po FC.

I haven't been to a football match in Singapore for a long time and since my buddy Ryan got us complimentary tickets, we decided to make the outing to Jalan Besar stadium. Ryan's friend "Horse Buddy" got them for us. He is named after the horse racing magazine of the same name (马友指南) as he is rarely seen without this horse racing bible.

Singapore soccer isn't exactly English Premier League standard. In fact, I don't think it is even at the standard of the EPL Stadium Toilet Cleaners' Weekend Football League (if there is one). Most of us who used to watch local soccer feel that since Sing[...]

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about 18 hours ago
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My first time …. using a smart phone (Nokia X6)

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I am 58 and have never used a smart phone before. Although I am proud of the fact that I was one of the first oldies (pronounced ‘oldeee’ not ‘old die’) in Singapore to start a blog, and have in fact been roped in by the folks at Infocomm123 to be their Silver Ambassador last year, the thought of myself doing all those ‘cool stuff’ on a tiny handphone, where I need to put on my reading glasses just to read the text, isn’t exactly my idea of entertainment. However, recently I had the opportunity to witness the amazing prowess of these little gizmos and it changed my mind.



I was at a Chinese New Year family dinner. As I chatted with my son and nephew by the koi pond, we spotted a huge, rather unusual-looking catfish. “That’s a red tail catfish”, declared my son, the ‘David Attenborough’ of the Lam clan. Not convinced, my nephew whipped out his mobil[...]

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