MR J.B. Jeyaretnam (JBJ) died from heart failure at 2.57am on 30th September 2008.
A couple of years ago, I saw him hawking the sale of his book, “The Hatchet Man of Singapore” outside CentrePoint. His gaunt and haggard looks convinced me that his days were somewhat numbered. So a couple of weeks later, I [...]
Random Rumination: J.B.Jeyaretnam
Who should take “The Blame”?
Although it is now past midnight, I could not resist the urge to reply a comment that was published on The Online Citizen. Titled “Singaporeans, take responsibility!“, the person “Sg-PR” called on Singaporean to stop blaming others and start taking responsibility.
While I believe that this stand is unpopular, but I do believe that true-blue Singaporeans [...]
3 Scenarios… Hush
The headlines screamed out “I voted for PAP in 2006 elections: WP candidate” on Straits Times online yesterday. After googling Yaw Shin Leong, I found his latest post “A Vote For The Other Side” on his blog.
After giving much thought, I propose three possible scenarios which Yaw could find himself in.
Scenario 1
Contesting Party: Solely between [...]
The ERP Miracle
How staff from one firm beat the new ERP gantry
By Maria Almenoar
ERA agent Leong Yoke Leng got a few minutes more of sleep and saved $3 in Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) charges on Monday morning – all because her company let her start 15 minutes later.
She pays $2 for driving down the Central Expressway before [...]
PQ, Political Quotes
Everyone loves a good quote, once in a while. So here’s a few to cause some indigestion to your pathetic cynical life.
Let’s begin in chronological order…
“The PAP believe in the freedom of the press which means objective reporting and the accurate dissemination of news. But what do we find in the Straits Times? When the [...]
Political Poem
It’s been a tiring day for me, especially after an overwhelmingly tedious yet extremely fulfilling “5th Singapore Forum on Politics”. Before I retire in bed, I feel compelled to share a small part of the forum:
Dr. Catherine Lim was expectedly a colourful and imaginative speaker, able to hold her audience captive. She rounded up her [...]
Forum 4 Reform
After a long hiatus from The Ridge Magazine, it’s back to some work. My first article for 2008.
SDP: Reform the election system
Kelvin Lim | kl@nus.edu.sg
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On Jan. 20, 2008, the Singapore Democratic Party organized a public forum entitled “Reform of the Election System in Singapore” at the Allson’s Hotel.
Aimed at spearheading [...]
Free Burma!
With a project due in a couple of weeks time, I am tied down with so much academic work, that I actually can’t find enough time to even organize my photos for my 10 day South Island trip, not less blog about it.
However, the recent Burma imbroglio has compelled me to write a thing [...]
