Category: Dirty Politics

This category contains the dirty political events we witness in Singapore. Be it extreme elitism, favoritism, pork barrel politics, name calling, non-transparency etc etc.

Self Censorship or Censored by the state?

The following article which is critical of the sports development in Singapore has been quietly pulled out from the Mediacorp’s archive. I am wondering the reason behind the withdrawal? A copy of it is still cached in Google server which

Freedom of Speech Is Provided For In Singapore Constitution?

[Editor’s Note: While reading the following article and an anonymous response from the TodayOnline.com reader, it sets me thinking …. source:http://chewonitcomics.blogspot.com   “Most of the mainstream media are controlled by government-linked companies, and the few independent news websites that exist

Lim Swee Say : Minimum wage has no place in Singapore….

“productivity and real wages of the bottom 20 per cent of our work force have not risen because our labour policies allow employers easy access to low wage foreign labour. In national accounting, low wage foreign labour may not be

Why Politics Is Not Suitable For Everyone?

Exerpt from Wikipedia: “Dr Lim first crossed swords with the PAP in 1994 when she wrote a landmark article published in The Straits Times – PAP and the People: A Great Affective Divide, which peeved then Prime Minister Goh Chok

Mr Brown’s Incident

[Updated 8May2015: less than 10 years after shutting Mr. Brown’s mouth, MDA has gone one step further by shutting down another anti-Government website TheRealSingapore citing “deliberately fabricating articles and inserting falsehoods to stoke anti-foreigner sentiments and undermine Singapore’s national harmony“….

GRC Is To Protect The Minority Candidates?

 see also: The messy state of electoral boundaries “Till today, I am still puzzled by why the PAP cannot fight a fair election without gerrymandering, abusing the GRC system, basically, making sure they enter into a boxing ring with an

Legitimacy of An Opposition MP?

Politics is a taboo subject in Singapore and is often seen as a dirty word. The ruling party’s unspoken philosophy is often that the ends justify the means. As one critic put in aptly, the government justifies its “right to rule” on delivering

Singapore’s Meritocracy: Really Is The Best Man On The Job?

“There’s a big difference between having a title and being a leader. And there’s a big difference between having an education and being a leader. And I think those that believe that their title gives them credibility is unacceptable. To

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