“As Singaporeans, do we really possess the heart and mind of a twenty first century individual?”
Reena Devi

“..since when did the People’s Action Party have real ‘activists”. I mean what is their protest or dissent for? “
Ravi Philemon

“There is a realisation that too many [foreigners] have been brought in over the last two years.”
Hui Weng Tat

“At the back of the Chinese migrant’s mind is an idiom that is ingrained in them when young: 衣锦还乡。This means ‘To go back to one’s old home in silken robes.’”
Wong Wee Nam

“The biggest mistake is not putting an educator as the head of MOE, but a politician, or a surgeon, or a Rear-Admiral.”
The Truth

This week’s roundup and recommended reads after the break.

Strangers in a Strange Land
- Tansitioning: Slowing the flow of foreign workers to Singapore (ST 13 Nov)
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Prof Hui Weng Tat: Slow the foreign influx.
- Sam’s Thoughts: Uniquely Singapore, Specially Sinophobic [Recommended]
- Asian in America: Of immigrants and a more equitable Singapore
- Frankly Speaking: Goal 2010: I’m sure slow to realising how dead it is
- Seelan Palay’s Blog: Is Government favouring foreign students? [Thanks Seelan]
- TOC: New immigrants’ loyalty to S’pore – SM Goh’s amazing conclusion
- Sgpolitics.net: Loyalty and the Singaporean
- Frankly Speaking: Zaobao: Most PRC scholars are still here. Really?
- according2ed: Singapore Indian Shocked that Daughter is now minority in Indian Kindergarten - comment
- Seelan Palay’s Blog: Singapore Indian shocked that daughter is now a minority in Indian kindergarten [Thanks Seelan]
- Frankly Speaking: How Singapore appreciates a PRC talent who tried to integrate
- TOC: Deconstructing the Singaporean – foreigner and local alike [Recommended]
- The Temasek Review: Open letter to PM Lee expressing unhappiness at his pro-foreigner policy – Foreign workers (Part 3)
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Some Singaporeans become a minority in Singapore..

Re education: To Bi or not to Bi
- TOC: MM Lee’s admission – a good time for govt to reflect on policy
- Die neue Welle: I am Singaporean II: Bilingualism is Bad(?) [Recommended]
- Urbanrant: Why I think MM Lee is wrong about the learning of the Chinese language
- Gerald Giam’s Blog: My struggle with Chinese
- My sketchbook: MM Lee on Singapore’s bilingual policy
- The Rot Within: Lee Kuan Yew and Bilingualism
- Today In Singapore: On Learning Chinese

Re education
- Gerald Giam’s Blog: How schools kill creativity
- Ramblings of DarkMirage: Why I did not accept my PSC Scholarship offer [Recommended]
- Master Of The Obvious: When Fear and Hope collides
- Kelvin Teo Writes: The government’s role in improving the quality of our educational institutions

Road to Perdition Election
- TOC: NSP to adopt “minister-specific” strategy in next elections
- Ravi Philemon: It’s ok only if you’re a PAP activist
- TOC: Remember GE2006 – Sylvia Lim’s Tenacity
- Gerald Giam’s Blog: Lower voting age to 18 before next election
- Kelvin Teo Writes: Should upgrading decisions be even placed in the hands of politicians?
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: The Economist : A PR problem
- The Temasek Review: Lee Bee Wah vs Sylvia Lim in Nee Soon South next GE?
- Kelvin Teo Writes: The Fasincating Question Of What The Voters Prefer In A Walkover Ward

APEC 2009
- Asia Pacific Voices: Key Points from APEC CEO Summit 2009
- Gerald Giam’s Blog: Pandas can be dangerous if provoked
- Zach’s Thought Blot: The Urgent Case for ASEAN Integration – Part Three
- Today In Singapore: Sheriff Ignored
- AngryAngMo: Racist And Useless Security Checks At Singapore’s MRT Stations
- Singapore Angle: US Size Matters and the ASEAN Way
- Gerald Giam’s Blog: Was our phenomenal GDP growth worth selling our soul for?
- TOC: Lawyer for death-row inmate denied access to client
- Mathia Lee: NKF in the red & Sustainable Charities: Good people need fair salaries
- Mr Wang Says So: The Rationale for Banking Secrecy

Healthcare & Healthcare Providers
- Singapore Social and Political Thoughts: Whos’ heads will roll for the wrongly calibrated cancer drug pump at KK Hospital?
- I Wrote This For..: Drug Blunder at KKH - Filled With Outrage & Disgust (Part 1) (Part 2) (Part 3) (Part 4) (Part 5)
- The Temasek Review: Interview with Mr Ng Chun Kiat, son of KKH medication error victim Madam Ng on what really happened
- The Gigamole Diaries: Chemotherapy errors - human factors design, management problems
- flaneurose: The KK Chemo Misdosage Incident
- The Gigamole Diaries: H1N1 mortality risks

Mainstream vs X-Stream Media
- TOC: Letter on ethnic stereotyping gets heavily edited by Straits Times
- Singaporean Skeptic: Geithner meets with Bloggers. Would such a similar meeting happen in Singapore?

Housing
- Urbanrant: We should be concerned with skyrocketing HDB prices
- Singaporean Skeptic: Foreigners drive up the price of housing.
- Sam’s Thoughts: The water stains on my master toilet ceiling
- according2ed: HDB housing and the true meaning of ‘affordability’ [Thanks lary]

Twilight in Paradise. Growing Old In Singapore
- Salary.sg: What’s not good about Supplementary Retirement Scheme (SRS)
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Structural Unemployment in Singapore

GIC, Temasek State Fund Investments
- Blowin’ In The Wind: Transparency plea to sovereign wealth funds

Recession over. A jobless recovery
- Blowin’ In The Wind: Singapore growth driven by biomedicals, construction, business services

Truth, Justice, and the Singapore Way
- Yours Truly Singapore: Fundamentals to S’pore’s progress

Lee vs FEER
- TOC: Dow Jones ordered to pay PM & SM S$400,000
- Seelan Palay’s Blog: Amnesty International: Singapore Defamation case threatens press freedom [Thanks Seelan]

The Gospel of Harry
- Singapore Recalcitrant: Flash in the Pan

Little Green Dot
- Urbanrant: We, Singapore, can do more for the climate change effort. Here are 8 things I like to put forward

Daily Discourse
- TOC: Are Singaporeans 21st century individuals? [Recommended]
- Yawning Bread: Fogged lens
- Kelvin Teo Writes: Analyzing Mr Philip Yeo
- Kelvin Teo Writes: Kelvin Teo catches up with Reverend Dr Yap Kim Hao
- Only “objective” and “factual” political films please, we’re Singaporeans: Singapore’s 2nd longest-held political prisoner speaks out
- Temasek Hedge: The US taxman hits Hong Kong. Next stop, Singapore? [Thanks Bink]
- Simplicity: The Ugly Singaporean [Thanks John]
- Irreligious: Do Christians in Singapore discriminate against homosexuals? [Thanks Terence]
- Kelvin Teo Writes: The vicious cycle of high rental costs of foodstalls
- Feed Me To The Fish: A Few Good Men
- My Thoughts..: NTUC: Union or Members’ Club? [Thanks Ganga]
- TOC: Singapore refuses to renew foreign journalist’s visa
- Singapore Short Stories: Singapore Nomads
- Jacob 69er: {Video} SDP’s Let’s Talk with Dr Wong Wee Nam

Life, the universe and everything
- Tales Over Coffee: Prostitution in Singapore
- The Singapore Sports Fan Says: How Singapore’s athletes are faring at the Asian Athletics Championships
- Dee Kay Dot As Gee: Fan brushing teeth at Chelsea vs Man UTD match
- Empty Vessel: Teach your kids how to count money
- The boy who knew too much: A Singaporean Chinese person on Malaysia.
- Dee Kay Dot As Gee: Orchard Road Christmas Light Up
- Fresh Brainz: Scientist, Programmer and Prostitute
- mrbrown: The Letterbox Trash Pit of Laziness
- No buns no life: BURN-E, a Hidden Animated Scene from WALL-E.
- I’m TOO JUNYE!: The day when Singapore “flooded”
- Temasek Hedge: Possible model for US taxman’s crusade against dodgers in Singapore? [Thanks Bink]
- Singapore Fountain Pen: Being Fined for Body Odor, Stinky Tales and Fishy Questions
- Anonymous_X: Singapore Universal Studios theme park ticket prices

Infoblogaramous
- Work Class Historian: Seeking Stories of the British Bases and Military Withdrawal [via Singapore Life and Times]
- Klik.tv: Which Singaporean tourist treasures should Google Street View Trike visit? Vote now.
- Mathia Lee: People with disabilities can do well, given the same educational opportunities everyone has [Invitation to Focus Group discussion on Compulsory Education for Children with Disabilities]

Strangers in a Strange Land
- Frankly Speaking: How Singapore appreciates a PRC talent who tried to integrate
- TOC: Deconstructing the Singaporean – foreigner and local alike
- The Temasek Review: Open letter to PM Lee expressing unhappiness at his pro-foreigner policy – Foreign workers (Part 3)
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Some Singaporeans become a minority in Singapore..

Road to Perdition Election
- The Temasek Review: Lee Bee Wah vs Sylvia Lim in Nee Soon South next GE?
- Kelvin Teo Writes: The Fasincating Question Of What The Voters Prefer In A Walkover Ward

Healthcare & Healthcare Providers
- flaneurose: The KK Chemo Misdosage Incident
- The Gigamole Diaries: H1N1 mortality risks

Lee vs FEER
- Seelan Palay’s Blog: Amnesty International: Singapore Defamation case threatens press freedom [Thanks Seelan]

Recession over. A jobless recovery
- Blowin’ In The Wind: Singapore growth driven by biomedicals, construction, business services

Daily Discourse
- My Thoughts..: NTUC: Union or Members’ Club? [Thanks Ganga]
- TOC: Singapore refuses to renew foreign journalist’s visa
- Singapore Short Stories: Singapore Nomads
- Jacob 69er: {Video} SDP’s Let’s Talk with Dr Wong Wee Nam

Life, the universe and everything
- I’m TOO JUNYE!: The day when Singapore “flooded”
- Temasek Hedge: Possible model for US taxman’s crusade against dodgers in Singapore? [Thanks Bink]
- Singapore Fountain Pen: Being Fined for Body Odor, Stinky Tales and Fishy Questions
- Anonymous_X: Singapore Universal Studios theme park ticket prices

Infoblogaramous
- Mathia Lee: People with disabilities can do well, given the same educational opportunities everyone has [Invitation to Focus Group discussion on Compulsory Education for Children with Disabilities]
[Thanks CR]

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October NODX numbers were – to put it mildly – crap. But going by the bubbly sound bites from economist calls, it seems that Singapore – which incidentally has the world’s highest trade-to-GDP ratio of 370% - is “recovering” purely because we will soon see STI at 2800 and Ang Mo Kio condos at $1,500 psf, never mind the fact that we’re in our 18th consecutive month of trade decline.

From the BT “Momentum stalls as Oct exports plunge”

It’s no wonder that Singapore’s economic planners are unsure of the economic recovery – and wary of pulling back the stimulus measures.

After two months of upward momentum – up 1.2 per cent in August and 2.9 per cent in September – Singapore’s domestic exports minus oil (NODX) stumbled in October and fell sharply.

The seasonally-adjusted 12.6 per cent month-on- month drop was the biggest since December 2002.

The BT editor, of course, had to throw in the obligatory “Singapore recovering because things are getting worse at slower pace” caveat into the article. To wit:

On a brighter note, last month’s NODX – a key leading indicator – posted a smaller decline from a year ago, keeping up with the year-on-year improvement made since January, when the NODX plunged by a record 35 per cent.

The future is so bright, I gotta wear shades. So, with the benefit of my cool pair of Lei Pan glasses (a Chinese copy version of its more famous counterpart) let’s take a closer look at the Oct numbers from IE:

1. Total trade down 12.4%

Total exports (i.e. imports + exports) decreased by 8.9%, after the 19% contraction in the previous month. So not only has exports gone down, we’re now importing less as well – down by 16% in October 2009.

2. NODX continues to decline, but economists say “we shouldn’t drive using the rear view mirror”

Great advice, Mr. Economists. But since you have been wrong about everything that matters to the wealth of the middle class in Singapore over the last few years or so, we’re not about to bet our farm on your ability to find your ass with your hands. So we’ll stick with the rear view mirror for now, since that’s at least accurate.

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: if you thought last Xmas was bad, wait till you see this year’s. Everything in the US and Europe is pointing to a really really awful Yuletide season.

3. The key electronics pillar is crumbling like a scene from “2012″, but with less star power.

Even John Cusack can’t save this one: On a YoY basis, electronic NODX contracted by 14%, same as the decline in the previous month. According to IE: “The decrease in electronic domestic exports was largely due to lower domestic exports of parts of ICs, disk drives and ICs.”

Here’s a detailed account of how the biggest economies of the world are doing, and why they are getting so darn tightfisted with their money.

The Europeans are in the midst of a depression, but really, no one cares, unless you were a Singaporean exporter to that part of the world. According to the IE, “NODX to the EU 27 contracted by 22 per cent in October 2009, after the 15 per cent contraction in the previous month, because of decreases in both electronic and non-electronic NODX. Electronic NODX to the EU 27 contracted by 36 per cent in October 2009, after the 37 per cent decline in the preceding month.” Staggering.

More than 17% of the workforce in the US is either unemployed or underemployed, so it’s not surprising that they don’t feel the need to load up on the next iteration of the iPod. From IE, “NODX to the US decreased by 11 per cent in October 2009, after the 4.7 per cent decline in the previous month, due to lower electronic NODX. Electronic NODX to the US declined by 30 per cent in October 2009, after the 6.2 per cent decrease in the previous month”

China, supposedly the bright spot in the world economy, turns out to be interested only in buying SPC and Noble Group from Singapore, instead of big screen plasma TVs.  “NODX to China decreased by 6.5 per cent in October 2009, after the 15 per cent decline in the previous month, due to lower electronic and non-electronic NODX. Electronic domestic exports to China decreased by 12 per cent in October 2009, after the 42 per cent decline in the previous month.”

As we’ve pointed out before, the decline is structural, not cyclical – The electronics industry in Singapore is in terminal condition. Expect more large-scale retrenchments by elec manufacturers as they move out in the next budgeting cycle.

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SG Uncle Trader, who spends much of his daily life attempting to divide by zero, unwinds by providing an independent and skeptical view on financial and economic issues that affect Singaporeans, with a special focus on the ongoing Global Financial Crisis.

Re education
- Ramblings of DarkMirage: Why I did not accept my PSC Scholarship offer
- Master Of The Obvious: When Fear and Hope collides
- Kelvin Teo Writes: The government’s role in improving the quality of our educational institutions

Healthcare & Healthcare Providers
- The Gigamole Diaries: Chemotherapy errors - human factors design, management problems

Twilight in Paradise. Growing Old In Singapore
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Structural Unemployment in Singapore

Housing
- according2ed: HDB housing and the true meaning of ‘affordability’ [Thanks lary]

GIC, Temasek State Fund Investments
- Blowin’ In The Wind: Transparency plea to sovereign wealth funds

APEC 2009
- Singapore Angle: US Size Matters and the ASEAN Way

Daily Discourse
- Gerald Giam’s Blog: Was our phenomenal GDP growth worth selling our soul for?
- TOC: Lawyer for death-row inmate denied access to client
- Mathia Lee: NKF in the red & Sustainable Charities: Good people need fair salaries
- Mr Wang Says So: The Rationale for Banking Secrecy

Life, the universe and everything
- The boy who knew too much: A Singaporean Chinese person on Malaysia.
- Dee Kay Dot As Gee: Orchard Road Christmas Light Up
- Fresh Brainz: Scientist, Programmer and Prostitute
- mrbrown: The Letterbox Trash Pit of Laziness
- No buns no life: BURN-E, a Hidden Animated Scene from WALL-E.

Road to Perdition Election
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: The Economist : A PR problem

Lee vs FEER
- TOC: Dow Jones ordered to pay PM & SM S$400,000

Healthcare & Healthcare Providers
- I Wrote This For..: Drug Blunder at KKH - Filled With Outrage & Disgust (Part 1) (Part 2) (Part 3) (Part 4) (Part 5)
- The Temasek Review: Interview with Mr Ng Chun Kiat, son of KKH medication error victim Madam Ng on what really happened

Mainstream vs X-Stream Media
- Singaporean Skeptic: Geithner meets with Bloggers. Would such a similar meeting happen in Singapore?

Re education
- Gerald Giam’s Blog: How schools kill creativity

Little Green Dot
- Urbanrant: We, Singapore, can do more for the climate change effort. Here are 8 things I like to put forward

Daily Discourse
- Kelvin Teo Writes: The vicious cycle of high rental costs of foodstalls
- Feed Me To The Fish: A Few Good Men

News
- Reuters: Amazon to launch Kindle in Canada
- FT.com: Zune to launch outside US
- The Best Article Every day: 5 Impressive Real-Life Google Wave Use Cases
- TechGoondu: Replacing physical cabling with wireless 802.11n
- MacRumors: Retail Roundup: Apple to Release ‘Concierge’ iPhone Application? Nashua, NH Store Opening?
- Arstechnica: Respected developers begin fleeing from App Store platform
- Tech65: Why Tourists Probably Can’t Register for Wireless@SG Online
- TechGoondu: Nokia E72 goes on sale
- Engadget: Samsung unveils Android-equipped Galaxy Spica i5700
- Zdnet: Windows Mobile loses nearly a third of market share
- BBC: Microsoft disconnects Xbox gamers
- EVHEAD: Why Retweet works the way it does
- Google Mobile: Google Latitude, now with Location History & Alerts

Reviews | Guides
- Tech65: Gear65 #43 – XM-I X-Mini Max 2
- Preetam Rai: Best Camera Presentation
- Tech65: Gear65 #44 – HTC Touch Pro2 + Windows Mobile 6.5

Road to Perdition Election
- Gerald Giam’s Blog: Lower voting age to 18 before next election
- Kelvin Teo Writes: Should upgrading decisions be even placed in the hands of politicians?

Housing
- Singaporean Skeptic: Foreigners drive up the price of housing.
- Sam’s Thoughts: The water stains on my master toilet ceiling

APEC 2009
- Today In Singapore: Sheriff Ignored

Truth, Justice, and the Singapore Way
- Yours Truly Singapore: Fundamentals to S’pore’s progress

Healthcare & Healthcare Providers
- Singapore Social and Political Thoughts: Whos’ heads will roll for the wrongly calibrated cancer drug pump at KK Hospital?

Twilight in Paradise. Growing Old In Singapore
- Salary.sg: What’s not good about Supplementary Retirement Scheme (SRS)

Daily Discourse
- Simplicity: The Ugly Singaporean [Thanks John]
- Irreligious: Do Christians in Singapore discriminate against homosexuals? [Thanks Terence]

Life, the universe and everything
- Empty Vessel: Teach your kids how to count money

APEC 2009
- Asia Pacific Voices: Key Points from APEC CEO Summit 2009
- Gerald Giam’s Blog: Pandas can be dangerous if provoked
- Zach’s Thought Blot: The Urgent Case for ASEAN Integration – Part Three

Road to Perdition Election
- TOC: NSP to adopt “minister-specific” strategy in next elections
- Ravi Philemon: It’s ok only if you’re a PAP activist
- TOC: Remember GE2006 – Sylvia Lim’s Tenacity

Mainstream vs X-Stream Media
- TOC: Letter on ethnic stereotyping gets heavily edited by Straits Times

Housing
- Urbanrant: We should be concerned with skyrocketing HDB prices

The Gospel of Harry
- Singapore Recalcitrant: Flash in the Pan

Daily Discourse
- TOC: Are Singaporeans 21st century individuals?
- Yawning Bread: Fogged lens
- Kelvin Teo Writes: Analyzing Mr Philip Yeo
- Kelvin Teo Writes: Kelvin Teo catches up with Reverend Dr Yap Kim Hao
- Only “objective” and “factual” political films please, we’re Singaporeans: Singapore’s 2nd longest-held political prisoner speaks out
- Temasek Hedge: The US taxman hits Hong Kong. Next stop, Singapore? [Thanks Bink]

Life, the universe and everything
- Tales Over Coffee: Prostitution in Singapore
- The Singapore Sports Fan Says: How Singapore’s athletes are faring at the Asian Athletics Championships
- Dee Kay Dot As Gee: Fan brushing teeth at Chelsea vs Man UTD match

Infoblogaramous
- Work Class Historian: Seeking Stories of the British Bases and Military Withdrawal [via Singapore Life and Times]
- Klik.tv: Which Singaporean tourist treasures should Google Street View Trike visit? Vote now.

"According to Goh Chok Tong Singapore needs a new identity to ‘stay ahead’. We must project a new identity – “one that captivates the eyes, moves the heart, stirs the soul and inspires the mind”. In other words, lie."
groundnotes

"..ownership of a refrigerator made in Malaysia outlasts ownership of a condo unit built on Singapore island."
The Pariah

"..when we’re kept in line it’s largely for our own safety."
someone from inside the media industry

"I find [Singapore] well laid out, very orderly with a kind of antiseptic atmosphere."
Wole Soyinka

This week’s roundup and recommended reads after the break.

APEC 2009
- Singapore Angle: US Size Matters and the ASEAN Way
- Zach’s Thought Blot: The Urgent Case for ASEAN Integration – Part Two
- Blowin’ In The Wind: Singapore’s stratospheric per capita trade
- My sketchbook: Enthuastic Singapore plays host to APEC
- Asia Pacific Voices: Waiting for Obama
- Asia Pacific Voices: APEC 5 Green Steps: Facilitating Green Business in the Asia-Pacific Region
- Singabloodypore: Singapore: Obama Should Address Human Rights Abuses
- Asian in America: ASEAN risks international irrelevance
- Jacob 69er: Singapore bent on protest-free APEC summit
- Singapore Social and Political Thoughts: Self Praising from APEC Organising Commitee
- AngryAngMo: Everything You Should Know About President Obama’s Visit To Singapore
- Let’s Go To Speakers’ Corner: Speakers’ Corner Protest To Appeal President Obama [Thanks Anthony]
- Today In Singapore: Working Hard For The Money
- Civic Advocator: Starbucks gets a star guest at APEC, Hillary Clinton
- The Anti Neo-Democracy Theorist: Panda Diplomacy and Chinese/Taiwanese Soft Power to Singapore
- Blowin’ In The Wind: Apec seen through the eyes of China
- The Temasek Review: Amnesty International writes to Canadian Prime Minister condemning Singapore for its human rights violations
- Rachel Zeng’s blog: Justifying the Public Order Act through fear mongering
- UncleYap: Banner Demonstration During APEC 2009 [Thanks uncle]
- Reuters: Obama has busy itinerary on whirlwind Asian tour [Thanks gerald]

Chiam To Leave Potong Pasir
- The Temasek Review: Chiam See Tong leaving Potong Pasir- Why, Where and Who
- ST Forum: Don’t take Potong Pasir for granted, SPP
- The Temasek Review: Chiam See Tong rapped for taking Potong Pasir residents “for granted”
- Kelvin Teo Writes: The interesting topic of alliance between political parties
- Sam’s Alfresco Coffee: Chiam See Tong taking PP for granted? [Thanks Raja]
- MyCarForum: Chiam See Tong to Contest Other Wards! [Thanks Raja]

Mainstream vs X-Stream Media
- i-speak: A Message from a Media Insider [Recommended]
- My Thoughts: Why Changing Headlines is Bad
- Yours Truly Singapore: Press can criticise, but Govt expects right of reply
- The Temasek Review: Temasek Review writes to SPH CEO Alan Chan to seek further clarifications
- The Temasek Review: PAP’s new media blues (Part 1): Using a sledgehammer to kill a mosquito
- The Temasek Review: PAP’s new media blues (Part 2): Why the Malaysian political tsunami will not hit Singapore’s shores in its next general election
- The Grand Moofti Speaks: Applied for your Singapore blogging license yet?
- flaneurose: The increasing irrelevance of mainstream media in Singapore
- TOC: Big brother is watching New Media

Truth, Justice, and the Singapore Way
- Feed Me To The Fish: "Exceptionalism" is to Ignore, Rebut or Engage?
- Urbanrant: Is the penalty too light for such a crime?
- Yours Truly Singapore: Shanmugam: Our approach to the law has worked
- Yawning Bread: Sucking demigods’ toes
- Balderdash: My favourite part of the Penal Code
- The Temasek Review: Disputing Mr Shanmugam’s claims that Singapore’s approach to the law has worked
- The Gov Monitor: Singapore Responds To Speculation Regarding Repression Of Political Freedom [Thanks Albino]

Road to Perdition Election
- TOC: Youth in Politics – Young Democrat Jarrod Luo
- I’m getting personal: Is academic and employment profile that important?
- utopia8787: the saddest developed country
- The Temasek Review: Media content analysis: Signs that elections are coming
- The Itch To Write: Gen Y and Political Renewal
- Kelvin Teo Writes: Selecting future leaders for our civil service
- Singapore Manisfesto: Anonymous Singaporean Thought #2 [Thanks M]
- TOC: Rubbish? Look who’s talking
- Feed Me To The Fish: That’s Such An Insolent Remark
- Kelvin Teo Writes: Cognitive dissonance at the voting booth
- The Temasek Review: Depoliticizing the upgrading issue
- Unbranded Bread n Butter: Chee Soon Juan on Muttons to Midnight, 98.7FM [Thanks Roti]

Strangers in a Strange Land
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: New immigrants help sustain, enrich S’porean way of life, says SM Goh
- Today In Singapore: Who Will Bear Responsibility?
- Under the Willow Tree: Foreign Residents Should Just Shut Up [Recommended]
- Lianain Films: Before… And… After
- Anonymous_X: Are you convinced by SM Goh’s speech "New immigrants help sustain and enrich Singaporean way of life" and why?
- Hard Hitting in the Lion City: Change Your Argument
- The Grand Moofti Speaks: Is the Little Red Dot a Special Administrative Region within Greater China?
- The Temasek Review: Debunking SM Goh’s claims that Singapore will go the way of the dinosaurs without PRs and new citizens
- The Temasek Review: The Foreign Talent debate: A Foreign Talent’s perspective
- The Temasek Review: Open letter to Prime Minister Lee expressing unhappiness at his pro-foreigner policy (Part 1)
- Musings From the Lion City: The Reason Why
- Singapore Manifesto: Anonymous Singaporean Thought #3 [Thanks M]

Housing
- En Bloc Block Blog: A country, a city, a garden or a hotel? [Recommended]
- My Singapore News: Housing for the people -losing bearing, losing sight
- TOC: One landlord’s woes
- TOC: Property bubble : More government intervention or less?
- The Rot Within: Affordable Resort-Style Housing
- Who Moved My Singapore Cheese: Our PRs are helluva rich bunch
- Singapore Watch: No, you cannot take up a fresh mortgage for your paid-up HDB

The Gospel of Harry
- Gerald Giam’s Blog: Singapore’s national interests vis-a-vis China
- Kelvin Teo Writes: Perceived to be living in his father’s shadow?
- Temasek Hedge: Why MM’s comment on US-China ‘balancing act’ needs to taken in right context [Thanks Bink]
- Singapore Dino: Are you sick and tired of Lee Kuan Yew hogging the headlines?
- Today In Singapore: The Truth In Comics

Singaporeans are fed up with progress
- flaneurose: Singapore Inc. [Recommended]
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Man killed his children..
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Snippets from Capitalism A Love Story..

Recession over. A jobless recovery
- The Journey of a Decade: O, Cheaper Better Faster video… yes cheap video [Thanks Benjamin]
- Urbanrant: Status quo gives us 3% growth. The need for new thinking.

GIC, Temasek State Fund Investments
- Temasek Hedge: Stuyvesant Town gets TKO-ed: GIC’s US$575 million goes down for the count [Thanks Bink]

Twilight in Paradise. Growing Old In Singapore
- Insane Polygons: No Country For Old People Part1.
- Insane Polygons: No Country For Old People Part 2.
- Sgpolitics.net: Are Singaporeans clueless about retirement, and if so, why?

CPF
- Sam’s thoughts: The Central in CPF: How about C for Choice?

Re education
- Musings: Scholar Bias in Public Service
- Singaporean Skeptic: More on Lee’s failed language policy.
- Master of the Obvious: Once Bonded, Reloaded
- TOC: Goh Chok Tong: The Pioneer Bond-Breaker?
- Singaporean Skeptic:Generous Singapore Scholarships for University Students! Too good to be true? There is a catch

National Service
- Singapore Alternatives: The effectiveness of NSmen system

Daily Discourse
- Gimme Some Truth: Welcome to Singapore, The “Activist” State
- I’m getting personal: Our national identity
- The boy who knew too much: The problem of genius in Singapore.
- Sam’s thoughts: ST Insight: Censorship Review Committee thoughts
- Singaporean Skeptic: Sino-Singapore relationship. The view from the PAP.
- groundnotes: The Distinctive City [Recommended]
- Frankly Speaking: Counting the costs of male citizenship
- Yawning Bread: Film censorship correspondence, part 2
- Singaporean Skeptic: My views on the issue of Gambling
- The boy who knew too much: The roots of kindness.
- Who Moved My Singapore Cheese: Taxi drivers - crystal balls for your future as a Singaporean?
- The Temple Of Thoughts 3: Singapore, A Place where people say "har?" and "huh?"
- Today In Singapore: On Worth Of Humanity
- Singabloodypore: URGENT — Yong Vui Kong’s appeal
- TOC: Life on the fringe
- Anonymous_X: Wellness Village Spa & Fitness is a limited liability partnership…so what?! [Thanks wacky_artz]

Life, the universe and everything
- Kelvin Teo Writes: Kelvin Teo talks to satirist Mr Brown AKA Lee Kin Mun [Thanks Kelvin]
- Ong Jiin Joo: SingTel MyBill
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