The Thai and Perak Constitutional crises: the problem does not lie in democracy, but in politicians who do not believe in democracy
By Fang Zhi Yuan and Lim Siow Kuan The recent constitutional crises in Thailand and the Malaysian state of Perak have been given extensive coverage by the state media in a lame attempt to highlight the pitfalls of democracy. The papers were splashed with photos of the Thai "red shirts" confronting the police and of the scuffle...
Our bloated defence budget: A swift and decisive victory
By Gunslinger, Guest Columnist The need for deterrence against potential aggressors is indisputable for this city state. In fact, there is a very strong case for deterrence and there is historical precedence that small states in the correct context with the right capabilities can achieve this. During World War 2, land locked...
Our bloated defence budget: What is the perceived threat?
By Gunslinger, Guest Columnist While many prominent Singapore bloggers have written about the top civil servant who splurged on a cooking class in Paris and about the inadequacies of the 2009 budget in aiding the needy, none has complained about the 6% dollar increase in the 2009 defense budget to $11.447 billion, which is about...
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