TR EMERITUS

Dear PM and Ministers, I refer to the arrest of a Netizen by the police for his online posting in the FB.  "According to The New Paper, Mr Malik posted a comment written in capital letters saying that the incident showed it was time to “burn the sports minister and the PAP.”" - quoted from online source. AND a follow-up article by www.tremeritus.net. See link https://www.tremeritus.net/2010/08/25/did-dr-vivian-lodge-the-police-report-against-yog-critic-for-facebook-comment/. AND http://www.asiaone.com/News/The+Straits+Times/Story/A1Story20080203-47963.html. I want to bring to your attention why the double standard our police force deals with events - let classified them as domestic (non-political) and domestic (political). No doubt Singapore Police Force (including the whole of Civil Service sector) can consider first-world in action BUT when it comes to dealing with domestic events concerning local politics, its action JUST ONE WORD - Disgusted!    The follow-up articles above cited a few examples said if an incident that caused a party injured (non-seizable). The police would only take down particular and ‘advice’ the victim to take his own action ‘to file for magistrate complaint’. I would 101% support such action if the police can apply uniform actions for all domestic events including those involving political or government critics. This action can result the police to better manage it manpower and efficiency to deal with more important matters. Thankfully, today we have the new media (the Internet) and citizens can receive more information not just restricted to print media. Before, I felt disgust the SDP public disobedience actions BUT after digging out more news report from Internet. The police action is far worst then what the SDP done! Feel like spitting on those policemen’s face! Lets go back to the arrest of Mr Malik issue, if he has posted something in his friend, Ali’s Face Book, “I will bring 10 men to your house tonight kill you and your family!” and Ali went down to Bedok Police Station and lodged a police report. Will our world-class police force go to Malik house and arrest him? Or the Police will ‘advice’ Ali to file for magistrate’s complaint so that action may be taken? What about a group of PRC ‘rioting’ in the SBS bus after stranded at Singapore Zoo earlier this year? The police was called and the group was escorted out from the bus to waiting taxi. Two months ago, a NSP leader was summoned by NEA official for ‘illegal hawking’ (for selling their newsletter) at Tampines. All along opposition parties and ordinary older/disabled Singaporeans selling tissue are doing that for years. What about the times and resources wasted on prosecuting the SDP members/supporters for ‘offences’ like ‘walking along Orchard road wearing red shirt’ and ‘giving flyer outside City Hall MRT station’? I don’t see that police/NEA official go around arresting those weekend flyer distributors outside MRT station? Why 4 silent red-shirted persons carrying ply-cards standing outside CPF Building were surrounded by riot police? Yet, one year later a group of PRC workers (hundred?) ‘rioting’ outside MOM building and you don’t see a single riot policeman! Why the double-standard?    Hon. PM and Ministers, in my earlier email, I want the PAP to continue govern Singapore in long-term but not a party that disregard the welfare of ordinary Singaporeans. And follow a string of events happened recently, Singapore does deserve a strong alternative party in the Parliament. And I hope the coming GE, Singaporeans can wake up and don’t just purely look at how the MPs have done for their municipal estate development BUT also NATIONAL INTEREST side. After all, Singaporeans have only one vote - to vote for NATIONAL MP to form the central government and NOT STATE MP/ City Councillor.    Oop, I hope not after sending this email to you hon. Ministers, someone come knocking my door inviting me for kopi at the police station. Thank you for your attention.   Yours Faithfully,   TAN KENG HONG   Editor's note: Published verbatim without editing  Read More →

Its a sad day for Singapore. With a population of educated individuals, we have allowed ourselves to live in a country that rules like a 3rd world country. How have we allowed ourselves to be living in oppression? What’s wrong we us? Its no wonder they are bringing more in from the developing countries to  degraded us to that level. How can Singaporeans let themselves stood so low to the extend that we have allowed ourselves to be degraded? Where is our sense of freedom? Where is our sense of pride. Why are we allowing ourselves to be treated in such manner? Haven’t our society become more sophisticated? Don’t we have the right to express our own opinions? How much will you sell your soul to the devil to gain all the material needs? Where is our human spirit to which everyone will live freely without suppression and oppression? Com’on Singapore, fight for our freedom where we need to break from from all the oppressions. Make the system work for us. We need to be united in all these. Singapore does not belong for the selected few but it belongs to us. its time to claim back our country for ourselves so that we can live in dignity.   Angel  Read More →

作者：亨尼曼  原作者文稿 原标题：行动党是大党，十年内未必届届能掌权 8月29日新加坡总理李显龙发表国庆讲话完毕，可能立即宣布利用9月初学校短短的9天假期举行国会选举。 未来十年内，新加坡行动党无可否认是一个大党，但可能需要联合其他政党才能执政，或者由其他反对党组成联合政府。 从新加坡需要不停大量引进外来移民，以及不断改变和扩大集选区，甚至还规定了一个所谓冷静日，反映了行动党利用所有国家宣传机构也无法巩固争取民心的优势，想方设法消除对社会不满和反对党实力增长的做法，始终有一个极限，不让染色纸张颜色停止扩散和保持不变色原就很困难。 政府组屋提供公民廉价购买的时代一去不复返，行动党党官需要高薪也揭穿了为民服务的虚伪形象，21世纪走向瑞士的远景无法兑现变成了谎言，宁可在海外亏损也 不愿造福自己公民，只有使长期生活在新加坡的中产阶级的知识分子感觉到行动党的不公平和缺少正义，因为蒙蔽和欺骗只能短暂，胡萝卜和棍棒对动物不一定能长 期管用，更何况是代代长见识的人民。 行动党的基本盘来自俱乐部（或联络所）和居民委员会，群众大会就是靠利用他们运载人员去点 名，每年所谓勋章就是通过俱乐部推荐来收买，他们大多是在社区能赚到钱而缺乏高级文凭的“社区领袖”，需要一个“汽水盖”来表现他们不同于一般市井小民的 身份，早期大多是区内有头有脸的重量级人物，近期都是每年出钱给俱乐部作点贡献得了勋章就溜之大吉的普通商人，司机或小贩。因为区内受高等教育的居民逐渐 增多，他们也发挥不了自己的影响，勋章也失去了功能。 新加坡人民行动党的得票率自1997年84%以来一直往下降，2001年是75%，2006年是66%，平均以9% 往下跌落。 从历届群众大会，可看出行动党的基本盘群众远远逊于几个主要反对党，它的胜利主要是来自国家掌控的电视和传统报章所起的影响，新兴网络资讯和民智的提高，大 大削弱它对中间选民和年轻选民的吸引力；只要再多5-10%选票投给反对党，行动党失去一个集选区便宣告失掉好几个议席，别以为它能轻易夺回后港和波东巴 西单选区，那只是一种舆论宣传。 2006年举行的英语论坛上，身经百战的李光耀只能声色俱厉的应付几个年轻人，如今开设赌馆更穷以应付了。不受政府控制的中英语网站，可见不满和反对的声浪远远多过支持执政党，公众也比以往更敢于在政府掌控的媒体上发出声音。 如果各在野党分别在自己竞争的选区全力以赴，每一个政党都各有斩获，未必需要等候到人亡政息，不想执掌权力改变国家政治生活的政党，无疑是玩弄人民的岁月。 来源：新加坡文献馆  Read More →