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Controversial Eunos YPAP leader Sear Hock Rong has launched a website to showcase his MP Zainul Abidin Rasheed, who is the Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs together with his buddy Fong Yoong Keong. Mr Sear sparked a massive outcry in cyberspace at the beginning of the year when it was revealed that his company R2E Concepts, set up only in July last year, counts among its clients quite a number of grassroots organizations which was widely reported in the press. The 25 year old Mr Sear is the Chairman of PAP Eunos branch while his business partner Mr Fong Yoong Keong is the Assistant Secretary of Eunos Zone “3″ RC. Despite many requests by netizens to clarify matters, Mr Sear blatantly refused to do so and challenged “anybody who doubts his character” to file an official complaint against him. Mr Alex Tan wrote an email to the People Association (PA) questioning if  there is any conflict of interest between Mr Sear’s business dealings with various Eunos grassroots organizations where he is currently serving in. In a short reply to Mr Tan, Ms Adlina Jaffar the Head of the Corporate Communications Division of the PA wrote that they have “checked the transactions between Mr Sear Hock Rong’s company, R2E Concepts, and the Eunos Grassroots Organisations” and they “observed no impropriety in the transactions.” In spite of PA's clearance, questions remain about the tender process and the cosy ties between Mr Sear and the Eunos grassroots leader. It is not known if Mr Sear is being paid for his IT services. He boasted that his website will be used as a "platform" during the coming general election. "During elections, we can use this platform to post live updates, videos and photographs."  he was quoted as saying in the Straits Times. The public image of the YPAP has been damaged beyond repair following a series of fiascoes involving its leaders who were caught making disparaging remarks about Singaporeans on YPAP Facebook. Since Mr Sear's public spate with Mr Alex Tan was publicized in the media, he had stopped posting on the YPAP Facebook altogether, leaving it to his comrades Sinha Shekhar and Jack Lin Xinli to "steal" the limelight.     Please join our Facebook page here and invite your friends to do so to create awareness of the current affairs affecting Singaporeans. Please use our online web form to contact us.     Copyright © 2009 – 2010 The Temasek Review (If you are going to reproduce this article on your blog or forum, please provide a link back to ours) Related articles: 1. PA's reply: No impropriety between Sear's company and Eunos grassroots organizations 2. Sear Hock Rong wants authorities to clamp down on netizens 3. Sear Hock Rong wants TR to be responsible to PAP 4. Demolishing the lies in Lianhe Wanbao article to smear Alex Tan 5. Alex Tan thanked Lianhe Wanbao for free publicity 6. Complaint against Sear Hock Rong reported in Lianhe Wanbao 7. Sear Hock Rong berates TR for “associating” with Alex Tan 8. PA’s operating guidelines for acquisition of services 9. Netizen questions if there is a conflict of interest between Mr Sear Hock Rong’s job and grassroots work 10. YPAP member demands Temasek Review apologize for “putting PAP in a bad light” 11. Identity of YPAP member who leaked Alex Tan’s DB record on Facebook 12. Alex Tan to YPAP members: Don’t be cowards on Facebook 13. Alex Tan challenges YPAP to public debate at Speaker’s corner 14. YPAP member slammed by netizens for revealing critic’s detention record 15. YPAP member resorts to smearing critic’s character to silence him 16. PAP MP De Souza: More robust debate from PAP than opposition MPs  Read More →

Since Temasek Review published a few articles on Joo Chiat YPAP leader Jack Lin XinLi insulting Singaporeans, we have received numerous emails from our readers providing information and leads on Jack Lin. Most of the information were related to his identity which we have already ascertained but today we received an interesting Tip-Off from a Netizens who claims that he has known Jack Lin for quite some time on Trevvy and can confirm that Jack Lin is Gay. Although the informant also offered "so much dirt to dish on him from his ex-boyfriends to his secondary school days to his army days", we (Temasek Review) felt that we would be stooping low to Jack Lin's level if we were to also publish those, thus we have omitted the juicy part out of respect for a fellow Human Being. We reproduce the informant's email in full, less contact information.  Readers please draw your own conclusion.   Message: Dear Editor, I am writing this to you on the understanding that this is an anonymous tip off as I do not wish to be drawn into this for personal reasons, but yes I can confirm that Jack Lin Xinli is indeed gay and uses the moniker DarkLord on Trevvy. I have been a user on Trevvy for many years since it was founded and have had many arguments with Jack Lin - and it has gotten intensely personal this year. As a gay man, I felt that it was be somewhat unscrupulous to out him in order to get back at him; after all, I have read some of the anti-gay remarks here on your website and it is disturbing to say the least. Jack Lin is a repulsive figure because of his deeds, not because of his sexuality. But be warned, Jack Lin has SEVERAL monkiers on Trevvy - note that as soon as Jack Lin was "outted" as DarkLord, DarkLord disappeared altogether from Trevvy and was replaced by "judger" and "luckybaby". It is so blatant that it is DarkLord using a different moniker - after all, DarkLord has something to say on anything and everything on the "Crying Out Aloud Singapore" (local current affairs) forum section - and suddenly, luckybaby has something to say on everything in the same way in DarkLord's absence. His tactics are less than intelligent, as luckybaby is intensely supportive of DarkLord and knows exactly whom his enemies are. If you were to dig a bit deeper into Trevvy (it is free to register and access the forums) - have a look at some of the more audacious things that DarkLord has said there over the years and how he is a vile, rude, vicious bitchy queen - no topic is taboo, from gay sex to politics and he claims repeatedly to be a PAP insider. I had complained a few months ago to the Joo Chiat PAP grassroots network and only got a reply that said that they would look into the matter. And in typical PAP manner, they swept the matter under the carpet. I am so glad that Jack Lin has finally shot himself in the foot by going too far. I have so much dirt to dish on him from his ex-boyfriends to his secondary school days to his army days - where should I begin? However, I am not without conscience - let him be judged for his mistakes; but is his personal life open for scrutiny as a result? Don't get me wrong, I think he is a vile piece of crap who deserves all the hate he is getting at the moment - but even I know when the line should not be crossed. Anyway, you have my email - drop me a line if you wanna chat.   Informant  Read More →

OPINION There are some who think things will get worse if MM goes, and eventually when he is no longer there. Then, there will be no one to crack the whip. One can be sure, despite all his Act of God claims, he’s kicking ass over the floods. and the rising prices of public housing. According to reports, Yaacob sat behind him looking like a whipped puppy when he made the cryptic statement that ” not enough had been done” on the flood issue. One certainly wonders if there will be anyone to come up with the ambitious ideas that LKY had/has. And if they do, is there anyone serious enough and tough enough to realise them. Things like the cleaning up of kallang river, and the building of marina barrage, whether or not it works, could never be carried out by a “namby pamby” lot now. He has caused the problems now and is also part of the problem. He has stamped out potential leaders, in all areas; insisted on total obedience and promoted materialism. If he had retired, he could have been there to really advice those who took charge, instead of having to go in to bat for them. It’s ridiculous that these guys are hiding behind him and being so dependent on an 86-yr-old man. But their poor calibre is the result of his policies. There is also no one (brave enough) to rein him in, like his old colleagues would have done in the early days. They would have shot down this latest mad plan to have an intellectual class, and talked him out of allowing so many foreigners into the country in such a short time. He’s had an intellectual class all along. It’s not working. This lot go by the rules and the numbers, completely forgetting they’ are not dealing with robots. The social aspects of things are not factored in. And they dont know what to do when things dont work out. Their minds are not flexible and he wants still more of such crap?! One can foresee bigger problems — Indonesia will cut back on gas sales. There IS going to be a screw-up on water. How much does it cost to produce now next to Mahathir’s 40 cents dd? Has anyone even asked? Were there re-negotiations after Mahathir left? One Johor contract ends in 2012. It does not look it will be renewed. And how do you build homes underground in the future if there is already not enough space for drains now? And for sure all his little new citizens are not gonna just accept things like (us) the scared sheep do now….in 10 yrs time. They’ll be screaming about having more foreigners. Why is nothing being done about using our many islands — for homes, to grow food? They could have food factories e.g highrise vegetable, rice growing units, on them. Basically, some could even say he’s been a damned bad parent. He has not let his child go and learn on its own, make its own mistakes. One can sometimes feel quite sorry for him. MM, that is. For sure, he’s disappointed with how things are turning out, but no one dares tell him it’s his fault, and being a stubborn egoist, he’s not going admit it. Not even to himself! For all that he has achieved and done..and to be fair..he has achieved a lot… some might also believe ,despite his years, he still hasn’t learnt……….   EDITORS' NOTE: The above is posted as a comment on our site by a reader Orange Singapura   Please join our Facebook page here and invite your friends to do so to create awareness of the current affairs affecting Singaporeans. Please use our online web form to contact us.  Read More →