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Malaysian sex bloggers charged under three laws
Sex bloggers Alvin Tan and Vivian Lee have claimed trial to three charges for posting a controversial Ramadan greeting on facebook last week and for the sex video clips they posted online last year....
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Malaysia’s Injustice: Alvin Tan vs. Ibrahim Ali
The news of Alvin Tan and Vivian Lee’s fate circulated the net as they were charged under the Sedition act for their “Halal Bak Kut Teh” picture and under the Film Censorship act for their Sex Blog....
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Why the PAP Deploys Full Troops On The Internet
A quick recap. Only barely 2 years ago, we were laughing at how noobish the PAP members were in terms of cyber-presence. The way the 2011 General Election turned out caught them by surprise. Very...
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Can English be a Singaporean mother tongue?
The debate some months ago regarding SMRT’s announcement of station names in only English and Mandarin threw up some interesting views.Proponents raised arguments that there was nothing wrong in...
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A National Day song – in Tamil!
So, someone came along and did a National Day song – in Tamil. It’s something not done before (as far as I know).Titled “Singai Naadu”, the song is so much more soulful than the plastic and...
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Subdued With Extreme Prejudice
The Australian police has a brochure to explain Positional Asphyxia (restraint asphyxia) as a form of asphyxia (from Greek α- "without" and σφύξις sphyxis, "heartbeat") which occurs when someone's...
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Stagnant wages? It’s your own fault according to ST
Or so the government and its mouthpiece want you to believe.I am referring to the recent onslaught of insults hurled at the Singaporean PMETs (professionals, managers, executives and technicians) in a...
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Tan Cheng Bock Tells of Singaporeans who fear to speak up
Source: Strait Times 19 Jan 1989Cheng Bock tells of S’poreans who fear to speak upThe fear of retribution often cited by Singaporeans reluctant to speak their mind was highlighted by Dr Tan Cheng Bock...
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Poor Standards In Construction Safety
Construction vehicles accidents, worksites accidents and more unsupervised workers are on the rise. We heard of Cement trucks killing school children, speeding construction vehicles due to many young...
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US Jets drop 4 bombs in Australia's Great Barrier Reef
Two American fighter jets dropped four bombs on the Great Barrier Reef after a training exercise went wrong, it has emerged.US officials said the pilots of two AV-8B Harrier jets were forced to...
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An employer’s guide to Ramadan in the workplace
Muslim’s all around the world will participate in a month of fasting from dawn to sunset, during which time they cannot eat or drink. This can make it difficult for some people to go about their normal...
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The real reason behind the increase in heavy vehicle traffic offences
The shitty times wrote an article about how traffic offenses by heavy-vehicle drivers went up by 16% without giving the full picture.What they have failed to mention is that the main cause of this...
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What exactly determines a foreign talent?
A Foreign Talent is one who contributes to the economy, who initiates ways and means to sustain the economy and to further expand it by their initiative,talent, creativeness,ideas,suggestions,...
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Jokers in the State Press unite
... a 'shove down the throat' democracy to bring Singapore to soaring heights.Sometimes we wonder why these States Times journalists find it hard to keep their writings simple and easily...
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Even in 2010, WP had argued against growth for the sake of growth
As early as 2010, the Workers' Party had argued against growth for the sake of growth and cautioned on the increasing income inequality. Friday, 5 March 2010Straits Times: Growth for whom, asks...
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SG Teach Part 2: The downsides of teaching in Singapore
This is the second part of a 2-part series. If you have missed the first part, click here.Have you wondered what contributes to the high turnover rate of teachers in Singapore? Have a chat with...
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Reasons Why Being Gay Is Good, and Why More Men Are Turning Gay In Singapore
There is still a lack of broad social consensus and acceptance of gay rights in Singapore and this might not lead to a happy state of affairs in Singapore. Differing views amongst Singaporeans on...
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The Secrets Behind Lim Swee Say's Message
"Many restaurants give you toothpicks, but the toothpick is so big it can never go through, but this one is so fine that whatever is inside sure can come out," he said on Monday.In fact, he revealed...
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We could have had him for President
Maybe the former Presidential-hopeful didn't realize he needed to upgrade to the Pro version of the app. Then his iPhone would not only measure temperature, it would also measure current PSI (PM2.5...
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Another Day, Another Dead
Zhang Kun, 39, driver of SMRT bus No.700 that flipped on its side after negotiating the sharp corner from Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE) slip road into Daisy Farm Road, told Zaobao that he had applied...
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