tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post4160528427890168256..comments2024-02-14T04:53:18.295-08:00Comments on Singapore Dissident: Singapore's opposition political candidates. More to it than meets the eye.Gopalan Nairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15399145588654603667noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-34904481345193472262011-04-29T16:30:53.547-07:002011-04-29T16:30:53.547-07:00A phone call to Singapore confirmed my suspicion. ...A phone call to Singapore confirmed my suspicion. <br />1. The govt bribing voters with cold hard cash again.<br />2. The threat of lower housing asset prices under a non PAP government.<br /><br />I also chatted with the same person who regretted returning to Singapore after migrating to Australia. <br /><br />He joked about a different "freak" election results. - how an opposition government will have to report to Lee family for basic telephone service and beg the Old man himself to unlock the treasury money for the government to function. <br /><br />He seems to prefer Aussie politics now, the lesser of 2 evils. He had rubbished the Aussie messy politics as one of the reasons (besides high taxes) for returning to Lee's island. <br /><br />Did PAP Lee Kempeitai just arrested a Singapore internet user for his remarks on chat. Scary.Aussienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-59664770489089889042011-04-29T14:07:40.976-07:002011-04-29T14:07:40.976-07:00To Anonymous April 29 0155,
Yours is an accurate o...To Anonymous April 29 0155,<br />Yours is an accurate observation.Gopalan Nairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399145588654603667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-61869817086130068162011-04-29T13:55:42.990-07:002011-04-29T13:55:42.990-07:00Maybe it is a conspiracy to drive up the costs of ...Maybe it is a conspiracy to drive up the costs of living so that the people daily activity is mainly to struggle to take care of their basic living expenses needs. This keep them occupied with making more money and so they are contained and not create troubles for the ruling party.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-1786172032611678192011-04-29T00:12:54.945-07:002011-04-29T00:12:54.945-07:00Dear Gopalan,
Sadly, the Lee Kuan Yew fear factor...Dear Gopalan,<br /><br />Sadly, the Lee Kuan Yew fear factor is still present in Singapore.<br /><br />We NEED to live with honour. Consider this case for 'Pink Movie', and think what a Singapore minister would have done.<br /><i><br />http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/wa/9268983/visa-joy-for-doctor-and-dying-wife/<br /><br />Immigration Minister Chris Bowen has granted permanent visas to a Filipino doctor and his family who had been told they could not stay in Australia unless he divorced his dying wife.<br /><br /><b>Cesar Sofocado, who initially moved to rural WA to help fill a skills shortage</b>, said he was surprised and overwhelmed by the minister's move after the family's plight was highlighted in The West Australian on Monday.<br /><br />Dr Sofocado, who works at Ellenbrook Medical Centre, had applied for permanent residency in 2008, the year before his wife Mary was diagnosed with breast cancer which has since become terminal.<br /><br />Last year, the Department for Immigration and Citizenship began considering the family's visa application and Dr Sofocado was told it would be rejected because of Mrs Sofocado's terminal illness.<br /><br /><b>Dr Sofocado was told the only way he and his two daughters, aged 10 and 13, could get permanent residency would be if he divorced or legally separated from Mrs Sofocado, forcing her to leave the country and die alone in the Philippines.</b><br /><br />"The minister thinks there are compelling circumstances in the case of Dr Cesar Sofocado and believes he and his family should be helped," the spokesman said.<br /><br />The 176 visa category did not allow the right to appeal against a rejection related to health matters.</i>JamesTannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-8133431129396840722011-04-28T15:57:03.628-07:002011-04-28T15:57:03.628-07:00To Pink Movie,
Someone said, you can live without ...To Pink Movie,<br />Someone said, you can live without bread. You cannot live without honor. This is true.Gopalan Nairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399145588654603667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-70667006700383876732011-04-28T15:10:52.500-07:002011-04-28T15:10:52.500-07:00To Pink Movie,
I see a sense of despertion and hel...To Pink Movie,<br />I see a sense of despertion and helplessness in you and when compared to others such as those in the Middle East who give their lives for a cause, it even becomes disagreeable. <br /><br />Come on, it is your country, not Lee Kuan Yew's. If you want to stay, stand and fight. If not pack up and leave. Either way, you win and Lee loses. But don't remain there and say you can do nothing.<br /><br />I am really sorry for you. Which is why Lee will rule over you, this time as well as next.Gopalan Nairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399145588654603667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-71803536303959945952011-04-28T12:17:01.885-07:002011-04-28T12:17:01.885-07:00We can only use our vote to show displeasure Gopal...We can only use our vote to show displeasure Gopal. Many of us can't and won't survive prison, and don't want a criminal record. Call this selfish, but it's reasonable for one NOT to be criminalised. So what exactly do you want us to do if we want change? ALL we have is our vote. And I pray to God that the right results happen this time around and that Singaporeans open their eyes. I can't do anything, except to hope a higher power helps at this stage.Pink Moviehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12651105270437973530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-82547166754465622552011-04-27T22:30:59.003-07:002011-04-27T22:30:59.003-07:00It is timely to remind of what Lee Kuan Yew did to...It is timely to remind of what Lee Kuan Yew did to Tang Liang Hong post-elections 1997.<br /><br />See http://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/01/opinion/the-misrule-of-law.html?ref=leekuanyew<br /><br />The Misrule of Law to kill the opposition. I hope Lee Kuan Yew read this again and die of heart seizfure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-64115226727223637692011-04-27T21:30:16.392-07:002011-04-27T21:30:16.392-07:00Lee Kuan Yew will kick the bucket within the next ...Lee Kuan Yew will kick the bucket within the next term of Parliament. What makes him so confident when he said he will look after his consituents for the next 5 years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-14647860134476003862011-04-27T21:01:27.567-07:002011-04-27T21:01:27.567-07:00It can only happen in Singapore.
1. Dr Chia Shi L...It can only happen in Singapore.<br /><br />1. Dr Chia Shi Lu parachute into Tg Pagar GRC as MP because Steve removed to spare PAP embarrassment of his womanising.<br /><br />2. PAP declare as caretaker govt only after there is no election walkover and thus no return to power.<br /><br />3. PAP will be returned to power without a loss of a single seat. I bet. <br /><br />Seeing how the Singaporeans are "thinking", there is no hope. Compartmentalised thinking means that whatever PAP do is still OK, but if others do the same, it is not OK. Benefit of doubt on PAP action.<br /><br />4. Lee Kuan Yew is really the only guy around that matters. I think he will die in office. But Lee family is already controlling Singapore - what is there left for other Singaporeans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-73963070322679469942011-04-27T10:30:30.306-07:002011-04-27T10:30:30.306-07:00GN "Let me tell you my suspicions on these pe...GN "Let me tell you my suspicions on these people."<br /><br />You might be onto something here.<br /><br />Perhaps, LKY has promised them a bounty for taking part in the election. <br /><br />It is a win-win situation for LKY and these 'ex-PAP' types.<br /><br />If these 'ex-PAP' types win, they get a $15,000/month job, LKY gets a mole in the opposition, and he can tell the world that the elections were free and fair.<br /><br /><br />Hmmm!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-52341715169363819912011-04-27T07:53:51.729-07:002011-04-27T07:53:51.729-07:00Hi Gopal. The reason why the opposition cannot ca...Hi Gopal. The reason why the opposition cannot campaign on the issue of human rights is that Singaporeans are unable to grasp such a concept after living in LKY's Singapore for so many decades. Singaporeans only understand cost of living, jobs, HDB prices, etc. Hopefully, by addressing these concerns, the opposition can be voted into parliament to advocate the necessary changes to bring about a just and egalitarian society.<br />With regards to Dr Ang and Tan Jee Say, I doubt that they are PAP moles. What LHL has done over the past 5 years has divided the nation, including ministers within his own cabinet. Wait and see what happens when your good friend kicks the bucket.Common languagenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-28582872073915584162011-04-27T05:47:49.591-07:002011-04-27T05:47:49.591-07:00Francis Seow Interview
http://www.youtube.com/watc...Francis Seow Interview<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzOLJE2ysNw<br /><br />Singapore is still a one-man show. Everyone is scared of Lee Kuan Yew, except Francis Seow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-24488294812282532672011-04-27T02:12:11.503-07:002011-04-27T02:12:11.503-07:00I was hoping that LKY gets shocked at the overwhel...I was hoping that LKY gets shocked at the overwhelming results for opposition and suffers a heart attack and it's the end. Besides he doesn't have many years left, I hope.<br /><br />On the other hand would you rather Tan Jee Say and Ang Yong Guan continue licking PAP's boots for obscene salaries? At least they are retaliating the soft way, since the hard way will land you and CSJ in such difficult troubles. It's a difficult decision IMO.<br /><br />This time the opposition has attracted better quality candidates and the reverse true for PAP. I can feel overwhelming support for opposition online. Change is coming, so just wait a little longer.tearsunderstarshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03576540051108612004noreply@blogger.com