My fellow Young Democrat, Ms Solange Chee, and I recently attended a seminar in Belgrade, Serbia, where activists gathered to learn about the values of Liberalism and how they influenced societies around the world.
It was also an opportunity to learn from each other in our struggles to bring about democratic change to our countries. The seminar also discussed global youth unemployment and related subjects like the Arab Spring Revolution.
Ms Saw Phaik Hwa made her decision to resign as SMRT CEO on 7 December 2011 but the public only came to know about it one month later on 6 January 2012.
Central Narcotics Bureau Director Ng Boon Gay was arrested in December last year and Singapore Civil Defence Force chief Peter Lim on 4 January this year for unspecified wrongdoing. But the news was kept from the public for until now.
The Singapore Democrats have been at the forefront of connecting with younger Singaporeans. We took another step in this direction last week when we hosted a get-together for a group of youths who had taken part in our football tournament in October 2011.
Our own Young Democrats (YD) organised a gathering to talk football over lots of food and even more drinks at an eating place in Ang Mo Kio. Players from the various teams who had participated in the competition turned up.
The Chinese New Year video message we posted on Wednesday attracted an unusually high number of views. There were more than 800 views on the first day that the video was posted.
The video (watch it here) showcasing Young Democrats Solange Chee and Gerous Khung is another demonstration of the SDP's vitality and dynamism which has caught the attention of Singaporeans.
In May 2011 candidate Lee Hsien Loong stood before the crowd and apologised to Singapore for the Government's poor performamce. He acknowledged the poor handling of the Mas Selamat escape, the floods, housing and public transport. He was contrite and pledged to do better.
What a difference eight months and one swearing-in ceremony makes.
Young Democrats Ms Solange Chee and Mr Gerous Khung help to usher in the Year of the Dragon in this Lunar New Year's message from the SDP. They talk about how the Singapore Democrats, despite the media's censorship and Government prosecution, will continue to be a competent, constructive and compassionate party.
The Singapore Democrats will be conducting a major walkabout this Saturday, 21 Jan 11, to coincide with the Chinese New Year. Members will tour the various constituencies that we contested in the 2011 general elections. We will also visit Tanjong Pagar GRC.
We look forward to greeting residents as they go about preparing to usher in the Year of the Dragon. The exercise will also allow us to introduce the SDP to them.
Focus, a Chinese current affairs programme which airs on Friday evenings, ran a segment on the recent revisions proposed by the Ministerial Salary Review Committee.
It mentioned that a few opposition parties released press statements to retort the recommendations. The programme then showed the websites of the Workers' Party, the Singapore Peoples' Party and the National Solidarity Party. Nothing on the SDP.
The Committee for Ministerial Salary Review has issued a statement saying that Singaporeans have misunderstood its recommendations. In trying to clear up these "misunderstandings", it posted on its blog several explanations on why it made the proposals that it did.
Unfortunately, it seems that it is the Committee that doesn't quite get what Singaporeans are so angry about when it comes to paying the Ministers the kind of salaries they get - even after the proposed cuts. For example, in Question 1, the Committee asks:
As a people, we have much power and control over our own destiny. We must first rid ourselves of the psychological wheelchair that without the PAP S'pore will not progress.
Simply shifting the onus to employers to behave in an ethical manner without pushing the Government to enact laws to stop the abuse at the work place will not help our elderly workers.
The other ministers should repudiate Ms Fu's remarks because her words seem to imply that they feel the same way.. it will reinforce the outlook that they are all simply doing their pluses, minuses.
The PAP heeds the unhappiness of S'poreans about the level of ministers' salaries. However, the recommendations made by the commission is nowhere close to levels expected.
The SDP looks forward to a comprehensive revision of not just the amounts of money that ministers are paid, which most Singaporeans consider way too much, but also the formula by which the salaries are determined.
The recent serial breakdown of train services laid bare the difference between the Govt's rhetoric on national security and the reality of its provision... the follow-up response and security arrangements were found desperately wanting.
Had the govt been serious about this safety and health investigation, it would have appointed someone manifestly independent of the Executive to ensure public confidence was satisfied.
The SDP welcomes the court decision on Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim's acquittal of his sodomy charge. It has sent a congratulatory letter to the Malaysian Opposition Leader.
Ministers were already paid $1 million 10 years ago. Now in 2012, the Committee recommends that the amount be reduced for junior ministers to $1.1 million which is still higher than the 2000 level.
An accused facing charges of violent assault who is a well-to-do foreigner and therefore a flight-risk is allowed to leave the country whereas a S'porean who is made a bankrupt by his political opponents and has every reason to remain in S'pore is not?
The SDP calls on the PAP to reject racism and other forms of discrimination and genuinely embrace cultural diversity instead of merely paying lip-service to it.
“We should never forget that everything Adolf Hitler did in Germany was "legal" and everything the Hungarian freedom fighters did in Hungary was "illegal.”
My fellow Young Democrat, Ms Solange Chee, and I recently attended a seminar in Belgrade, Serbia, where activists gathered to learn about the values of Liberalism and how they influenced societies around the world. 
Ms Saw Phaik Hwa made her decision to 
The Singapore Democrats have been at the forefront of connecting with younger Singaporeans. We took another step in this direction last week when we hosted a get-together for a group of youths who had taken part in our 
The Chinese New Year video message we posted on Wednesday attracted an unusually high number of views. There were more than 800 views on the first day that the video was posted. 
In May 2011 candidate Lee Hsien Loong stood before the crowd and 
The Singapore Democrats will be conducting a major walkabout this Saturday, 21 Jan 11, to coincide with the Chinese New Year. Members will tour the various constituencies that we contested in the 2011 general elections. We will also visit Tanjong Pagar GRC. 
Focus, a Chinese current affairs programme which airs on Friday evenings, ran a segment on the recent revisions proposed by the Ministerial Salary Review Committee.
The Committee for Ministerial Salary Review has issued a statement saying that Singaporeans have misunderstood its recommendations. In trying to clear up these "misunderstandings", it posted on its 
As a people, we have much power and control over our own destiny. We must first rid ourselves of the psychological wheelchair that without the PAP S'pore will not progress.
Simply shifting the onus to employers to behave in an ethical manner without pushing the Government to enact laws to stop the abuse at the work place will not help our elderly workers.
The other ministers should repudiate Ms Fu's remarks because her words seem to imply that they feel the same way.. it will reinforce the outlook that they are all simply doing their pluses, minuses.
The PAP heeds the unhappiness of S'poreans about the level of ministers' salaries. However, the recommendations made by the commission is nowhere close to levels expected.
More than 60 members and friends of the SDP gathered at East Coast Parkway on New Year's Eve to greet 2012.
The SDP looks forward to a comprehensive revision of not just the amounts of money that ministers are paid, which most Singaporeans consider way too much, but also the formula by which the salaries are determined.
The recent serial breakdown of train services laid bare the difference between the Govt's rhetoric on national security and the reality of its provision... the follow-up response and security arrangements were found desperately wanting.
Had the govt been serious about this safety and health investigation, it would have appointed someone manifestly independent of the Executive to ensure public confidence was satisfied.
The SDP welcomes the court decision on Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim's acquittal of his sodomy charge. It has sent a congratulatory letter to the Malaysian Opposition Leader.
It is not just with the SMRT, but with the PAP system at large. The elitist, top-down mentality is what is causing Singapore problems.
Ministers were already paid $1 million 10 years ago. Now in 2012, the Committee recommends that the amount be reduced for junior ministers to $1.1 million which is still higher than the 2000 level.
Dr Chee Soon Juan talks about the floundering PAP and outlines the Singapore Democrats' exciting programme for the coming year.
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An accused facing charges of violent assault who is a well-to-do foreigner and therefore a flight-risk is allowed to leave the country whereas a S'porean who is made a bankrupt by his political opponents and has every reason to remain in S'pore is not?
The SDP calls on the PAP to reject racism and other forms of discrimination and genuinely embrace cultural diversity instead of merely paying lip-service to it.
When the situation called for Govt leaders to step up to the plate, the PAP's instinct is to duck. Such is the mettle of the present PAP leadership.
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