“Each time a man stands up for an ideal or acts to improve the lot of others or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope and, crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.” Robert F. Kennedy
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Friday, 04 July 2008 |
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Singapore Democrats
 The Tak Boleh Tahan! campaign rolls into Bishan estate this Sunday, 6 Jul 08. SDP members , activists, and supporters will be at the Bishan North Shopping Mall in the vicinity of Block 282, Street 22 from 8.30 to 11:30 am.
We'll be distributing flyers to raise awareness about the campaign and to encourage Singaporeans to stand up for their own rights.
Citizens all over the world are demanding their governments to do something about the escalating cost of living. In Singapore, people have been intimidated by the PAP into silence even as the Government raises the GST, increases ERP rates, jacks up medical fees and elevates electricity rates. We, as citizens, have the right to demand that the PAP stops this profiteering.
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Friday, 04 July 2008 |
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 Singapore Democrats
Dear Madam Yeong,
The court transcript which you produced after being pressed has confirmed your dishonesty.
You wrote in your letter to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ): "Having lost [the case], Dr. Chee in open court then called the Singapore leaders 'murderers, robbers, child molesters' and 'rapists.'"
You cleverly omitted the phrase that I had said to Mr Davinder Singh: "...you might as well throw it in..." (see below). By doing so you hide the fact that I was referring to Mr Singh's wild conclusions, and that since he was making all these allegations, he might as well throw in these terms.
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Thursday, 03 July 2008 |
 Singapore Democrats
What prompts a young mother of two to stand up for her rights and the rights of her fellow citizens in a country known for crushing dissent with frightening efficiency? This is a question that many Singaporeans will ask if they met Jaslyn Go Hui Leng.
This is because Ms Go is one of the 18 Singaporeans charged with taking part in an assembly and procession without a permit on 15 Mar this year.
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Wednesday, 02 July 2008 |
Singapore Democrats
In the recent defamation suit hearing to assess damages, Mr Lee Kuan Yew testified in court that the President of the International Bar Association (IBA) had written to the Law Society of Singapore praising the judiciary here.
This letter was apparently written following the organisation's annual conference held in Singapore in September last year.
The following is what Mr Lee said in court:
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Tuesday, 01 July 2008 |
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Singapore Democrats
 To: The Wall Street Journal
I refer to the letter by Mr Lee Kuan Yew's press secretary (Two Views of Freedom of Speech and Law in Singapore, June 30, 2008) in which she quoted me as calling, in open court, "Singapore leaders 'murderers, robbers, child molesters' and 'rapists'."
The outrageousness of Madam Yeong's lie borders on the comedic. Mr Lee Kuan Yew, or his counsel, is in possession of court transcripts and audio-recordings that would show whether I had uttered those words. He must now produce the part of the transcript that quotes me saying those words or he risks destroying his own credibility.
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Tuesday, 01 July 2008 |
The Singapore Democrats send our condolences to Mr Tan Lead Shake and family. Our thoughts are with him in these difficult times. Mr Tan was a candidate for the opposition in the last elections.
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Monday, 30 June 2008 |
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 Singapore Democrats
Can Singapore thrive when Mr Lee Kuan Yew is "absent"? This was what one delegate from Bangladesh wanted to know during the World Cities Summit held in Singapore last week.
This delegate probably didn't have a very high regard for the other 2,999,999 Singaporeans. In any event, it was one of those sweet questions lobbed at just the right height for Mr Lee to, to use a baseball analogy, hit it out of the park.
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Sunday, 29 June 2008 |
Singapore Democrats
 Far from being downcast the 18 activists who have been charged with taking part in an assembly and procession without a permit showed they were made of sterner stuff.
The group met on Friday to discuss events surrounding the charge and their attendance at the Subordinate Courts on 11 Jul at 9 am. Their upbeat mood suggested that they were keen and ready to continue speaking up for Singaporeans in the Tak Boleh Tahan! campaign.
The activists are charged for conducting a protest outside Parliament House on 15 Mar 08 against the plethora of hikes introduced by the PAP Government such as the GST, transport fares, education fees, ERP rates, gas and electricity tariffs, medical costs and so on.
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Saturday, 28 June 2008 |
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Chee Soon Juan
 His words are explained, researched and re-explained, every jab of the finger or the bringing down of his fist for effect is broadcast, accolades are reported in greater detail than a doctoral dissertation, and every smile is published in vivid colour.
This is the Lee Kuan Yew that Singaporeans have come to know. Confident. Unerring. Sharp. Superhuman.
But this is not the Lee Kuan Yew I saw.
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Chee Soon Juan
His words are explained, researched and re-explained, every jab of the finger or the bringing down of his fist for effect is broadcast, accolades are reported in greater detail than a doctoral dissertation, and every smile is published in vivid colour.
This is the Lee Kuan Yew that Singaporeans have come to know. Confident. Unerring. Sharp. Superhuman.
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