Sunday, 24 March, 2019

Politics in Singapore

Posted on Wednesday, 18 June, 2014Sunday, 20 August, 2017 by Zheluo Cai

I have never voted for the Singapore Democratic Party, and that is because it has not represented itself within the constituencies that I had lived in in Singapore. Mr Chee has been demonised by the ruling party ever since he came into politics, and I had believed their rhetoric against him until I read his book “Democratically Speaking” last year. It changed my perspective of opposition politics in Singapore overnight. Here is his short speech at the University of Sydney, where he offers an alternative for politics in Singapore. I would call him a patriot.

Read it here:

http://yoursdp.org/news/is_there_a_singapore_alternative/2014-06-12-5839

June 2014
M	T	W	T	F	S	S
« May		Jul »
	1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30

Warning - Cyclone Idai in Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe Friday, 22 March, 2019
Parts of Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe have been severely affected by Tropical Cyclone Idai. US residents should avoid nonessential travel to Beira City and the surrounding area in Mozambique. Travelers to other affected parts of Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe should take steps to prevent illness and injury.
Alert - Drug-Resistant Infections in Patients Who Had Weight-Loss Surgery in Mexico Friday, 15 March, 2019
Some US residents returning from Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, have been diagnosed with infections caused by an antibiotic-resistant form of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria. (weight loss surgery, bariatric, Tijuana, Mexico, Grand View Hospital, VIM, carbapenemase)

ASTRONOMY PHOTO OF THE DAY: Westerlund 2. Credit: X-ray, Y.Nazé, G.Rauw, J.Manfroid, CXC, NASA. Infrared, E.Churchwell, JPL, Caltech, NASA. Stellar nursery RCW 49 surrounds young star cluster Westerlund 2 in this skyscape towards the southern constellation Centaurus. Westerlund 2 is 2 million years old and contains some of our galaxy’s most luminous, massive and short-lived stars. At the cluster’s distance of 20,000 light-years, the Chandra field of view’s square marking is about 50 light-years.

NASA Mission Reveals Asteroid Has Big Surprises Tuesday, 19 March, 2019
A NASA spacecraft that will return a sample of a near-Earth asteroid named Bennu to Earth in 2023 made the first-ever close-up observations of particle plumes erupting from an asteroid’s surface.
NASA Television to Air Three Upcoming Spacewalks, Preview Briefing Friday, 15 March, 2019
Four astronauts are preparing for their first spacewalks outside the International Space Station, scheduled for March 22, March 29 and April 8.

Ukraine - Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution Thursday, 21 March, 2019
Exercise increased caution in Ukraine due to crime, civil unrest and elections. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Do not travel to: Crimea due to arbitrary detentions and other abuses by Russian occupation authorities. The eastern parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, especially the non-government-controlled areas, due to armed conflict. Crime […]
Comoros - Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution Thursday, 21 March, 2019
Exercise increased caution in The Union of the Comoros due to the upcoming presidential election. Comoros will hold elections on March 24, 2019, and April 21, 2019, if a run-off election is warranted. Travel within Comoros may be disrupted during these times by roadblocks and political demonstrations. From March 21-March […]