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Follow the money

Thursday, June 5, 2008

So the Big Boss Man himself says that:
Western-style liberal democracy is not a prerequisite for growth; instead what is needed is stability of governments… Citing a report by the World Bank, Mr Lee said countries with different systems - from single-party governments to multi-party democracies - can achieve sustained growth, but this must come with [...]

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People who don’t know what they are talking about 2

Thursday, February 7, 2008

There’s this lady here, her name is Christine Ang Cheng Moy. As can be seen from her letter to The Straits Times, apart from being a moron, she also likes people in authority to tell her how she can or cannot think.
Not all kinds of ‘arts and entertainment’ have artistic value. While it is [...]

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People who don’t know what they are talking about

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

There’s this guy, he’s called George Lim Heng Chye. This person is a frequent letter writer to The Straits Times [google]. He also happens to be a moron, as can be seen from his latest insipid contribution to the effort by the ST Forum to reduce the intelligence of the average Singaporean.
Frankly I am astounded [...]

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Copyright v Privacy: compare and contrast

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

From AFP:
The protection of authors’ rights “cannot … affect the requirements of the protection of personal data,” the Luxembourg-based European Court of Justice (ECJ) said in its ruling.
European copyright laws “do not require the (EU) member states to lay down, in order to ensure effective protection of copyright, an obligation to communicate personal data in [...]

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Reuben Kee

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

I don’t know him personally, but I love his music.
I have however, been a long time listener of the music at Overclocked Remix, and never did I realise that the Reuben Kee (or Reu) was actually Singaporean.
I’m hosting this track, “To Far Away Times”, my favourite song from the Chrono Symphonic project from Overclocked Remix, [...]

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