[MyAppleMenu] Jan 18, 2009

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**** Status Anxiety <http://www.spectator.co.uk/the-magazine/columnists/3213126/status-anxiety.thtml>
by Toby Young, The Spectator
Puritans love disasters. No sooner has some calamity befallen mankind than some hair-shirted scold emerges from his priest hole and starts wagging his finger. The message is always the same: 'You are being punished for your immoral lifestyle.'

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**** Solidarity For The PAP And Its Cronies, Enslavement For Ordinary Singaporeans <http://wayangparty.com/2009/01/18/solidarity-for-the-pap-and-its-proxies-enslavement-for-ordinary-singaporeans/>
by Eugene Yeo, The Wayang Party Club Of Singapore
It is time for Singaporeans to wake up from the long-held myth that the PAP is responsible for the economic "prosperity" SIngapore has enjoyed over the last 2 decades and only the PAP has the ability to bail us out of the economic woes.

**** Are Our Economic Priorities Right? <http://www.yawningbread.org/arch_2009/yax-970.htm>
by Au Waipang, Yawning Bread
Investing in the export-oriented sector, neglecting the domestically-oriented sectors.

**** Philippines Asked To Return Dolphins Here <http://solomonstarnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5902&change=71&changeown=84&Itemid=26>
by Solomon Star
International animal activities are urging the Philippine government to return dolphins exported to them back to the Solomon Islands. There dolphins were sent there to be trained before they are re-exported to Singapore for entertainment purposes.

**** Government Should Not Respond To Only Views It Can Control <http://geraldgiam.wordpress.com/2009/01/17/govt-should-not-respond-to-only-views-it-can-control/>
by Gerald Giam
It makes sense to respond on the platform where the original comment was made in order to reach the right audience.

**** Singapore Government May Dip Into Reserves <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/403280/1/.html>
by Dominique Loh, 938Live
As Singaporeans brace themselves for a difficult year, a strong response to the global recession will be needed in the upcoming budget. This could involve dipping into the carefully-guarded reserves of the country, according to senior minister Goh Chok Tong.

**** MAS Announcement Brings Relief To Some, Raises More Issues For Others <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/403136/1/.html>
by Cheryl Lim, Channel NewsAsia
Investors whom Channel NewsAsia spoke to said the announcement by MAS holds no surprises and still fails to address certain questions. Most investors also said they would continue to pursue the issue of compensation with their financial institution.

**** Singapore Firms Invest Nearly S$1b In Iskandar Malaysia Project <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/403102/1/.html>
by S Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia
Singapore-Malaysia ties will remain positive under Malaysia's next premier Najib Tun Razak - that is the view of Malaysia's new High Commissioner to Singapore, Hussin Nayan, who has described current ties as excellent.