"The essence of the rule of law is that the law applies to
all."
- Singapore's Attorney General
Walter Woon,
Straits Times Jan 4, 2009
One Law For Them
Over 200 Chinese nationals held a sit-in in front of the Ministry
of Manpower building to protest against salary arrears on December
30 2008. They were not arrested. Link
here.
Video here by Ho Choon
Hiong (It's not Apocalypse Now but
enjoy)
Another For Them
Singaporeans Seelan Palay and Chong Kai Xiong were arrested this
afternoon in front of the same MOM building for staging a protest
in support of Burmese nationals allegedly being forced to leave the
country for their pro-democracy activities. They were released four
hours later and are now being investigated for alleged criminal
trespass. Link here
and response by Ministry
here.
One Law For This
A seven-part documentary, produced by the Ministry of Information,
Communications and the Arts, which traces the ruling People's
Action Party's ride to power on the back of the "Communist Tiger"
in pre-independent Singapore. The DVD is freely available in
Singapore.
Another For This
A still from Zahari's 17 Years, a documentary produced by
local filmmaker Martyn See which features a protracted interview
with Said Zahari, an ex-journalist accused by the Singapore
Government of being a communist and subsequently detained for 17
years without trial. It is currently banned by the Minister of
Information, Communications and the Arts for allegedly
"undermin[ing] public confidence in the government."
One Country, Two Systems
Part l and
Part ll
http://singaporerebel.blogspot.com