Reuters:Singapore's pension reform plans spark rare protest

last SG · 2007-09-07T13:20:04+00:00

One has to be realistic that this is unprecedented and there are many people who are still fearful to participate in this silent protest. There are many whom...

Trump_Card SG

Talk is easy ...

qlqq9 SG

If it is not supportive of what they are doing, you think they will approve?

ditzy SG

Family cycling events by opposition parties especially so. Laughing

kramnave SG

If the organiser can start ask ppl wear black why can't he ask ppl wear some other colour ? Very difficult meh ?

Trump_Card SG

Black is the most appropriate colour for protesting but I know the problem now is black also can be blended easily into the crowds in orchard ...

I guessed the organizer chose black because it kind of symbolize the way we feel ...

kramnave SG

Yeah which was what i reckoned in the first place, thought black was a lil to common..of which i got the response from qq of words are cheap.....so yeah...a lil bewildered.

googoomuck SG

I got it ! I got it !

Is this the first picture in the sgforum? Is there any prize? What is it? Where do I collect it?

qlqq9 SG

Thanks so much for the pic. It's big and clear.

Yesterday was just the beginning people show that they have the guts to tell gahmen we are saying no to crap from them.

Rome is not built in one day.

googoomuck SG

Thank you but I stole this picture from somewhere else. I did not take the picture. Embarassed

qlqq9 SG

It is OK. It is meant to show to those who asked for pic and who were not there.

Coquitlam SG

Well more like city of impossibilities...if people can protest in HK and HK is supposed my under a communist regime....what does it make Sillypore??

Well, don't know about you all, but many of us have packed our bags for other places more conducive to personal freedom....Other places many not be perfect like Sillypore but at least the corruption, wrong doings are out for all to see...checks and balances....here...hmmmm...leaves much to be desired....

qlqq9 SG

I want to but no chance.

tripwire SG

the only natural expression i wanna see is beautiful ladies walking around in orchard road naked... Laughing

clothes are so UNNATURAL.... Mr. Green

here is some food for thought... why rules/laws exist...

Malaysian police shoot protester as rally turns violent
Posted: 09 September 2007 2318 hrs

KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysian police shot and wounded a protester and arrested 23 others as riots broke out at a political rally in the country's northeast, police and opposition figures said on Sunday.

The head of Terengganu state police said the officer had been forced to open fire as protesters began hurling rocks and bottles when police attempted to disperse them late Saturday.

"When the policeman was hit in the head, this forced him to pull out his gun and he fired a shot in self-defence," Ayub Yaakob told the official Bernama news agency.

"The shot managed to force the attackers to run away," he said, adding that 23 people were arrested for various offences.

Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak defended the police action, saying it was their duty to ensure law and order.

"This is within the jurisdiction of the police. The government did not give any instruction to the police," Bernama quoted him as saying.

The rally, held by three opposition parties, was aimed at promoting free and fair elections.

Ayub said two men were injured in the shooting. But Syed Azman Syed Ahmad of the fundamentalist Pan-Malaysia Islamic (PAS) party told AFP that just one protester was shot and that he was in hospital in a critical condition.

Syed Azman said the violence erupted after police fired tear gas and used water canons to break up the peaceful gathering.

He said the situation became tense when police refused to allow speakers to proceed.

"The police gave orders to arrest me and the other speakers. At this point, the police fired tear gas at a nearby group and used water canons to disperse the crowd," he said.

Tian Chua of the People's Justice Party said police had been "heavy-handed."

"The last-minute decision of the police to revoke the permit for the gathering which they had originally granted is not only unreasonable but also highly suspect, and points towards political meddling," he said. - AFP/de

AndrewPKYap SG

Sure, if you are in the "more equal" category. Laughing

AndrewPKYap SG

A shameless dishonorable dictatorship? Laughing

AndrewPKYap SG

Thanks to Dr Chee Soon Juan, Singaporeans are starting to be able to voice their displeasure a teennie weenie bit (not enough). Now, if only we can kick out a couple of dishonorable and shameless ministers or two so they stop taking the people's money left right and center.

Even if we have enough, we would, like them, like to leave some for our children and grandchildren instead of letting them take it and raise their own million dollars salaries.

reddressman SG

Originally posted by qlqq9:
There is not sufficient publicity, so all the more people should not have unrealistic expectation that blah blah blah. [b]It was circulated through the net and not in other form of communication. Hope the next time, they will do more on publicising the event. Just to add, event was extended to other shopping malls as well but again with limited publicity not many know about it. My friend told me he went to Raffles City and saw many wore black, Raffles City was one of the venues for the move. [/b]

Would you think then that the reach of the internet is too short for singaporeans?

Or singaporeans who visit these forums either just to read or post are only a handful due to apathy?

From the above 2 possible reasons, I think the internet reach is far but the singaporeans are not interested in their own country's policies in that they let the policy makers do what they 'is good' for them.

Maybe this is a new form of 1st world'ism ? Maybe the most developed countries citizens will soon evolve into singaporean mentality since we so 1st world?

Why the info was not known to many? was it a trap to identify the faces of diss? If so then it certainly did the trick successfully! Trap by who? I cannot say nor do I know. Can be any crazy man.

I am not supporting these events but just posting my observations.

LazerLordz SG

The notion of consumption as the primary source of behavior as opposed to self-actualisation is one reason for apathy in developed nations.

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