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Driving Me Crazy in 2008

Aite dudes. Saw the the year end traffic on bloggers’ nostalgia attack, me turn now to rage against the machine. Moi wants to honk about transport issues this year, 2008, the year of the Land Transport Masterplan. From ERP, to rising and falling oil prices, the CNG car fad, decreased road tax, public and private [...]

Healthcare Policy Watch in 2008: Debating Resources, Renumeration and Rights

Means testing and the fair distribution of state resources. Organ transplant and fair renumeration to organ sellers – they are not “donors” anymore when money changes hands. Euthanasia and the Advanced Medical Directive and the right to fair choice. These were some prominent and controversial Singapore healthcare policies this year. Looking back these 12 months, [...]

PAP Engagement in the Internet: Beyond Counter-Insurgency

On Friday, the Straits Times gave an old wine in new bottle rendition of a PAP comeback in the Internet. Zakir Hussain interviewed three Young PAP figures, Teo Ser Luck (chairman), Zaqy Mohamad (vice-chairman) and Christopher de Souza and quizzed them on how the PAP is trying to reinvent itself online. The PAP is lagging [...]

$2 COE Woh! Issit Honggan or Hosay

I knows ppl chiong to Ubi and Leng Kee to beo new car coz last bidding, COE dropped to $2 woh for car below 1600 cc. hehe dat means the small car lor and the budget car buyers most likely kena gan by recession. hehe But they see COE drop, their eye open big big [...]