Tag: Government
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Brad and Angelina donate $950,000 more than our Government
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are donating $1 million to help the rescue and recovery efforts in Haiti, while our government is pledging $50,000. Our NGOs aren’t doing that much better either. The Singapore Red Cross is not launching any public appeals because of “donor fatigue”, which is a malady probably unique to Singapore. Anyway,…
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Secret blog of a P65 MP: Part 4
Uploaded with plasq‘s Skitch! Dear Blog, I know we will never hear the end of it until we appear to be engaging the public in cyberspace. Like I said, we are all very busy, and although it is only myself, Lam Pin Min and Baey Yam Keng who are actively blogging, the public should rest…
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Secret blog of a P65 MP: Part 3
The Straits Times Dear Blog, More good news for Singaporeans. It’s cash bonus time. What am I going to do with the extra $200 I am getting? I will donate it to charity of course. But I must be honest. I did think about putting it to a new iPod nano for my wife, and…
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Secret blog of a P65 MP: Part 2
Uploaded with plasq‘s Skitch! Dear Blog, As I was saying the other day, there really isn’t much for the dozen of us to blog about. I mean, a group blog requires a lot of coordination. You need a committee for this kind of thing. Personally, I would recommend our Ang Moh MP, Michael Palmer. He’s…
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Secret blog of a P65 MP, Part 1
Uploaded with plasq‘s Skitch! Dear Blog, It has been reported that the MP’s P65 blog isn’t doing as well as it was intended to be. What did you expect, when most of what’s published are snippets from parliamentary speeches and some of my fellow MPs’ thoughts on what some ministers have said. To tell you…