100 days after Mas Selamat escaped

Further readings:

1. Superintendent of detention centre sacked over Mas Selamat’s escape, channelnewsasia.com

Our neighbour’s nightmare after 23 May 2008

Further readings:

1. ICJ awards Pedra Branca’s sovereignty to Singapore, channelnewsasia.com

Two countries, two different boxes

Further readings:

1. 2 Disasters, 2 Responses, Hard Hitting in the Lion City
2. Chengdu’s quake and Myanmar’s cyclone, Simply Jean

We made S$150 millions, but we still need fare hike!

Note: I’m not able to find the fare hike application being mentioned in English paper such as Straitstimes and Today. The side article in ZaoBao reported that SMRT’s plan was revealed during the Q&A session.

Global crisis: food and fuel

Further readings:

1. ‘Biofuels frenzy’ fuels global food crisis: experts, TODAYonline.com
2. Food scientists say stop biofuels to fight world hunger, Yahoo! News

With huge pay increment, comes great accountability

Further readings:

1. Mas Selamat and Government Responsibility, Siew Kum Hong
2. The Mas Selamat Scandal: Its Impact on the Government-People Relationship, catherinelim.sg
3. More Comments on the Mas Selamat Scandal, catherinelim.sg
4. JI Terrorist Escape, The Singapore Daily

From Mas Selamat to PAP (Pay & Accountability Playground)

Further readings:

1. TOC Editorial: Government’s lack of accountability bad for the PAP, worse for Singapore, theonlinecitizen.com
2. The Singapore Daily 23 Apr 2008

You’re complacent, that’s why he escaped!

Further readings:

1. Kiasu, kiasi…now complacent? straitstimes.com
2. Daily SG: 7 Apr 2008, The Singapore Daily

One month after Mas Selamat escaped

Further readings:

1. Hunt for Mas Selamat netted 66 illegal immigrants, straitstimes.com
2. Another alleged JI member detained…but where is Mas Selamat?, theonlinecitizen.com
3. Improving the Internal Security Act, YawningBread
4. Further Detention, and Release & Issuance of Restriction Order Under the Internal Security Act, MHA

Malaysia GE Tsunami!

Further readings:

• Malaysia’s GE Tsunami and implications for Singapore, nofearSingapore