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· February, 2006

Stories about Singapore from February, 2006

Singapore: Leap Backward

Singaland senses in the latest government budget a step backward for Singapore: “The most telling sign is the decision to build 2-room flats for sale. The government had stopped building...

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
28 February 2006

Singapore: Missing Singaporeans

Littlespeck.com wonders where are all the missing Singaporeans. The number of new registered voters has risen slowly, despite a rising population, leading to the conclusion that many Singaporeans are going...

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
28 February 2006

Singapore: In-Between

At Singapore's Sayoni Speak, Sheila Rajamanikam describes what it's like being a transsexual: “I wish people around me could accept both parts of me: in a shaved head, packing, male...

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
24 February 2006

Singapore: No More Senior Minister

Singapore Election Watch has a post from Yawning Bread arguing that Singapore should not have a “Senior Minister.” The post was created for retired long-time PM Lee Kuan Yew and...

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
23 February 2006

Singapore: Cheerleader Sex Tape

All over the Singapore blogosphere are commentaries on an unfortunate high school cheerleader, nicknamed “Tammy NYP,” whose cellphone was allegedly stolen by a jealous classmate and whose sex video recorded...

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
22 February 2006

Singapore: Budget Wishes

Chemical Generation Singapore hopes housing and pensions will play a large part in the 2006 Singapore budget, which will be announced on Friday, Feb. 17: “They are the cornerstones of...

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
17 February 2006

Singapore, Malaysia: Fruit Fuss

Malaysian business blog small and medium thoughts discusses an article that says Singapore has been repackaging Malaysian rambutan fruit as “Singapore Lychees” for re-export. Horrors! “This isn’t the first time...

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
16 February 2006

Singapore: Hard to Come Out

jin at Singapore's Sayoni Speak writes about how difficult it is to come out as a lesbian to members of her family. She's been trying. “But somehow, something always stops...

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
16 February 2006

Singapore: Funny Valentine

Doubleyellow suggests that Singapore should have its local version of Valentine's Day: a day to profess love for the government. “On this day, all bus and cab prices will be...

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
15 February 2006

Singapore: Race To the Top

On Ideoblog, a law professor thinks about countries such as Singapore competing for lucrative private banking business by relaxing their laws: “The main point is, to what extent does this...

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
10 February 2006

Singapore: @ a Loss

Imagethief complains about the overuse of the “@” symbol in Singapore “to add a whiff of technological glamour to undeserving brands.”

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
6 February 2006

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