SDP only interested to make life better for Singaporeans
Filed under: Current Affairs and Politics, Singapore Democratic Party
Some have wondered if the SDP’s citing of Mr Fandi Ahmad’s and Mr Terry Pathmanathan’s cases was because they were well-known Singaporeans.
This is not so. The Singapore Democrats have, in the past, also highlighted cases of Singaporeans who were not prominent at all.
SDP unveils six-point plan to control population
Filed under: Current Affairs and Politics, Singapore Democratic Party
Singapore Democrats
14 February 2013
The SDP launched our alternative policy entitled Building A People: Sound Policies For A Secure Future this evening to deal with the problems of immigration and population in Singapore.
As the title suggests, the focus of the paper is on the people and how we can take care of their future and their needs.
Our policy is aimed at lowering the number of foreign workers currently in Singapore as well as tightening the entry of foreigners into the country in the near future thus creating an environment where Singaporeans can thrive and enjoy a high quality of life.
SDP: Let there be a fair contest of ideas
Singapore Democrats (link)
We are clear about what we are against. What is less clear is what we are for. This outlook pretty much sums up what opposition politics has been since the 1960s.
Persecuted and hammered in every conceivable manner, opposition parties have been deprived of the expertise and resources to craft an alternative vision for Singapore.
SDP to contest in Punggol East by-election
Singapore Democrats (link)
27 December 2012
The SDP has drawn up comprehensive policies which address the concerns and worries of our fellow Singaporeans. We look forward to putting our policies before the voters of Punggol East and give Singaporeans a chance to vote for an alternative to the PAP. These policies are:
1. To introduce the Singaporeans First policy where Singaporeans are given priority in employment and to stop the 6.5 million population target (see Singaporeans Come First, the full policy paper will be published soon),
Frightening details of press interference: Review of ‘My Straits Times Story’
Singapore Democrats (link)
Paul Ananth Tambyah
OB Markers: My Straits Times Story by Cheong Yip Seng, former Editor-in-Chief of the Singapore Press Holdings.
This is an extraordinary book. Right from the very first chapter, to the last, it is full of detailed revelations about the mainstream media in Singapore. It is an incredible resource for those trying to understand the control of the media and Singapore’s brand of self-censorship. Indirectly, this book is invaluable in helping to explain the dominance of one political party through its “symbiotic” relationship to all the mainstream print media in our country.
Vincent Wijeysingha: High prices, low wages will lead to crisis
Singapore Democrats (link)
Dr Vincent Wijeysingha recently spoke at the Online/Offline forum held last weekend where he talked about the current economic arrangements in Singapore and its implications for our future. Below is the text of his speech.
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The issue we are addressing today – and the incident that gave rise to it – is a serious one and has wide ramifications for societal stability.
SDP: By-election is must for PM’s moral authority
Singapore Democratic Party Press Release
13 December 2012
The Prime Minister cannot avoid calling for a by-election in Punggol East SMC without inflicting severe damage to his and his party’s political and moral standing.
Mr Michael Palmer resigned not just as a Member of Parliament but also as Speaker. His stepping down has left a gaping hole in the legislature that cannot be ignored or papered over. More importantly, voters of Punggol East have been badly let down and they deserve the opportunity to elect another representative.
SDP: No to fare increase
Singapore Democratic Party Press Release
09 December 2012
Transport Minister Mr Lui Tuck Yew says that bus fares may have to go up in order to accommodate wage increases of bus drivers. The SDP makes it clear that such a move is reprehensible and unacceptable.
The reason is two-fold: One, transport operators have been registering healthy profits in past years to the tune of tens of millions of dollars on the back of the Singaporean public. At the same time, bus drivers have been deprived of fair wages.
The propaganda campaign against the striking bus drivers
Filed under: Current Affairs and Politics, Singapore Democratic Party
Vincent Wijeysingha (link)
06 December 2012
It should come as no surprise to an informed Singaporean that the government, its agencies such as Reach Singapore and proxy agencies such as Media Corp are engaged in a massive public relations exercise to guide public response to the SMRT bus drivers’ strike.
When 22 young persons were arrested under Operation Spectrum in May 1987, the then Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) used every means at its disposal to propagate the government’s case. We now know it to be propaganda designed to eliminate criticisms of government policy particularly in relation to labour and poverty.
Jailing SMRT bus drivers solves nothing; SDP’s Singaporeans First Policy is the way forward
Singapore Democratic Party Press Release
05 December 2012
The imprisonment of five SMRT bus drivers from the People’s Republic of China resolves none of the ongoing problems workers face in Singapore.
As long as the PAP Government continues to rely on cheap foreign labour to maintain GDP growth, labour relations and worker discontent will worsen. Not only will workers be exploited, diplomatic relations with countries of the workers will also be adversely affected.
While the SDP will continue to fight for Singaporeans’ priority for jobs in this country, foreign workers must not be exploited and treated inhumanely.
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