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Chee to attend Gore's presidential nomination
10 August 2000
Dr Chee Soon Juan, Secretary-General of the Singapore
Democratic Party will be attending Mr Al Gore's nomination as the
Democratic Party's candidate in the US presidential elections which will
take place at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Los Angeles
from 13 to 17 August 2000. Dr Chee will also attend the
International Leaders Forum (ILF) which is held in conjunction with the
DNC. He will be among the 500 heads of government, parliamentarians,
ambassadors, and political party leaders from more than 100 countries
who will participate in the Forum. Amon
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SDP to PM Goh: Justify ministerial pay hike
12 July 2000
The Government has repeatedly stated that the pay hike
of its Ministers is justified by the way it handled the Asian economic
crisis. Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong challenged Singaporeans to judge
his government by its results. The SDP thinks that this is a good idea. At the height of the economic crisis:
Criticising PAP is not anti-Singapore
28 June 2000
The latest statement by the Minister for Home Affairs,
Mr Wong Kan Seng, is both shocking and puerile. His remarks that
Singaporeans who are critical of the PAP system and its policies are
anti-Singapore demonstrate the political immaturity of the Government as
well as the lack of commitment to bringing democracy to this country. Criticisms
of Singapore, however strong, are not always against the interests of
our nation. It is a sign of dissatisfaction with PAP policies. To equate
such critics with anti-nationalists is to make PAP and the Republic of
Singapore on
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Singapore Learns to Innovate
17 June 2000
Are creativity and effective management irreconcilable?
Singapore's Economic Development Board believes that good processes can
be innovation's best ally. Singapore has made a fortune by being
predictable. The city-state swears by dependability, whether it's in tap
water (all of which is potable), or in politics (all of which is
one-party), or in business. In Singapore, where even littering can get
you in trouble, messy is a no-no. This presents a problem, because
Singapore urgently needs innovation. Everyone in town knows it. But
innovation is not as order
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