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Refer Political Donations Act to select committee
19 May 2000
The latest move by the Government to introduce the
Political Donations Act comes as no surprise. For years the PAP has been
coming up with all sorts of schemes and laws to make it increasingly
difficult for the Opposition establish itself. First, there was the
introduction of the GRC system. Then the PAP banned the SDP video and,
thereafter, passed a law to prohibit political videos. Now the PAP wants
to restrict anonymous donations from Singaporeans to opposition
parties. The SDP is not in support of political parties receiving
funds from foreign sources. It is,
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SDP sends congrats to Taiwanese President Chen
08 May 2000
President-elect Mr Chen Shui-bian Dear Mr Chen and Ms Lu, On behalf
of the members of the Singapore Democratic Party, let me congratulate
you on your historic victory in the elections. The mandate that you
received, despite the pre-election threats from mainland China, is an
unmistakable and signal message that the people of Taiwan wanted
political change after being ruled by one party for more than 50 years. When
we met in Taipei a few weeks ago,
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& Vice-President-elect Ms Annette Lu
Democratic Progressive Party
via fax: 886 2 2393-2150
Speakers' corner a sham
02 May 2000
Singaporeans must be made aware that the latest move by
the PAP to establish a speakers' corner is just a gimmick to distract
the people from the important issue of the lack of freedom of speech in
Singapore. The following are the reasons: One, the speakers'
corner has blown wide open the Government's rubbish of not allowing the
people to speak in public places. The rationale for banning public
speeches is, ostensibly, that such events may create public disorder,
hinder traffic and inconvenience pedestrians. How will all these
so-called problems be avoided with a
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Rights of people not for PAP to give-Reply to Straits Times
05 April 2000
Ms Chua Lee Hoong claims that she cannot understand why
I criticised the PAP Government's idea of a free speech venue
("Speakers' corner a test of whether people will listen," ST, 22 Mar
2000). Singaporeans must never forget that our rights to freedom
of speech, assembly and association is not for the PAP to give. They
belong to us as much as our bodies and our minds belong to us. Take them
away and we become lesser, or even non, humans. The proposed
speakers' corner is not a right that we have claimed, but a concession
that the PAP, with whatever motives,
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