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Impact of Internet on General Election likely to be studied after polls
I smell the beginnings of new policies aimed at controlling the fallout from the online community.
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/206742/1/.html
SINGAPORE :
The impact of the Internet at this General Election is likely to be looked at by the relevant ministry after the polls.
Information Communications and the Arts Minister Dr Lee Boon Yang said this is to assess the scale at which the new media, like blogs and podcasts, were used to influence views and shape opinions.
Dr Lee said this after his Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency (GRC) team toured Queen's Street market as part of their campaigning on Friday.
The People's Action Party (PAP) team said it was looking forward to good support from voters, because of its track record over the past five years.
There are also plans to complete upgrading at seven markets and food centres.
More than 4,000 households will also stand to benefit from lift upgrading.
Dr Lee said, "We have a concrete, definite plan for people in Jalan Besar for them to assess whether they should support us or not...On the other hand, the SDA (Singapore Democratic Alliance) turns up and says they are capable of running a town council, they make all kinds of offers, freebies, low cost this, that, but when asked where are they going to get the funds to run such services to provide such amenities, silence, dead silence.
"So they have never thought through their ideas. These are just electioneering slogans, slogans to distract the attention of the people. But I'm confident, we're confident that Jalan Besar voters can see through this smoke, and get to the hard facts and truth of (all this) to see who can deliver and who cannot."
His running mate Environment and Water Resources Minister Dr Yaacob Ibrahim also explained the rationale for the water conservation tax which will stay on for now - despite calls by the opposition to abolish this.
He said, "At the end of the day, we want to diversify our water resources. And therefore we have our four national taps. Desalination will remain high in comparison to imported water. But if we remove the WCT (water conservation tax), people will use more water and we will have to incur higher costs to build more desalination plans. So it will remain because we want Singaporeans to understand that water is precious."
If the Not-WP think they can control the Internet, they must be nuts. -
I hope they noticed how pissed everyone is at the mainstream media for being loopsided.
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They should learn to accept reality. Shape your policies to the people's needs, respect what they want and do not ever try to hoodwink them.
That should be enough.When u plug a leaking hole in a wall, the water merely adds stress onto the surrounding joints. -
gd logic....i agreeOriginally posted by LazerLordz:They should learn to accept reality. Shape your policies to the people's needs, respect what they want and do not ever try to hoodwink them.
That should be enough.When u plug a leaking hole in a wall, the water merely adds stress onto the surrounding joints. -
the day have finally arrived!
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I wonder if they would be actually dumb enough to believe they can control / censor / proxy server the internet to block out 'undesirable' information like what China is doing to its citizens trying to find info on Tibet.
If they did try, I hope the online community has the guts to stand up for what is rightfully ours - freedom of expression. -
oh yea. that will happen only when the right person is in control.
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You just watch, Temasek holdings will buy google.
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You watch...one day i buy Temasek...Originally posted by ditzy:You just watch, Temasek holdings will buy google. -
You watch, next wednesday I buy 4d, and strike first prize.Originally posted by Himbo:You watch...one day i buy Temasek... -
You watch, next election i stand as cadidate, and beat LKY.Originally posted by ditzy:You watch, next wednesday I buy 4d, and strike first prize. -
You watch, one day LKY will be spending retirement time at some retirement village in batam, courtesy of our health minister.Originally posted by Himbo:You watch, next election i stand as cadidate, and beat LKY. -
baywatch
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Originally posted by ditzy:You watch, one day LKY will be spending retirement time at some retirement village in batam, courtesy of our health minister.
I cant wait for that -
I sense otherwise. I sense PAP realise that the upgrading carrots can only do so much and that engaging the young is going to feature higher on their agenda. The turnout at opposition rallies will give them sufficient pause to think things through. The mighty GRC (Aljunied) contest is too hot for PAP and I think they will start thinking more than being Singapore Inc and more than just being swiss watch precise and "cold". Mind you, basic needs upgrading remains relevant but the people wants more and the outpour has been heard.Originally posted by lftwgr:I smell the beginnings of new policies aimed at controlling the fallout from the online community.
If the Not-WP think they can control the Internet, they must be nuts.
Just this morning, I heard on the radio that SM Goh saying the impact felt throughout PAP after loosing Hougang and Potong Pasir in the last election and they changed to being to serve the people with humility. And I felt it too. However, there is still some way to go.
The population, not just netizens, are maturing plolitically. It is a force that cannot be controlled but engaged. I am glad. -
now they ban podcast next they ban sgforums. take all posted IPs and issue warning.
dont know about humility but why ban podcast? more they censor more people feel fishy and will poke around. -
They have so much money to fund a "study" on this.
They are not so stupid.
Next time, they will send professional psychologists,
disguised as forumites and brain-wash us here. -
IF IT'S REALLY A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY, WHY BAN THE MOUTHS OF TALKING PEOPLE...?
NEVER MIND WHO'S INFLUENCING WHO... YOU MEAN ONLY THEY CAN SPEAK OF THEIR OPINIONS AND EVERYTHING ELSE IS JUST FALSE ACCUSATIONS....??
GROW UP MINISTERS... STOP BEHAVING LIKE KIDS... YOU'RE JUST DECEIVING YOURSELVES... -
someone spent 400k to rename marina bay as marina bay.Originally posted by dolphin_century:They have so much money to fund a "study" on this.
They are not so stupid.
Next time, they will send professional psychologists,
disguised as forumites and brain-wash us here. -
But if we remove the WCT (water conservation tax), people will use more water and we will have to incur higher costs to build more desalination plans. So it will remain because we want Singaporeans to understand that water is precious.
what logic is this?
who will use more water just because the conservation tax is removed?
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Dr Lee said, "We have a concrete, definite plan for people in Jalan Besar for them to assess whether they should support us or not...On the other hand, the SDA (Singapore Democratic Alliance) turns up and says they are capable of running a town council, they make all kinds of offers, freebies, low cost this, that, but when asked where are they going to get the funds to run such services to provide such amenities, silence, dead silence.
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just one question!!
where does the ruling party get the funds from? their own pocket? -
WTF, why don't just go right on ahead and call this a Communist State if they wanna control every damn thing?
So Kiasu so Selfish, so Power Hungry - what brand of democracy is this??? -
the logic?Originally posted by dragg:But if we remove the WCT (water conservation tax), people will use more water and we will have to incur higher costs to build more desalination plans. So it will remain because we want Singaporeans to understand that water is precious.
what logic is this?
who will use more water just because the conservation tax is removed?
Oh, you will use the money saved from the tax to buy more beer, therefore the need to go toilet more often. get it? -
I hope for our sakes that you are right on that point. Because the not-WP have tried in the past to meddle with the web (remember Sintercom?).Originally posted by Blue Dolphin:I sense otherwise. I sense PAP realise that the upgrading carrots can only do so much and that engaging the young is going to feature higher on their agenda. The turnout at opposition rallies will give them sufficient pause to think things through. The mighty GRC (Aljunied) contest is too hot for PAP and I think they will start thinking more than being Singapore Inc and more than just being swiss watch precise and "cold". Mind you, basic needs upgrading remains relevant but the people wants more and the outpour has been heard.
Just this morning, I heard on the radio that SM Goh saying the impact felt throughout PAP after loosing Hougang and Potong Pasir in the last election and they changed to being to serve the people with humility. And I felt it too. However, there is still some way to go.
The population, not just netizens, are maturing plolitically. It is a force that cannot be controlled but engaged. I am glad.
As for humility, the only person who thought of it this election, but backtracked when pressured by the powers that be, was GCT. There was nothing humble in the way they ran their campaign this time around. Except for the fact that they were forced to eat humble pie two days before the election. -
I hope that there will not be any LKY in the next electionOriginally posted by Himbo:You watch, next election i stand as cadidate, and beat LKY.