SDP hits Toa Payoh-Bishan to sell party newspaper
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Democrats hit Toa Payoh-Bishan to sell newspaper
Sunday, 27 September 2009
Singapore Democrats
The SDP has been making its rounds in the Toa Payoh-Bishan GRC to sell its newly revived newspaper The New Democrat. Over the past two weeks, Team SDP has been actively getting the newspaper across to residents in the two estates.
Going from coffee shop to hawker center, sales have been brisk with diners readily buying the publication. "We notice that people seem to be more enthusiastic buying our newspaper," said party chairman Mr Gandhi Ambalam, "this is probably due to the greater unhappiness with the PAP."Indeed sales have been noticeably faster than previous years. Already a few thousand copies have been sold since sales started a couple of weeks ago.
The current issue deals mainly with matters related to the cost of living, the withholding of CPF savings by the Government, and influx of foreign workers in Singapore. The newspaper is published in English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil.
Many people come up and talk to the Democrats about life in Singapore. While visiting a food centre at the Shunfu area this morning, one lady in her 50s told us how difficult it is to make a living. Speaking in Chinese, she said that foreigners coming in to Singapore are making it very difficult for her to find a job.
"All the employers ask me how old I am and when I tell them, they always say that they can get a foreigner who is younger and cheaper," she said, adding that even if she is able to land a job, it pays her only $40 a day.
"If I get sick and cannot come to work, I won't get paid," she continued. "But the foreigners come here and they make a little money and then go back and buy big houses at home. But they don't have all these expenses that I have."
Another man in his thirties also expressed his frustration with foreigners, saying: "Aiyah but the Government gives them citizenship so that they can vote for the PAP. It's not fair."
Apart from sales at Toa Payoh and Bishan, the Democrats have visited Tampines, Bedok and Geylang Serai during the Hari Raya period as well as the Central Business District during lunch time to sell the newspaper.
Other than the sales SDP members also take the opportunity to chat with voters and to listen to their views.
The message that the Singapore Democrats put across is that we know the difficulties that ordinary Singaporeans are facing in their daily lives.
"But you must support the opposition in order that we can speak up for you in Parliament," Dr Chee Soon Juan points out, "Without your support, the opposition will not grow and without an opposition the PAP will continue to roll all over you."
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Ya lah.
If SDP really wants to contest in Bishan-Toa Payoh in the coming election, it should communicate with the residents there through SDP newspaper or better still go to the GRC 5 times a week to mingle, talk, converse with the residents to build up the support lah.
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but the thing is... the opposition parties only criticise policies, and when ask them to please give alternative policies, opposition will act blur and still continue to criticise for the sake of criticising and oppositioning...
if cannot give alternative better solutions to current public policies, how do u expect us the general public commoners to support the opposition... this is really got talk no action...
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Actually Chee gave some ideas in his books.
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Originally posted by angel3070:
Actually Chee gave some ideas in his books.
are you pro chee?
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you dont need to be pro Chee to support the SDP. The opposite applies.
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besides, nice article.
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why read these type of news. waste of time. its not news as far as I am concerned. this is their commentary. news are facts and events occuring, like natural diasters, 9-11, financial crisis and so forth.
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Originally posted by Rooney9:
why read these type of news. waste of time.
But you read PAP propaganda. That is also a waste of time.
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Originally posted by angel3070:
But you read PAP propaganda. That is also a waste of time.
hahaha there you go again man. I read news ok
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you have every right to not read them. No one compells you to do so IMO.
It may be a waste of time for you, but some other political activist might find this as a source of encouragement.
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Originally posted by Rooney9:
I read news ok
The "news" is also a form of propaganda. You are not clear on that.
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Originally posted by Rooney9:
why read these type of news. waste of time. its not news as far as I am concerned. this is their commentary. news are facts and events occuring, like natural diasters, 9-11, financial crisis and so forth.
Haha Singapore also got its own event what occuring..
the current Recession.. remember? -
Originally posted by Rednano:
but the thing is... the opposition parties only criticise policies, and when ask them to please give alternative policies, opposition will act blur and still continue to criticise for the sake of criticising and oppositioning...
if cannot give alternative better solutions to current public policies, how do u expect us the general public commoners to support the opposition... this is really got talk no action...
opposition parties like SDP for example, do give their alternative solution. Its just that the MSM blocks them out.
if you want to have a read, its here:
I wont copy and paste them, cause its just too much of info, and not to mention a huge wall of text.
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Originally posted by angel3070:
The "news" is also a form of propaganda. You are not clear on that.
you mean movie timing is also propaganda, as it tv listings as well? lol. what about those sport news extracted from soccernet? they are not written by our journalists
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Originally posted by Rooney9:
you mean movie timing is also propaganda, as it tv listings as well? lol. what about those sport news extracted from soccernet? they are not written by our journalists
Haha. i notice that you seem to take things much too literally. think abit before posting.
i wont say movie timings are, but TV program timings are. Im sure TV program timings are adjusted based on program content and time to their desired audience.
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Originally posted by Rooney9:
you mean movie timing is also propaganda, as it tv listings as well? lol. what about those sport news extracted from soccernet? they are not written by our journalists
I am talking mainly about current affairs and politics, not movies or sports.
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also. im guessing what angel is referring to as what you stated "news", would compromise of :
chanel 5 news.
chanel 8 news.
Straits Times
Chanel news asia
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Originally posted by angel3070:
I am talking mainly about current affairs and politics, not movies or sports.
I mostly read sports pages lol. the first page I turned to is sports, then money.