Now, according to Wikipedia.
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, 137 kilometres (85 mi) north of the equator, south of the Malaysian state of Johor and north of Indonesia's Riau Islands.
Singapore is the world's fourth leading financial centre,[9] and its economy is often ranked among the world's top ten most open,[10] competitive[11] and innovative.[12][13] The country is also a highly cosmopolitan world city, with a key role in international trade and finance.
Yes, yes I know that Wikipedia is bad blahblahblah. But it manages to get that part correct.
But for the main part of this discussion, it will be about, well, justice. Specifically, the justice system in Singapore.
Now first of all, Singapore claims to be democratic. And it manages to be. Very, very slightly. We do have elections, but everything goes under the existing Prime Minister's office first. So, that part's pretty self-explainatory.
We do have free speech. Although you would be asked to not speak about politics, as these topics are really touchy and well, you'd get sued.
These websites make a far better case I do against this issue, so I'll just give you the links.
http://asiapacific.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGASA360102001?open&of=ENG-2AS
and
http://www.singapore-window.org/80217can.htm
Notice how in the first link, "government ministers appeared to focus on discrediting Chee Soon Juan, leader of the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) claiming he was particularly unsuitable as a potential parliamentarian as he was "disloyal to Singapore" and was "slippery, tricky, a liar and a flawed character" who would be "demolished"."
and
"Chee Soon Juan publicly challenged the Prime Minister and the government to explain and justify US$10 billion of loans previously offered to former President Suharto of Indonesia. Chee Soon Juan later apologised to the Prime Minister for the manner of his questioning and any personal offence caused by it. This and a subsequent apology was rejected, and Goh Chok Tong demanded a formal apology, damages and costs for the allegedly libellous attack on his "character, competence and integrity" as Prime Minister. Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew made similar demands. Chee Soon Juan subsequently apologised as demanded, agreed not to repeat the allegations and to pay damages and costs to both ministers."
It is only in sunny Singapore where our government calls us 'liars' and having a 'flawed character' while we have to pay damages to our government when we question the use of government funds. In essence, our money, and more specifically in that article, the 'US$10 billion of loans previously offered to former President Suharto of Indonesia.'
And we still don't have the answer to that question, by the way.
But ah... there's more.
Wikipedia rightly says(again):
The Internal Security Act (ISA) of Singapore[1] confers on the government the right to arrest and detain individuals without trial in certain defined circumstances.
Meaning that all the government has to do is to point at someone. Shout "COMMUNIST!", and you can be detained indefinitely WITHOUT TRIAL.
And here's an account by one such victim.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqhr4wxUFws&feature=player_embedded#!
Ah, but one of the many injusties of the this little democratic island.
It would also be a pity to forget a little something known as CPF.
The Central Provident Fund(CPF) is a compulsory comprehensive social security savings plan which aims to provide working Singaporeans with a sense of security and confidence in their old age. It is administered by the Central Provident Fund Board, a statutory board under the Ministry of Manpower. The CPF was started on 1 July 1955.
In essence, 20% of our paychecks every month go to a mysterious fund that the government uses to invest in. This fund is meant for us in old age, but it's getting harder and harder to get to our own money, while the government sees fit to invest with it without our knowledge and only informing us of it when they lost 4 million in failed investments.
I'm not even halfway done with the injustice we live with in Singapore. But this is enough for an introduction I suppose. So in short, life here sucks. How's life over there?
P.S. I might continue if people are interested. But just take a little trip around google, you'll find more injustices than I can remember.
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, 137 kilometres (85 mi) north of the equator, south of the Malaysian state of Johor and north of Indonesia's Riau Islands.
Singapore is the world's fourth leading financial centre,[9] and its economy is often ranked among the world's top ten most open,[10] competitive[11] and innovative.[12][13] The country is also a highly cosmopolitan world city, with a key role in international trade and finance.
Yes, yes I know that Wikipedia is bad blahblahblah. But it manages to get that part correct.
But for the main part of this discussion, it will be about, well, justice. Specifically, the justice system in Singapore.
Now first of all, Singapore claims to be democratic. And it manages to be. Very, very slightly. We do have elections, but everything goes under the existing Prime Minister's office first. So, that part's pretty self-explainatory.
We do have free speech. Although you would be asked to not speak about politics, as these topics are really touchy and well, you'd get sued.
These websites make a far better case I do against this issue, so I'll just give you the links.
http://asiapacific.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGASA360102001?open&of=ENG-2AS
and
http://www.singapore-window.org/80217can.htm
Notice how in the first link, "government ministers appeared to focus on discrediting Chee Soon Juan, leader of the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) claiming he was particularly unsuitable as a potential parliamentarian as he was "disloyal to Singapore" and was "slippery, tricky, a liar and a flawed character" who would be "demolished"."
and
"Chee Soon Juan publicly challenged the Prime Minister and the government to explain and justify US$10 billion of loans previously offered to former President Suharto of Indonesia. Chee Soon Juan later apologised to the Prime Minister for the manner of his questioning and any personal offence caused by it. This and a subsequent apology was rejected, and Goh Chok Tong demanded a formal apology, damages and costs for the allegedly libellous attack on his "character, competence and integrity" as Prime Minister. Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew made similar demands. Chee Soon Juan subsequently apologised as demanded, agreed not to repeat the allegations and to pay damages and costs to both ministers."
It is only in sunny Singapore where our government calls us 'liars' and having a 'flawed character' while we have to pay damages to our government when we question the use of government funds. In essence, our money, and more specifically in that article, the 'US$10 billion of loans previously offered to former President Suharto of Indonesia.'
And we still don't have the answer to that question, by the way.
But ah... there's more.
Wikipedia rightly says(again):
The Internal Security Act (ISA) of Singapore[1] confers on the government the right to arrest and detain individuals without trial in certain defined circumstances.
Meaning that all the government has to do is to point at someone. Shout "COMMUNIST!", and you can be detained indefinitely WITHOUT TRIAL.
And here's an account by one such victim.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqhr4wxUFws&feature=player_embedded#!
Ah, but one of the many injusties of the this little democratic island.
It would also be a pity to forget a little something known as CPF.
The Central Provident Fund(CPF) is a compulsory comprehensive social security savings plan which aims to provide working Singaporeans with a sense of security and confidence in their old age. It is administered by the Central Provident Fund Board, a statutory board under the Ministry of Manpower. The CPF was started on 1 July 1955.
In essence, 20% of our paychecks every month go to a mysterious fund that the government uses to invest in. This fund is meant for us in old age, but it's getting harder and harder to get to our own money, while the government sees fit to invest with it without our knowledge and only informing us of it when they lost 4 million in failed investments.
I'm not even halfway done with the injustice we live with in Singapore. But this is enough for an introduction I suppose. So in short, life here sucks. How's life over there?
P.S. I might continue if people are interested. But just take a little trip around google, you'll find more injustices than I can remember.
