http://geraldgiam.sg/2006/09/hard-line-stance-against-civil-society-voices-does-singapore-no-good/ Alternative proposals for a better Singapore Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:20:50 +0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://geraldgiam.sg/2006/09/hard-line-stance-against-civil-society-voices-does-singapore-no-good/comment-page-1/#comment-33 nofearSingapore Tue, 26 Sep 2006 08:27:00 +0000 http://geraldgiam.wordpress.com/2006/09/16/hard-line-stance-against-civil-society-voices-does-singapore-no-good/#comment-33 Hi Gerald,<br/>Sadly, I think S'pore has come out of the IMF/WB meetings with a un-necessarily tarnished reputation.<br/>It would forever "THE MEETING that CSO's were banned from".<br/>For comparison, the Ryder's Cup ( between USA and Europe- juicy targets for Al Qaeda), altho I was not there ( how I wish), there was no adverse publicity of excessive security or curbs to freedoms.<br/>Our people in charge of our fiasco should be made accountable <br/>Dr.H Hi Gerald,
Sadly, I think S’pore has come out of the IMF/WB meetings with a un-necessarily tarnished reputation.
It would forever “THE MEETING that CSO’s were banned from”.
For comparison, the Ryder’s Cup ( between USA and Europe- juicy targets for Al Qaeda), altho I was not there ( how I wish), there was no adverse publicity of excessive security or curbs to freedoms.
Our people in charge of our fiasco should be made accountable
Dr.H

]]> http://geraldgiam.sg/2006/09/hard-line-stance-against-civil-society-voices-does-singapore-no-good/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Gerald Sun, 17 Sep 2006 11:52:00 +0000 http://geraldgiam.wordpress.com/2006/09/16/hard-line-stance-against-civil-society-voices-does-singapore-no-good/#comment-32 Not too great an expectation, I hope... Not too great an expectation, I hope…

]]> http://geraldgiam.sg/2006/09/hard-line-stance-against-civil-society-voices-does-singapore-no-good/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Anonymous Sun, 17 Sep 2006 02:15:00 +0000 http://geraldgiam.wordpress.com/2006/09/16/hard-line-stance-against-civil-society-voices-does-singapore-no-good/#comment-31 Your last para: Charles Dickens had a book which title summs it up.... Your last para: Charles Dickens had a book which title summs it up….

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