guanyinmiao's musings
General Elections
The General Elections, One Year On: Craving For More Policy Discourse
It should be established right from the get-go that given the breakthroughs of the General Election in 2011 – which many had heralded as a “watershed” – the expectations heaped upon the Opposition members have been tremendous. It would not be easy negotiating around an environment that has been dominated by a single party for a very long time. Continue reading
Dr. Chee Soon Juan And The Oslo Freedom Forum: The View From The Ground?
Last week, the Huffington Post published an open letter (here) penned by the founder of the Human Rights Foundation, asking for Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to grant Dr. Chee Soon Juan approval to leave Singapore to participate at the Oslo Freedom Forum. I thought the issue was a wholly legal one (correct me if … Continue reading
The Straits Times Looks At Politicians And Social Media Usage
Last Saturday, The Straits Times ran an interesting special report on “The Social Politician” (January 14, 2012), which not only looked at the online involvement efforts of our Members of Parliament (MP), but also developed intriguing frameworks to evaluate their overall effectiveness. I figured it would be quite enlightening to look at some perspectives that have been highlighted, as well as areas that might have been overlooked. Continue reading
