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	<title><![CDATA[At last, the new normal gives way to the old abnormal]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[At last, the new normal gives way to the old abnormal &#8211; Martyn See Police investigate technology-enabled ISA discussions, James Gomez, 14 Oct 2011 The Singapore Police Force on Wednesday 12 October 2011 launched investigations into two separate events that discussed issues surrounding the need to abolish ISA in the city-state. According to replies given &#8230; Continue …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:03:11 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[The Death Penalty has no dissuasive effect]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The Death Penalty Has No Dissuasive Effect&#8221; By Gustavo Capdevila GENEVA, Oct 10, 2011 (IPS) &#8211; Capital punishment continues to exist because in some countries people are barraged with propaganda depicting it as a curb on crime, which it is not, said Federico Mayor Zaragoza, chair of an international commission against the death penalty that &#8230; Continue …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:01:28 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Call by 16 former detainees to abolish Singapore’s notorious …]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Call to abolish Singapore&#8217;s notorious Internal Security Act. It is too long overdue. (Source: Teo Soh Lung facebook page) Below is a statement calling for the abolition of the ISA by …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 09:18:50 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[[Video] Ex-political detainee Dr Lim Hock Siew challenges Dr Tony Tan]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Dr Lim Hock Siew&#8216;s speech during a memorial gathering in honor of Tan Jing Quee on 20th August 2011. [original link] [original link] [original link]]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 07:48:11 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Author of ‘Once A Jolly Hangman: Singapore Justice in the Doc …]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[“I welcome Alan Shadrake&#8217;s release. It is regrettable that Mr Shadrake served time in jail for expressing his personal views on the Singaporean legal system. The British Government c …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 07:28:13 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Former political detainee Tan Jing Quee dies of cancer]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Former detainee dies of cancer, aged 72 Leong Weng Kam, Senior Writer, Straits Times, 16 June 2011 FORMER political detainee and lawyer Tan Jing Quee (above), arrested in 1963 under the Internal Security Act (ISA) for alleged pro-communist activities, died on Tuesday after a five-year battle with cancer. Mr Tan, who contested the 1963 election &#8230; Continue reading ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 08:16:45 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Truth is ‘insulting’ – Alan Shadrake’s appeal denied]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Alan Shadrake, author of Once A Jolly Hangman: Singapore Justice in the Dock, has had his appeal denied today by Singapore&#8217;s Court of Appeal. A new edition of his book has been published but you won&#8217;t find it in Singapore&#8217;s bookstores. Singapore jails UK author for &#8216;insulting book&#8217; Philip Lim, AFP, 27 May 2011 Singapore&#8217;s &#8230; Continue …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 11:16:45 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Change policies, not just ministers: SDP’s statement on cabin …]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/Change-policies-not-just-ministers-SDP-s-statement-on-cabine</link>
	<dc:creator>jacob</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[Media Release: Change policies, not just ministers SDP, 19 May 2011 The question that Singaporeans must ask is not who is appointed to which ministry but rather what policies will emanate from these new ministries. If there is a lesson in this elections for the PAP it is that the people are fed-up with the &#8230; Continue reading ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 09:15:57 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[{Video} Chee Soon Juan addresses members and volunteers at SD …]]></title>
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	<dc:creator>jacob</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[http://yoursdp.org Dr Chee Soon Juan addressed about 350 members and volunteers at the SDP&#8217;s thank-you dinner on 14 May 11. He noted that the SDP had become a party of professionals and thinkers. He also called on everyone to be do-ers Text of speech The following was published in Teo Soh Lung&#8217;s facebook group page. &#8230; Continue reading ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 08:59:01 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[For Sam]]></title>
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	<dc:creator>jacob</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[Shanmugam Murugesu, or Sam as he was known to friends, was executed 6 years ago today by the Singapore Government. This video of Sam&#8217;s mother and two sons appealing to the President outside the Istana to spare his life was shot by Martyn See on April 16th, 2005. Singapore anti-death penalty fight lives on Martin &#8230; Continue reading ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 11:19:33 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Deny the PAP a clean sweep of parliament. Vote for change!]]></title>
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	<dc:creator>jacob</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[Campaigning by political parties ended yesterday. Tomorrow it&#8217;s all up to you Singaporeans! The PAP has resorted to last minute apologies, emotional appeals and promises of transformations within the party to get your vote. Please do not be fooled.They say all this now and screw you over for the next 5 years. They have also &#8230; Continue reading ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 08:24:22 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[SDP’s Dr James Gomez unveils Sembawang GRC Re-Generation Plan …]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[The Singapore Democratic Party will hold two rallies today which is the last day for campaigning. The lunch time rally at Boat Quay next to UOB Plaza is at 12pm (Raffles Place MRT is nearest station) while the party&#8217;s grand finale rally at Woodlands Stadium is at 7pm (Woodlands MRT is nearest station). Tomorrow is &#8230; Continue reading ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 08:43:44 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[{Video} Healing With Care: SDP’s shadow health plan]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Tonight&#8217;s Singapore Democratic Party rally will be held at Woodlands Stadium at 7pm (Nearest MRT station: Woodlands). You can help by telling your family, friends and neighbours abou …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 09:00:35 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[{Video} Ex-ISA detainee Vincent Cheng’s speech at SDP’s 2nd M …]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/-Video-Ex-ISA-detainee-Vincent-Cheng-s-speech-at-SDP-s-2nd-M</link>
	<dc:creator>jacob</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[Read Vincent Cheng&#8217;s exchange of letters with National Library Board. See also SDP on PAP&#8217;s politics of race and fear. Watch also his speech during last year&#8217;s SDP pre-election rally.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 07:44:24 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[{Videos} SDP on PAP’s politics of race and fear]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Tonight&#8217;s Singapore Democratic Party rally will be held in the open field opposite Blk 513 Jelapang Road in Bukit Panjang (nearest train services: Go to Choa Chu Kang MRT, switch to the LRT and alight at Segar station). Dr James Gomez and Dr Vincent Wijeysingha (part of SDP&#8217;s Sembawang and Holland-Bukit Timah GRCs) touched on &#8230; Continue reading ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 09:03:54 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[{Video} SDP’s Dr James Gomez to Civil Service: Vote for chang …]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Tonight&#8217;s Singapore Democratic Party rally will be held in the open field near Commonwealth MRT station at 7pm. Dr James Gomez delivered this speech during last night&#8217;s SDP rally in the open field along Clementi Ave.4. Dr Gomez is part of SDP&#8217;s Sembawang GRC team. See here and here. Visit SDP&#8217;s website, facebook page and &#8230; Continue reading ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 16:00:59 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[{Video} Send Khaw to Johor Bahru: Dr James Gomez’s speech at …]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/-Video-Send-Khaw-to-Johor-Bahru-Dr-James-Gomez-s-speech-at-S</link>
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	<description><![CDATA[CNA reported yesterday that Mr Khaw is leading the People&#8217;s Action Party&#8217;s (PAP) team in Sembawang GRC in the contest against a team from the Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA). Thing is, CNA got it wrong. [Updated 1425hrs: CNA amended their report sometime after i published my blog post today at 0745hrs] The Singapore Democratic Party &#8230; Continue reading …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 07:44:19 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[{Photos and Video} Nomination Day speeches by SDP’s Sembawang …]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[I shot a video and took some photos yesterday at Admiralty Secondary School which was the nomination centre for Sembawang GRC. Candidates spoke after the Returning Officer announced there&#8217;ll be a contest between SDP and PAP. The SDP&#8217;s team face-off PAP&#8217;s Khaw Boon Wan and team. Please see here for more about SDP&#8217;s candidates who &#8230; Continue …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:57:05 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[{Video} Dr Chee Soon Juan responds to Dr Vivian Balakrishnan]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[http://yoursdp.org Dr Chee Soon Juan responds to Dr Vivian Balakrishnan on the SDP&#8217;s position on the gay cause. @jacob69Jacob 69er #sgelections Vivian and team are a bunch of sewer rats using diversionary tactics to NOT debate the real issues. YOG?? http://bit.ly/gDq1XE  about 11 hours ago via webReplyRetweetFavor ite Read also Kirsten&#8217;s post.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 08:23:49 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[{Video} Dr James Gomez explains why PAP’s track record is poo …]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[The Singapore Democratic Party will be holding a media conference later today in Landmark Village Hotel at 4pm to present candidates for GE2011. See here for more on this! http://yoursdp.org Dr James Gomez explains why the PAP&#8217;s track record is poor and calls for a public debate Watch other SDP videos here!]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 07:36:04 +0800</pubDate>
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