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Coldstore was just the most obvious part of the overall movement, there were a large number of born and bred Singaporeans who were deployed to China because they had ties to socialists. I happen to know some of these people personally.

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Except for the racism, open corruption, crime rate, etc etc...

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This past Saturday (18 Feb), over 120 people gathered at an event to pay tribute to the thousands of political detainees victimised by Singapore’s dark history of suppressing dissent. Activists of three generations commemorated the 60th anniversary of Operation Coldstore, which took place on 2 February 1963 and saw the arrest of hundreds of political leaders, labour activists, and student leaders imprisoned without trial under the Internal Security Act. The arrests paved the way for the dominance of the People’s Action Party (PAP) as it swept through the general elections in 1963 with a two-thirds majority and a clean sweep in 1968 by winning all seats. The event was organized by the Transformative Justice Collective (TJC) and featured several speakers, including Dr Poh Soo Kai, former Vice-Secretary General of Barisan Sosialis, who appeared via Zoom. Attendees, which included detainees from Operation Spectrum, watched photo montages and video clips that documented Singapore’s history of activism and resistance and served as a reminder of the sacrifices that activists of past generations made for democracy and justice. The event brought together a diverse group of individuals, spanning multiple generations, to commemorate the sacrifices of past activists who fought for democracy and justice. The speakers ranged in age from 21 to 93, and the attendees participated in singing protest songs and watching videos of student protests and marches. Many members of the Old Left, who had been hesitant to come forward due to years of detention, violence, threats, and slander, saw the event as a reunion of sorts. According to TJC, the gathering was a “healing and joyful” experience for all attendees. The members of the Old Left expressed their appreciation for the efforts of younger activists in continuing their fight for a democratic and just Singapore. The event served as a reminder that the struggle for democracy and justice is an ongoing one, and that the sacrifices of past activists continue to inspire and guide activists today. https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2023/02/21/activists-of-three-generations-commemorate-60th-anniversary-of-operation-coldstore/

The Parking.sg app went live in October 2017 and has since received high praise from the Singapore government and mainstream media for being a “well-designed” and “innovative” cashless payment option for motorists. The app replaces the conventional paper parking coupon system and offers a hassle-free experience through a smartphone. The Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong, even introduced the app in his 2017 National Day Rally speech. “Dozens of other cities have parking apps. Why do we not? So I pushed HDB and URA to go digital. And I am glad that with GovTech’s help, we have now developed an app for street parking – and it is called Parking.sg,” said PM Lee during his speech. At that time, we did not know that his son, Li Hongyi was behind the development of the app. But later on, the Government Technology Agency (GovTech) — an agency under the Prime Minister’s Office — publicly attributed the app’s development to Li and his team with the backing of the Ministry of National Development (MND), the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), and the Housing and Development Board (HDB). Media outlets in Singapore, such as the Straits Times, often report on Li’s achievement of having created the app which forms part of Singapore’s Smart Nation drive. Li too often gives speeches about his experience developing the app in various conferences and seminars. In his various speeches, Li speaks about his experience developing the app, which he said started from an observation that people were using too many “annoying” parking coupons, which often led to people rushing appointments so they did not overrun the time they had paid for. “Just to sort of give you a sense of how these things go. Right here on the left is the earliest concept we ever did for the app. This was done in like 2013 or something like that. And on the right is what we finally launched with at the end of 2017, I believe, October 2017, I think. Yes. And you can see how the UI and everything evolved along the way. Now, this literally was done in PowerPoint. It’s just drag dropped in squares and like text boxes and all that,” he said at a talk during the iMagination Week Singapore 2019. NYP student’s invention predated Li Hongyi’s parking app conceptualisation TOC had previously reported five Temasek Polytechnic (TP) students coming up with a similar idea in 2016. In that report, we noted that GovTech was only established in 2016, and asked who Parking.sg could have belonged to since the app was only conceptualized in 2013. And till today, we still do not know the answer to that question. But what we do know now, is that three students from Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) had already developed a similar app called “PP-Coupon” in 2013. This predates the supposed conceptualisation of the Parking.sg app by whichever ministry or statutory board. The NYP team utilized data provided by government agencies to create a working prototype for the app and won two awards for their app’s functionality in February 2013. They were even praised by Mrs Josephine Teo, who was then Minister of State for the Ministry of Transport, during the presentation of an award to the team. Acknowledging the potential of the app, Mrs Teo said: “We don’t want to have to worry about the time limit of our parking coupons during our visits to our families and be unable to enjoy the time with them.” (From Left: Josephine Teo, Fan Wei Lun, Lim Min Kuan and Lim Sheng Han) Award presentation in 2013 Following the success of their app, The NYP students then pitched it to authorities such as URA and HDB and had a visit from URA at their polytechnic. While interested, the officials allegedly informed them after their presentation that their project would no longer be feasible as the government was going to roll out the new ERP2.0 system, which would replace the system of coupon payments for parking. However, four years later, the NYP students were surprised to hear the announcement of the Parking.sg app by PM Lee, which was created with the support of the same agencies that had earlier dashed their dreams of further developing their final year project with the government. “When I saw the news abt Parking.SG – I was very indignant as I started to question why didn’t URA tell them about the ERP 2.0.? Where is ERP 2.0 that was informed by URA that is abt to phase in? And why is the app so similar to ours?” questioned one of the team members when contacted by TOC. There is no doubt how Parking.sg has improved the daily lives of motorists in Singapore from the old practice of having to tear paper coupons and being fined for underestimating the time needed for their parking. It is nevertheless puzzling how the app was developed despite Land Transport Authority (LTA)’s commitment to a new Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)-based ERP system that could facilitate coupon-less street parking, especially considering it works pretty much the same way as the app developed by the NYP students. Then-Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew had already informed the public in 2013 that the government concluded through a two-year study that a satellite-based electronic road pricing (ERP) system, which can charge according to distance travelled, is likely to be feasible in Singapore. This system would include couponless street parking and dynamic charging for off-peak cars. While the ERP2.0 was said to be operational by 2020, LTA has delayed the rollout date to 2021 and later to the second half of 2023, supposedly due to the shortage of microchips. One would wonder why the sudden U-turn in policy, especially given the possible duplication of services when ERP2.0 comes online. And while the app created by Li’s team has created convenience for motorists in Singapore, it is still sad to know how the students who first came up with their well-thought-out alternative to paper-based parking coupons in 2013 — according to their recollections — were told to give up the development of their project which could have been a “Parking.sg”. https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2023/02/21/controversy-arises-over-parking-sgs-development-timeline-with-similarities-to-poly-students-app-in-2013/

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Two self-radicalised Singaporeans, aged 15 and 16, were issued with an Order of Detention (OD) and Restriction Order (RO) under the Internal Security Act (ISA) in Dec., 2022 and Jan., 2023, the Internal Security Department announced on Feb. 21. The 15-year-old is the youngest individual to be detained under the ISA for terrorism-related activities thus far. 15-year-old youngest to be detained; willing to conduct suicide operations to kill "disbelievers" The 15-year-old boy was arrested under the ISA in Nov., 2022. He was self-radicalised by online terrorist propaganda and was supportive of Al Qaeda (AQ) and ISIS. According to ISD, he had considered conducting attacks in Singapore, and harboured the desire to establish an Islamic caliphate through violent means. The 15-year-old came across podcasts by foreign segregationist preacher, Ismail Menk, in early 2022 while searching for religious content online. Menk has been banned from preaching in Singapore since 2015 as his segregationist teachings promote religious disharmony, ISD said. The 15-year-old "avidly consumed" these materials and went on to search for more religious knowledge when he was exposed to violent militant content including ISIS propaganda. He then got in touch with foreign personas who influenced him further with their extremist beliefs. "Deeply radicalised" within months By mid-2022, the boy was "deeply radicalised", ISD said. He shared pro-ISIS material on his social media accounts, and even tried to buy an ISIS flag on e-commerce platforms in the latter half of 2022 even though the attempt was unsuccessful. He also idolised AQ's deceased founder Osama bin Laden and regarded the 9/11 attacks as a justified act of retaliation against Americans who had killed "innocent Muslims", ISD revealed. The 15-year-old shared violent AQ and ISIS videos, including beheading videos, with his classmates in an attempt to radicalise them. However, none of his classmates took interest. He was convinced that armed violence was permissible against "disbelievers", which include Shia and Sufi Muslims as well as non-Muslims. He also perceived those who "oppressed" Muslims, enforced secular laws or obstructed the establishment of an Islamic caliphate as "disbelievers" who should be killed. He also tried to convince two foreign online contacts to join him in undertaking armed violence, but failed. The boy even wanted to travel to Afghanistan to live in an Islamic caliphate that is governed by sharia (Islamic law). Considered killing "disbelievers" in Singapore The 15-year-old was also willing to support any group that was seeking to establish an Islamic caliphate in Singapore or abroad, including conducting suicide operations to kill "disbelievers". In late 2022, the boy had considered conducting knife attacks to behead non-Muslims in popular tourist areas in Singapore. He also fantasised about exploding himself as a suicide bomber after being "inspired" by ISIS's beheading and suicide bombing videos, which he frequently viewed online. While he was deeply entrenched in his radical views, the teen had yet taken any preparation towards actualising these ideas at the point of his arrest, ISD said. 16-year-old self-radicalised individual joined ISIS-themed servers on an online gaming platform Another 16-year-old was also found to have been self-radicalised after consuming online ISIS propaganda through YouTube and online music streaming platforms. ISD found that he had an interest in far-right extremist content when he was 14, including those which were anti-Semitic and supportive of neo-Nazi groups whose ideologies promoted a "race war". After being assessed to be vulnerable to radicalisation, the boy was cautioned by ISD back in 2020. Despite the warning, the boy continued to imbibe ISIS propaganda and engaged in ISIS-related discussions online. Over time, he became supportive of ISIS's goal of creating an Islamic caliphate through violence such as the use of beheading, shootings and suicide bombings. He joined multiple ISIS-themed servers on online gaming platform Roblox, where the virtual game settings replicated physical ISIS conflict zones, such as those in Syria and Marawi city in southern Philippines. He regarded himself as an ISIS member in these games and was proud of his roles as the "spokesperson" and "chief propagandist" for his in-game ISIS faction. The boy also shared his support for ISIS onto social media between late 2021 and early 2022. ISD revealed in the press release that these two youths were online contacts of the 18-year-old Singaporean Muhammad Irfan Danyal bin Mohamad Nor who was recently detailed under the ISA in December last year. The three of them were self-radicalised separately but became acquainted through the same extreme social media channel. They had not met in-person or discussed plans to travel together, ISD added. The youths concealed their radical activities with measures such as using private web browsers and the 16-year-old even used code words while communicating with Irfan and other extremist personas online. As such, their family members were not aware of their radical views or support for armed violence. 'Comprehensive and holistic' approach to youth rehabilitation ISD said that they are partnering the Religious Rehabilitation Group and the Inter-Agency Aftercare Group to create a comprehensive and holistic rehabilitation programme for detainees and RO supervisees. For example, all detainees attend religious counselling sessions at least once a month by a religious counsellor from the RRG and a psychologist will also engage these radicalised individuals to address non-ideological factors such as their propensity for hatred and violence. Each detainee and supervisee will be supported in this rehabilitation process and when they ready to be reintegrated into the society. For example, they will be granted weekly family visits and assigned an aftercare officer who will provide additional social support. For self-radicalised youths, ISD also works with their schools to minimise any disruption to the youths' education. The 15-year-old has been provided with his school curriculum and study materials so that he can continue with his studies while in detention. Tutors were also assigned to help him prepare for his national examinations. The 16-year-old RO supervisee will also be supported by his school principal, school counsellor and form teacher who will monitor his behaviour and progress while he's in school. 11 self-radicalised youths aged 20 or below handled by ISD since 2015 Since 2015, ISD has dealt with 11 self-radicalised Singaporean youths aged 20 or below under the ISA. All were radicalised online, ISD added. ISD cautioned that the extremist and terrorist groups have been misusing online gaming platforms to disseminate their ideological beliefs through video games and to recruit young members through this medium. The department urged family members and friends to take notice of changes in behaviour among those around them and look out for possible signs of radicalisation so that the authorities can intervene early to avert a tragedy, ISD said. Some possible signs, but are not limited to, are: Frequently surfing radical websites; Posting/sharing extremist views on social media platforms, such as expressing support/admiration for terrorists/terrorist groups as well as the use of violence; Sharing their extremist views with friends and relatives; Making remarks that promote ill-will or hatred towards people of other races or religions; Expressing intent to participate in acts of violence overseas or in Singapore; and/or Inciting others to participate in acts of violence. If you suspect anyone has been radicalised, you can call the ISD Counter-Terrorism Centre hotline at 1800 2626 473. https://mothership.sg/2023/02/15-year-old-self-radicalised-detained-isa-osama-suicide-operations/

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SINGAPORE: Senior Minister of State (SMS) Sim Ann has drawn flak online after delivering a “stunning” one-liner, in response to a parliamentary question posed by Workers’ Party (WP) Member of Parliament (MP) Leon Perera on the Voluntary Early Redevelopment Scheme (VERS). Mr Perera was among his WP colleagues, secretary-general Pritam Singh and Jamus Lim, who was seeking clarification from Ms Sim on housing policies. He asked the ruling party politician whether the Government will extend VERS to all blocks in Singapore and added, “That’s just one simple question. Thank you.” Ms Sim responded, “I am glad of your interest in VERS. Please stay tuned.” The exchange took place two weeks ago, on 7 Feb, but it went viral on social media over the weekend, when TikTok user @whatdoyouthinkleh posted a clip of Mr Perera’s question and the Senior Minister’s reply. @whatdoyouthinkleh called her reply “stunning.” Others in the comment section called her reply unprofessional and criticised her for her inability in answering a simple question tactfully and her audacity to issue such a reply in an arena like Parliament. Some added that this was why more opposition MPs are needed in the ruling party-dominated Parliament. This is not the first time Ms Sim has issued such irreverent comments. In an exceedingly sarcastic speech she delivered during the 2015 General Election campaign period, she personally attacked veteran opposition politician Dr Chee Soon Juan as someone who likes to “chut pattern”, or someone who is full of antics. Take a look at her speech HERE. https://theindependent.sg/sim-anns-stay-tuned-reply-to-leon-pereras-question-on-vers-draws-flak-from-tiktokers/

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