1. Following are excerpts from the article headlined "Singapore bloggers stage 24-hour ‘blackout’ to protest media regulation" at http://www.techgoondu.com/2013/06/0...out-to-protest-media-regulation/#.Ua_HZtIzPOU (Begin excerpts) Various websites run by Singapore bloggers will stage a “blackout” this Thursday, 12:00 AM to 11:59 PM, to protest against the Media Development Authority’s (MDA) latest licensing regulations. These regulations, which target websites that report on Singapore related news at least once a week, and attracts visitors from 50,000 unique Singapore IP addresses every month, will require online news sites to put up a S$50,000 “performance bond” and to remove any content found to be in breach of MDA’s standards. So far, MDA has identified ten websites that will have to comply, including Yahoo! News Singapore. According to MDA, the new rules will put online news sites “on a more consistent regulatory framework with traditional news platforms which are already individually licensed.” Naturally, the move is being seen by many as political censorship, and has even attracted international attention, including from the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Authorities, however, insist that the regulations are not intended as a clampdown on alternative voices. This “blackout”, reminiscent of the protests against SOPA and PIPA back in January 2012, is organised by the “Free My Internet” movement, a group of netizens who has decried the new regulations and is calling for its abolishment. The group is also organising a physical protest to be held at Hong Lim Park this Saturday..... (End excerpts) 2. This Thursday, 12:00 AM to 11:59 PM (Singapore time), over 100 Singaporeans sites and blogs went dark as part of a coordinated protest against the Media Development Authority’s (MDA) licensing scheme. A sample of the "blackout" Singapore websites are listed below: The Online Citizen http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/ The Heart Truths http://thehearttruths.com/ Sgpolitics.net http://www.sgpolitics.net/ Singapore Armchair Critic http://singaporearmchaircritic.wordpress.com/ Jacob 69 http://jacob69.wordpress.com/ Jentrified Citizen http://jentrifiedcitizen.wordpress.com/ Spuddings http://www.spuddings.net/ 3. More news about the big Singapore "internet blackout" can be found in the following links: Singapore bloggers to stage 'internet blackout' rally in protest against new regulations http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/artic...e-internet-blackout-rally-protest-against-new MrBrown http://www.mrbrown.com/ Top Singapore socio-political blog might shut http://www.tremeritus.com/2013/05/29/top-singapores-socio-political-blog-might-shut/ Bloggers stage 24-hour "blackout" to protest new MDA licensing regime http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/bloggers-stage-24-hour-blackout-to-prote/699302.html Singapore bloggers prepare for ‘internet blackout’ http://asiancorrespondent.com/108676/singapore-bloggers-internet-blackout-free-my-internet/ Singapore sites blackout to protest MDA rules http://www.singapolitics.sg/news/singapore-sites-blackout-protest-mda-rules Taking on the Internet http://littlespeck.com/content/lifestyle/CTrendsLifestyle-130601.htm Government Gets tough http://littlespeck.com/content/politics/CTrendsPolitics-130505.htm The 10 Best (Uncensored) Political Blogs In Singapore http://www.angryangmo.com/2009/11/06/10-best-political-blogs-uncensored-singapore/
Wendy Cheng (born 28 April 1984), better known by her pseudonym Xiaxue (which means "snowing" in Chinese), is a Singaporean celebrity blogger who posts about her life, fashion and local issues. Her main blog, which attracts about 50,000 readers daily, has won prestigious blog awards and earned her sponsorship deals, as well as stints as a columnist and TV show host. She is a contentious figure in the Singaporean blogosphere, with some of her posts sparking national controversies. Xiaxue http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiaxue The following are two of her ten blogs: http://xiaxue.blogspot.sg/ http://www.clicknetwork.tv/watch.aspx?c=1&p=8&v=923
I stopped following Wendy Cheng several years ago when she started screwing a young white guy from Texas.
One question that is often asked is "What is the best way to put a screw in a brick wall?" The question may now be phrased in this way: "What is the best way to put a brick wall in a screw?" It's also surprising that you know so much about Singapore when compared to many US university professors who still mistaken Singapore as part of China. How is the best way to put a screw in a brick wall? http://www.ask.com/question/how-is-the-best-way-to-put-a-screw-in-a-brick-wall
I am well informed on the search of the British Empire for cheap labor and the way British ruthlessness changed the world. Singapore is a case in point. Besides I have been around since the dawn of time and remember world history. Besides there was a time when I was America's goodwill ambassador to the women of East Asia. In that capacity I learned what a tight fit meant. I presume a screw hole drilled in a brick is also a tight fit.
At least you have some sweet memories left for "total recall" after awakening from your old American dream. You are invited to write a senyu poem about it in the thread below: http://www.politicalforum.com/creat...-whatever-writing-you-regard-senryu-poem.html
Gweilo captured hearts from Guangdong Gweilo thought he was in charge of love Until Gweilo's heart was captured.
Gweilo spent the whole night Trying to put a brick wall in a screw, But ended up putting the screw in the brick wall.
