Transparency, accountability and inclusion: A democratic Singapore for Singaporeans
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Kenneth Jeyaretnam’s Speech for Human Rights Day 2011
Text of Speech Delivered at Hong Lim Park on 10 December 2011 Good afternoon everyone, I’m here to talk to you about Human Rights Day 2011. I will start with a bit of history. Human Rights Day was established by the UN to commemorate the Universal Declaration on Human Rights published in 1948. This set … Read more
Rally for Reform-An Invitation to Make It Right for Singapore
Dear Fellow Singaporean, It has taken a lot of your blood, sweat and tears over some nearly 50 years for Singaporeans to get to where we are today. But the next election is not about where we have been and what we have done, it is about the kind of Singapore we leave behind for … Read more
Why the PAP’s pre-Election Budget will still shortchange Singaporeans
In his speech to the PAP Conference on 27th November, PM Lee said that Singaporeans could expect a good Budget because government revenues had been better than expected. The Reform Party is not surprised by this. The real question is why Singaporeans have not benefited for so many years from excessive government surpluses all these … Read more