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		<title>Festive Greetings</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:23:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lunar New Year Greetings to all: 新年快乐，龙年行大运！ And here a Christian one: The lord bless and keep you, The lord make his face to shine upon you The lord be kind to you and give you peace. Filed under: Well Wishes Tagged: Christianity, Lunar New Year<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=zachisaiahchia.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9705790&amp;post=493&amp;subd=zachisaiahchia&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Young Man’s Thoughts on Ministerial Salaries</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:19:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ministerial Salary Review]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kudos should be given to the salary review committee for having the courage to propose cuts of around 35% for minister’s pay, and openly explaining the whole eventual review to the public, which potentially could have led to much grief to the members of the committee. It is in itself a step ahead for the... <a href="http://zachisaiahchia.wordpress.com/2012/01/05/a-young-mans-thoughts-on-ministerial-salaries/">Read more.</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=zachisaiahchia.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9705790&amp;post=486&amp;subd=zachisaiahchia&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Thinking Out Loud &#8211; The Opening Question (On Democracy)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2011 08:54:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Quantity and quality are two different concepts, similarly what most people want may not be what most people really need. The smart decision can be, but is not always the &#8216;popularly&#8217; chosen one, it is very possible that the minority stand point (the unpopular one) is correct. &#8220;Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is two wolves... <a href="http://zachisaiahchia.wordpress.com/2011/08/21/thinking-out-loud-the-opening-question-on-democracy/">Read more.</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=zachisaiahchia.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9705790&amp;post=477&amp;subd=zachisaiahchia&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Quote &#8211; S. Rajaratnam on Ability over Race</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2011 08:31:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is often the case that a great many members of a community may in fact be safeguarded and extended by people of other communities, than from their own community. It is often maintained that the Chinese as the economically dominant class, exploit and take advantage of the economic weakness of others. Those who attribute... <a href="http://zachisaiahchia.wordpress.com/2011/08/21/quote-s-rajaratnam-on-meritocracy-over-race/">Read more.</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=zachisaiahchia.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9705790&amp;post=473&amp;subd=zachisaiahchia&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Post GE 2011 Analysis – Part Four: People&#8217;s Action Party</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 17:32:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pre GE The PAP turned the heat on itself in this election by making many missteps. Apart from its refusal to apologies for among the many issues the flood in Orchard Road, the escape of Mas Selemat, the influx of foreigners, housing woes, DPM Teo Chee Hean announcement another salary hike for civil servants and... <a href="http://zachisaiahchia.wordpress.com/2011/06/20/post-ge-2011-analysis-%e2%80%93-part-four-peoples-action-party/">Read more.</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=zachisaiahchia.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9705790&amp;post=442&amp;subd=zachisaiahchia&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Post GE 2011 Analysis – Part Three: National Solidarity Party &amp; Singapore People&#8217;s Party</title>
		<link>http://zachisaiahchia.wordpress.com/2011/06/19/post-ge-2011-analysis-%e2%80%93-part-three-national-solidarity-party-singapore-peoples-party/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 16:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[National Solidarity Party Pre GE No one expected the NSP to field as many candidates as it did, certainly not 24 candidates. But it had a superb chance of entering parliament especially after it managed to recruit some outstanding candidates in Hazel Poa, Tony Tan and Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss, and was contesting in seats with extremely... <a href="http://zachisaiahchia.wordpress.com/2011/06/19/post-ge-2011-analysis-%e2%80%93-part-three-national-solidarity-party-singapore-peoples-party/">Read more.</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=zachisaiahchia.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9705790&amp;post=437&amp;subd=zachisaiahchia&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Post GE 2011 Analysis &#8211; Part Two: Singapore Democratic Party</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:38:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pre GE The Singapore Democratic Party had the most outstanding online campaign; Its short videos such as “Time for Change” and “SDP loves Singapore” especially caught the eye. This would be definite vote-getters if political parties could buy airtime on national Television. This closest any other party came to competing with the quality of short... <a href="http://zachisaiahchia.wordpress.com/2011/06/18/post-ge-2011-analysis-part-two-singapore-democratic-party/">Read more.</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=zachisaiahchia.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9705790&amp;post=428&amp;subd=zachisaiahchia&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Post GE 2011 Analysis &#8211; Part One: The Workers Party</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 10:29:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>zachisaiahchia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pre-GE Quiet, mysterious, yet intriguing all the same. It began with The New Paper breaking a story on Chen Show Mao as a possible candidate for the Worker’s Party. His credentials, which far outstrip even many sitting Cabinet Ministers drew a lively response from the public. Chen’s entry was then followed up by the high... <a href="http://zachisaiahchia.wordpress.com/2011/06/17/post-ge-2011-analysis-part-one-the-workers-party/">Read more.</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=zachisaiahchia.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9705790&amp;post=417&amp;subd=zachisaiahchia&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Post GE 2011 Analysis &#8211; Introduction</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 10:19:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One month after the General Elections, Singapore is now gearing up for its next elections – the Presidential Elections. Now that the heat for the parliamentary elections has been turned down somewhat, this is the best time for rational discourse on the performance of individual parties and the challenges each party faces in the future... <a href="http://zachisaiahchia.wordpress.com/2011/06/17/post-ge-2011-analysis-introduction/">Read more.</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=zachisaiahchia.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9705790&amp;post=412&amp;subd=zachisaiahchia&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Vicious Web</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 05:22:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The past elections had seen Singaporeans give vent to many frustrations. Among them, the influx of foreigners, the rising cost of living, ‘national service for locals, jobs for foreigners’ etc… Then there were other issues such as ministerial salaries, the elite-farmer divide and the politically uneven playing field. A whole host of interesting analogies were... <a href="http://zachisaiahchia.wordpress.com/2011/06/07/a-vicious-web/">Read more.</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=zachisaiahchia.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9705790&amp;post=403&amp;subd=zachisaiahchia&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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