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	Politics of Singapore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Although Singapore's laws are inherited from British and British Indian laws, including many elements of English common law, the PAP has also consistently rejected liberal democratic values, which it typifies as Western and states that there should not be a 'one-size-fits-all' solution to a democracy.
		The Singapore presidential election of 2005 was to be held on 27 August 2005 to elect the President of Singapore.
		Singapore general election, 2006 marked the first time since 1988 the PAP did not return to power on nomination day, with the opposition parties fielding candidates in over half of the constituencies.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_Singapore (2990 words)

	Asia Times Online :: Southeast Asia news and business from Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam
		Yet a new government ban on electioneering and political discussion over the Internet during the current 10-day election season shows that the PAP may be falling out of step with a new generation of Singaporean voters, who increasingly say they favor more democracy and less government intervention in their daily lives.
		Singapore's election system has since the 1980s been structured and regulated in ways that inhibit small opposition parties from fielding candidates, including the cumbersome requirement that parties must assemble an ethnically balanced six-member committee to contest a single parliamentary seat.
		Singapore's first family has a long history of filing crippling criminal defamation suits against feisty journalists and opposition politicians, including most recently a libel suit threat against the Singapore Democratic Party related to its allegations of a government cover-up of corruption at the National Kidney Foundation.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/Southeast_Asia/HD27Ae03.html (1816 words)

	History of Singapore - SgWiki
		Singapore, renamed Syonan-to (昭南島 Shōnan-tō, "Light of the South Island" in Japanese), was occupied by the Japanese from 1942 to 1945.
		Singapore's port thus gave her an advantage over her neighbouring countries because the industries and investors were at a favourable spot for efficient exports of refined goods and import of raw material.
		Singapore took the step of nationalising companies that would not survive on their own, or could otherwise be detrimental for Singapore if they were not closely in line with government policy.
	www.sgwiki.com /wiki/History_of_Singapore (8859 words)

	Singapore - Road to Independence
		Marshall, who was a member of Singapore's small Jewish community, had studied law in Britain, fought with the Singapore Volunteer Corps during the Japanese invasion, and worked in the coal mines of Hokkaido as a prisoner of war.
		Election fever gripped Singapore during the month-long campaign, and the results of the April 2 contest sent shock waves as far as Britain, where it had been expected that the Progressive Party would win handily.
		The Singapore delegation returned to a hero's welcome; the Legislative Assembly accepted the proposals, and a delegation was scheduled to go to London in 1958 for a third and final round of talks on the new constitution.
	countrystudies.us /singapore/10.htm (3789 words)

	Mixed signals on prospect of early elections
		SINGAPORE Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong's call for the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) to map out an election strategy has raised mixed signals about the prospect of early polls in the prosperous island state.
		Singapore's leading newspaper, the pro-government Straits Times, said today that Goh's appeal to the party faithful was sure to fuel speculation that elections could be held before the August 2002 schedule.
		PAP has been unchallenged as Singapore's ruling power since statehood was established in 1965, and in the last election it won 81 of the 83 seats, most of them uncontested.
	www.singapore-window.org /sw00/001206af.htm (597 words)

	CNN - Ruling party wins Singapore elections before vote - Dec. 23, 1996
		The country's election commission set the date for the election for January 2, allowing the minimum nine days for campaigning after the close of nominations.
		Singapore analysts say the public has little faith in the opposition's ability to run the government.
		With a PAP victory assured, analysts said, Singapore voters might be more inclined to support opposition candidates on the principle that an dissenting voice is needed in government.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/9612/23/singapore.election (315 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Asia-Pacific \| Q&A: Singapore elections
		Singapore's voters go to the polls on 6 May to elect a new single-chamber parliament.
		With Singapore's opposition parties fielding candidates in 47 of the 84 constituencies, only 1.2m voters will actually be called upon to make their choice on election day.
		As in many countries however, Singapore is now facing challenges from the impact of globalisation and China's low-wage manufacturing economy.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/asia-pacific/4976536.stm (565 words)

	Bloggers muzzled in Singapore elections (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Dr Balaji Sadasivan, Singapore's information and communications minister, argued that free-for-all debate could "confuse and mislead the public" and insisted that politically themed blogs must be registered with the government.
		Singapore is a parliamentary democracy with a population of 4.5 million and has been dominated by the same political party for more than 40 years.
		While a date for Singapore's next parliamentary elections, due by mid-2007, has not yet been set, media reports suggest that the government is most likely to call them during the next few months.
	www.vnunet.com /articles/print/2153358 (407 words)

	Singapore Elections
		Singapore Elections web site houses the most comprehensive data archive of Singapore election results throughout the country's entire history that is unmatched by any other Singapore web site of a similar topic.
		A candidate's election deposit will be forfeited if he or she garners less than one-eighth or 12.5% of the votes cast in the ward contested.
		In 1959, Singapore was granted full self-governance by the British authorities with all seats open for elections and compulsory voting, but LF was voted out of power and a PAP government took over.
	www.singapore-elections.com (804 words)

	Index of Economic Freedom 2006 - Singapore
		Singapore's fiscal burden of government score is 0.4 point better this year.
		In 2004, based on data from the Singapore Department of Statistics, government expenditures as a share of GDP decreased by 1.2 percentage points to 15.7 percent, compared to a 0.2 percentage point decrease in 2003.
		Singapore's financial system is sound and well-regulated, but barriers to foreign banks and bank ownership persist.
	www.heritage.org /research/features/index/country.cfm?id=Singapore (1135 words)

	Parliamentary General Elections 2001
		Singapore was saddled with the worse economic challenges since independence.
		Under the law, an entire electoral constituency, GRC or SMC, has to be vacated before a BE is needed to be called.
		There was another significant increase of the election deposit, which almost doubled.
	www.singapore-elections.com /ge2001 (247 words)

	IFES Election Guide - Country Profile: Singapore - Elections
		The opposition retained the two seats won in the 2001 election and obtained a third one based on an allocation rule for non-constituency seats to parties not represented in the government.
		Singapore's ruling party is returned to power, winning 82 of 84 seats in parliament, but with a lower share of votes.
		Singapore's government has dissolved parliament and announced a general election to be held on 6 May.
	www.electionguide.org /country-news.php?ID=193 (459 words)

	SG Rally: The Singapore Elections Rally Archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Cherian George on SINGAPORE ELECTIONS AND THE MAINSTREAM PRESS and further views from Alex Au of Yawning Bread.
		The election may be over but observers say it is still too early to assess the impact of the Internet on the election.
		SINGAPORE (AP) -- A Singapore opposition politician was arrested Sunday for allegedly threatening the country's election officials, a day after he failed to win a seat in national elections, an aide said.
	sgrally.blogspot.com (1504 words)

	SINGAPORE: parliamentary elections Parliament, 2001
		Elections were held for 84 seats in Parliament following the dissolution of this body.
		On 18 October 2001, the Government announced that a general election would be held on 3 November 2001, even though it was not due until August 2002.
		As the PAP prepared for the elections, tougher economic times, changing demographics and the need to face up to a more uncertain future forced a major change in the style and background of its candidates.
	www.ipu.org /parline-e/reports/arc/2283_01.htm (467 words)

	Elections in Singapore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Constitution of Singapore requires that each Parliament must be dissolved no later than five years after its beginning or first sitting and that parliamentary elections must be held no later than three months from the dissolution of the previous Parliament.
		Singapore has a dominant party political system with the People's Action Party in power since gaining full internal self-rule in 1959 from the British.
		In the 2006 general election, 47 out of 84 seats were contested by the PAP.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elections_in_Singapore (373 words)

	Asia Insights : Singapore
		Singapore's government has announced snap elections for May 6, one year ahead of the June 2007 schedule.
		Analysts believe early elections were called to take advantage of the country's strong economy in order to attract votes.
		Singapore: Incumbent S.R. Nathan was declared President by election officials last week and will serve a second 6-year term.
	www.niaslinc.dk /gateway_to_asia/Asia_insights/Singapore.asp (374 words)

	Channelnewsasia.com
		Podcasting will not be allowed during elections as it does not fall under the "positive list" which states what is allowed under election advertising.
		However, the streaming of explicit political content by individuals during the election period is prohibited under the Election Advertising Regulations.
		The Parliamentary Election Act was amended in 2001 to allow political parties to advertise on the internet.
	www.channelnewsasia.com /stories/singaporelocalnews/view/201330/1/.html (474 words)

	NewsFromRussia.Com Singapore elections: tiny party criticizes government
		A tiny Singapore opposition party has drawn sharp criticism from the prime minister and other government leaders for challenging long-running policies in the run-up to expected parliamentary elections.
		Some political analysts expect the elections to be announced sooner, possibly in the weeks after Lee presents a new budget in Parliament on Feb. 17, so that the government can benefit at the polls from Singapore's current economic health.
		Women candidates and campaigners, many in full veil, were out in unprecedented force in Wednesday's Palestinian elections, talking to female voters and handing out flyers, the bright yellow and green sashes of the two main parties slung across their chests More details...
	newsfromrussia.com /world/2006/01/25/71734.html (2668 words)

	Singapore Elections Seen as Test for Prime Minister
		The Singapore elections Saturday are being seen as the first test of the popularity of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who took up the post in 2004.
		Although his ruling People's Action Party is virtually assured of a majority of seats in parliament, even a small improvement by the tiny opposition could prove an embarrassment for Mr.
		They are used to being taken care of by the government, which plays a pervasive role in their lives.
	www.voanews.com /english/2006-05-05-voa17.cfm (588 words)

	Reporters sans frontières - Singapore
		Singapore Information, Communications and Arts minister, Balaji Sadasivan, repeated on 3 April 2006, the strict rules in force since 2001 on Internet use in electoral periods.
		No official date has been announced for the elections but they are due to be held in the next few months.
		During the last election campaign, in November 2001, the main opposition party, the Singapore Democratic Party, made use of podcasting.
	www.rsf.org /article.php3?id_article=16935 (446 words)

	CNN - Singapore parliament dissolved, elections due soon - DEc. 16, 1996
		SINGAPORE (CNN) -- Singapore's parliament was dissolved Monday, setting the stage for general elections expected to go to the People's Action Party (PAP), which has ruled since 1959.
		A government-controlled newspaper predicted the election would be held January 4, even though Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong is not required to call elections before April 1997.
		Opposition parties won more than 40 percent of the vote in 1991 elections but ended up with just four of the 81 seats.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/9612/16/briefs/singapore.html (158 words)

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		Likewise, Singapore blogs spontaneously choose to obey the law because their authors decide (for whatever reason) that they want to, not because some authority figures are breathing down their backs, watching their every move and delivering instant and painful punishment if they don't.
		The KTM agrees with Bart that what we currently have in Singapore is not so much a struggle of the "elites versus the ordinary joe", but the "ruling elites versus the wannabe elites" (or the new elites in "non-elite underdog" skin, to borrow from Bart's analogy).
		In this election, the Democrats have successfully captured Ohio, one of the swing states responsible for the defeat of John Kerry in 2004.
	feeds.feedburner.com /SingaporeAngle (14964 words)

	BakuTODAY.net - Lee stakes reputation in Singapore elections (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Lee, the 54-year-old son of Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Yew, 82, issued a final appeal for support on the eve of the vote.
		In the 2001 election, the PAP under Goh grabbed 75 percent of all votes cast and 82 of the 84 seats.
		After 47 years under its rule, Singapore is now one of Asia's richest and safest societies with a strong currency, low inflation, a high literacy rate and almost universal home ownership.
	www.bakutoday.net /view.php?d=20450 (799 words)

	Opposition in Singapore nominates 47 candidates for May 6 elections
		Opposition political parties in Singapore, contesting in the May 6 General Election, today nominated 47 candidates to stop the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) from returning to power, breaking a nearly two decade old tradition.
		This is the first time since 1988 that the fragmented opposition parties have managed to gather enough candidates to contest more than half of the seats.
		Singapore will go to polls on May 6 to elect the next government, which has been returning to power with a significant majority since independence in 1965.
	news.webindia123.com /news/Articles/Asia/20060427/318100.html (277 words)

	theory.isthereason » Citizen journalism during the Singapore General Elections 2006
		One of the positive outcomes of the recent Singapore elections is the dramatic shifting of attention towards blogs.
		I can’t wait for the next elections to see more people turn off their televisions (passive media), and tune in to the internet to not just listen, but join in (active media).
		Along with these reports on the election events is the emergence of fresh young voices in the Singapore blogosphere, courageous in their attempts to confront and interrogate the flaws in their authoritarian nation-state.
	theory.isthereason.com /?p=984 (746 words)

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