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There is a heated discussion on hardwarezone about an online petition started by a Singaporean (?) who said that Muslims in Singapore are forced to remove the Hijab in certain occupations. But as the debate rages on, some sharp-eyed netters doubted the integrity of the online petition because the petition numbers can be inflated artificially by repetitious entries. Do any governments in the world or any corporations in the world give a flying fark about online petitions? Shouldn't a real petition should be signed physically with name and NRIC on paper and then hand delivered to the parties concerned? Online petitions cheapen the cause of petitions. I don't want to embed any picture here for sensitivity reasons. If you want to see, click this link to see => http://i.imgur.com/PRcd0Q1.jpg

Emeritus Senior Minister Goh joins National Bank of Kuwait

Quite a lot of questions this time round on "what ifs?"... "What if Ah Loong loses?" Sharing some basic knowledge about the whole "democracy" in Singapore. Other more enlightened brothers feel free to chip in or correct any errors. _____________________________________________________________________ The whole process roughly goes like this: 1) PM proposes to the President to dissolve parliament. 2) President gives the go ahead and dissolves parliament. 3) Nominations of candidates. 4)Campaigning... Mudslinging... Character assassination... 5) Appointment of Prime Minister by President based on majority confidence in Parliament (typically the winning party with the most votes). ***so to answer most of the queries, Ah Loong can lose his position and still be appointed PM by Prataman. However if the other parties hold most of the seats in parliament, he will not be able to rubber stamp anything. 6) PM designates and appoints his own ministers. NMP or NCMP can be appointed as ministers technically, but they usually will at least be an MP since they are in the winning party. _____________________________________________________________________ We have 3 branches in goverment: 1) Executive - The cabinet of ministers, generally controls and holds most of the power in the government. They pass laws like 10% GST, etc... 2) Legislative - The MPs, they vote on bills, question the ministers, etc... 3) Judiciary - The legal branch, they interpret laws, pass judgements, set precedents, etc... No one is above the law and so on and forth... Theoretically, the 3 branches are able to check each others power and prevent abuses. However, some are more equal than others. _____________________________________________________________________ Even if PAP were to be totally voted out in the next GE, they will still exercise tremendous power via their statutory boards, civil & public service. The "Elected" President can also appoint alot of powerful positions, CDF, COA, Chief Justice, AG, CPIB Director, etc... unless overruled by at least two-third of Parliament. Oh, and who determines who is eligible for Presidency? The Presidential Elections Committee, comprising Chairman PSC, Chairman ACRA, a member of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights. Disclaimer: Some of the statements made be made in error, it is just roughly how I remember it. http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/

Singapore places great emphasis on governance & transparency: PM Lee Channel NewsAsia - Saturday, April 17 SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Singapore places great emphasis on corporate governance and transparency because it needs to set itself apart from other countries. Otherwise, no one would set up banks or base their headquarters in Singapore. In a half