Tuesday, 9 August 2016
Individualism (A poem on 10 August 2016)
Individualism (A poem)
I realize that individualism is about everyone.
Everyone is an individual.
Individuality is the state of an individual in the world.
The individual is the human being.
The individual is free.
The individual has rights.
The individual is unique.
The individual has potential.
The individual has choice.
The individual is protected.
The individual is indestructible.
The individual has dignity.
The individual values diversity.
The individual creates infinity.
The individual is loving.
The poem is wrtten by Mr. Chua Lee Kheng and sent to the world from the Republic of Singapore on 10 August 2016, Wednesday.
Saturday, 16 July 2016
Singapore: Firms Told Not to Support LGBT Event
Singapore: Firms Told Not to Support LGBT Event
http://www.refworld.org/
The government of Singapore should rescind its call for foreign corporations to cease sponsorship of a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) diversity event, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to the home affairs minister. The government's June 2016 warning to companies that sponsor the PinkDot festival, an annual LGBT gathering, sends a discriminatory message contrary to basic rights and global business standards.
On June 4, thousands gathered in Singapore for the festival, an annual celebration of LGBT diversity carried out since 2009 under Singapore's stringent public assembly laws. On June 7, 2016, Singapore's Home Affairs Ministry called on corporate sponsors of the event to cease their support, saying that, "foreign entities should not interfere in our domestic issues, especially political issues or controversial social issues with political overtones … LGBTI issues are one such example."
"Singapore's demand that foreign companies stop sponsoring PinkDot encourages corporations to discriminate against LGBT people," said Brad Adams, Asia director at Human Rights Watch. "This is not only reprehensible toward LGBT people, but to corporations that have pledged to eliminate bias in their corporate practices."
The Singapore government's statement runs counter to the responsibilities that corporations have under the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, Human Rights Watch said.
Singapore is home to a growing number of companies from Asia, Europe, North America, and Latin America that recognize LGBT rights and have incorporated them into their corporate non-discrimination policies. Some of the corporations that sponsored the 2016 PinkDot festival have already responded to the government's statement by reaffirming their commitment to LGBT inclusion and nondiscrimination.
In the wake of the violent attack on a gay nightclub in Orlando in the United States on June 12, in which 49 people died and over 50 were injured, a group of Singaporeans held a vigil at the place where PinkDot was held the week before. One of the organizers told the crowd: "In Singapore we have absolutely no protection from any form of discrimination or even possible hate crimes committed in the future. But you know what … we are still here …We won't be cast aside."
On June 15, in response to the Orlando attack, Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam told reporters: "The government's duty… is to protect everyone. Their race, their religion, their sexual orientation, they are not relevant in terms of the government's duty to protect." The deputy prime minister and coordinating minister for national security, Teo Chee Hean, also said on June 13: "Let us treasure the peace and harmony we enjoy in Singapore, and focus on the common humanity we share."
"The government's June 7 statement to companies not only encourages discrimination against LGBT people, it threatens the fundamental rights of all Singaporeans," Adams said. "Such incitement to discrimination is a stain on the country's reputation as a welcome home for international business."
Copyright notice: © Copyright, Human Rights Watch
http://www.refworld.org/
The government of Singapore should rescind its call for foreign corporations to cease sponsorship of a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) diversity event, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to the home affairs minister. The government's June 2016 warning to companies that sponsor the PinkDot festival, an annual LGBT gathering, sends a discriminatory message contrary to basic rights and global business standards.
On June 4, thousands gathered in Singapore for the festival, an annual celebration of LGBT diversity carried out since 2009 under Singapore's stringent public assembly laws. On June 7, 2016, Singapore's Home Affairs Ministry called on corporate sponsors of the event to cease their support, saying that, "foreign entities should not interfere in our domestic issues, especially political issues or controversial social issues with political overtones … LGBTI issues are one such example."
"Singapore's demand that foreign companies stop sponsoring PinkDot encourages corporations to discriminate against LGBT people," said Brad Adams, Asia director at Human Rights Watch. "This is not only reprehensible toward LGBT people, but to corporations that have pledged to eliminate bias in their corporate practices."
The Singapore government's statement runs counter to the responsibilities that corporations have under the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, Human Rights Watch said.
Singapore is home to a growing number of companies from Asia, Europe, North America, and Latin America that recognize LGBT rights and have incorporated them into their corporate non-discrimination policies. Some of the corporations that sponsored the 2016 PinkDot festival have already responded to the government's statement by reaffirming their commitment to LGBT inclusion and nondiscrimination.
In the wake of the violent attack on a gay nightclub in Orlando in the United States on June 12, in which 49 people died and over 50 were injured, a group of Singaporeans held a vigil at the place where PinkDot was held the week before. One of the organizers told the crowd: "In Singapore we have absolutely no protection from any form of discrimination or even possible hate crimes committed in the future. But you know what … we are still here …We won't be cast aside."
On June 15, in response to the Orlando attack, Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam told reporters: "The government's duty… is to protect everyone. Their race, their religion, their sexual orientation, they are not relevant in terms of the government's duty to protect." The deputy prime minister and coordinating minister for national security, Teo Chee Hean, also said on June 13: "Let us treasure the peace and harmony we enjoy in Singapore, and focus on the common humanity we share."
"The government's June 7 statement to companies not only encourages discrimination against LGBT people, it threatens the fundamental rights of all Singaporeans," Adams said. "Such incitement to discrimination is a stain on the country's reputation as a welcome home for international business."
Copyright notice: © Copyright, Human Rights Watch
Saturday, 18 June 2016
Don't kill, talk to LGBT instead...
In view of the USA Orlando mass shooting, I say, don't kill them, talk to them instead to build mutual understanding. This message is from Singapore.
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why not? warum nicht? 火龙你尸体?
why some people think their religion / philosophy has got more
VVRRROOOOM that others'?
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The Inquirer
The most unbiased and independent participant on Usenet. I whack both
sides of any debate with my questions. If there is a 3rd, 4th, ... etc
side, I will also whack!
I thought he's had become sashimi and been eaten already?
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On 19/6/2016 2:06 PM, independent individual wrote:
> In view of the USA Orlando mass shooting, I say, don't kill them, talk to them instead to build mutual understanding. This message is from Singapore.
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why can't people just "live and let live"?> In view of the USA Orlando mass shooting, I say, don't kill them, talk to them instead to build mutual understanding. This message is from Singapore.
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why not? warum nicht? 火龙你尸体?
why some people think their religion / philosophy has got more
VVRRROOOOM that others'?
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The Inquirer
The most unbiased and independent participant on Usenet. I whack both
sides of any debate with my questions. If there is a 3rd, 4th, ... etc
side, I will also whack!
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Paul might be able to answer you. You know he did, you know he did. So, Live and Let Dive.
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Lgbt, actually you hv the parts. So?
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On 21/6/2016 12:29 AM, Pangkor wrote:
> Paul might be able to answer you. You know he did, you know he did. So, Live and Let Dive.
>
you mean Paul the Octopus?> Paul might be able to answer you. You know he did, you know he did. So, Live and Let Dive.
>
I thought he's had become sashimi and been eaten already?
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6/19/2016 Sunday Don't vote for PAP in future elections!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted in soc.culture.Singapore on 19th June 2016 Sunday:
Don't vote for PAP in future elections!!!
PAP people once elected become arrogant towards the Singaporean people. And employ many foreigners to go against Singaporeans.
Don't vote for PAP in future elections!!!
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as if people are obliged to listen to you ... it's free will, you know?
free will?
anyway, the new immigrants are so happy and grateful to be given a
chance to work and live in Sinkapoor, how to stop them from voting PAP?
why Sinkapooreans dont fuck and produce enough babies (that will vote
properly), so that we don't rely on foreign talent?
why not? warum nicht? 火龙你尸体?
why local-bred Sinkapooreans don't have the VVVROOOMM?
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The Inquirer
The most unbiased and independent participant on Usenet. I whack both
sides of any debate with my questions. If there is a 3rd, 4th, ... etc
side, I will also whack!
will PAP change the Constitution so that it is easier for PAP to lose?
yes / no?
if not, then now how to get out of the trap? hmmmmm?
100% Newater? But it will only chase away the talents leaving behind the 'talents'.
Don't vote for PAP in future elections!!!
PAP people once elected become arrogant towards the Singaporean people. And employ many foreigners to go against Singaporeans.
Don't vote for PAP in future elections!!!
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free will?
anyway, the new immigrants are so happy and grateful to be given a
chance to work and live in Sinkapoor, how to stop them from voting PAP?
why Sinkapooreans dont fuck and produce enough babies (that will vote
properly), so that we don't rely on foreign talent?
why not? warum nicht? 火龙你尸体?
why local-bred Sinkapooreans don't have the VVVROOOMM?
--
The Inquirer
The most unbiased and independent participant on Usenet. I whack both
sides of any debate with my questions. If there is a 3rd, 4th, ... etc
side, I will also whack!
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The problem is that locals are being outwitted by new immigrants votes all over the world in democratic elections. Maybe new immigrants should not be allowed to vote until ten years later, so that local votes are more treasured.
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On 21/6/2016 2:44 AM, Pangkor wrote:
> The problem is that locals are being outwitted by new immigrants votes all over the world in democratic elections. Maybe new immigrants should not be allowed to vote until ten years later, so that local votes are more treasured.
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but they have already been allowed to come in, and they will vote PAP?> The problem is that locals are being outwitted by new immigrants votes all over the world in democratic elections. Maybe new immigrants should not be allowed to vote until ten years later, so that local votes are more treasured.
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will PAP change the Constitution so that it is easier for PAP to lose?
yes / no?
if not, then now how to get out of the trap? hmmmmm?
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