Monthly Archives: January 2013

Punggol East contest: a tipping point

Posted on January 27, 2013 by boredsince1995

http://www.singapolitics.sg/views/punggol-east-contest-tipping-point What is one to make of the Workers’ Party victory in Punggol East? Its candidate Lee Li Lian got 54.2 per cent of votes beating People’s Action Party’s Koh Poh Koon who got 43.7 per cent out of 29,415 … Continue reading →

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US lifts ban on women in combat roles

Posted on January 23, 2013 by klorius

(Kek Wei Lee T1W3) The Ban on Women in Combat Will Officially End http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2013/01/ban-women-combat-will-officially-end/61335/ ELSPETH REEVE 3:48 PM ET Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will lift the Pentagon’s ban on women serving in combat, according to several news reports — even though women actually have been serving … Continue reading →

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Southern Weekly Strike Shows China’s Firm Grasp On The Media

Posted on January 14, 2013 by klorius

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/11/southern-weekly-chinese-censorship_n_2453545.html?utm_hp_ref=media#slide=1950147 AP  |  By By DIDI TANG and GILLIAN WONG Posted: 01/11/2013 3:29 am EST GUANGZHOU, China (AP) — China’s new Communist Party leaders want to appear more open, but they’re not about to give up control of the media. That’s the … Continue reading →

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