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	<title>Civic Advocator * Shout and be heard in Singapore</title>
	<link>http://civicadvocator.net</link>
	<description>A community project for civic activism in Singapore</description>
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		<title>School fees hikes will hit lower income families</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SINGAPORE : Household income from work fell in real terms across all income groups in Singapore last year.  This is according to figures released by the Department of Statistics on &#8216;Key Household Income Trends, 2009&#8242;.  Findings indicate that Singapore&#8217;s bottom 10 per cent was the hardest hit.  2009 was a rough year for all. Each [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://civicadvocator.net/school-fees-hikes-will-hit-lower-income-families</link>
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		<title>A Letter to Lee Kuan Yew</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From a reader. 
Dear Singaporeans, 
 
Below is an extract of the article, &#8220;Don&#8217;t cast protest vote: MM&#8221; obtained from the Strait Times online edition dated Jan 28, 2010 , By Sue-Ann Chia, Senior Political Correspondent.
 
The Government, Mr Lee (above) said, has to price the flats at a level which is fair, not only to current buyers [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://civicadvocator.net/a-letter-to-lee-kuan-yew</link>
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		<title>Singapore is 53rd</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SINGAPORE scores highly in areas like infrastructure and stability, but fares poorly in culture and living environment indices.  As a result, it was ranked the 53rd most liveable city in the annual survey by the The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), which compared 140 cities worldwide. Vancouver again topped the list, followed by Vienna and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://civicadvocator.net/singapore-is-53rd</link>
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		<title>Gong Xi Fa Cai</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wishing all Singaporeans a happy and prosperous Tiger year!

Yes? No? Huh?? So?? ]]></description>
		<link>http://civicadvocator.net/gong-xi-fa-cai</link>
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		<title>Why hand out housing subsidy if housing prices are true &amp; fair?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A letter from a reader.
Lee Hsien Loong, you are as good a sweet talker and big time liar as your father. 
If you have priced the flats correctly, you do not need to hand out a housing subsidy. Why don’t you price a 4-room flats at S1 million and then tell the young couple that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://civicadvocator.net/why-hand-out-housing-subsidy-if-housing-prices-are-true-fair</link>
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		<title>A Letter to Khaw Boon Wan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Contributed by a reader.
 Mr Khaw Boon Wan, please do become a big time liar like the father and son. 
Subsidies for mammogram?
Do you dare to take up this challenge? I bet my life and you bet your life on this computation.
Just get an auditor to do a computation on how much profit or loss, this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://civicadvocator.net/a-letter-to-khaw-boon-wan</link>
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		<title>A genuine multi-party democracy in Singapore, U.S style?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The man nominated to be the next United States Ambassador to Singapore has said that he would use &#8216;public diplomacy&#8217; to promote greater press and political freedom in Singapore. Speaking at his nomination hearing on Tuesday, Ambassador-designate David Adelman, 45, said that these were the areas in which &#8216;Singapore needs the most improvement if it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://civicadvocator.net/a-genuine-multi-party-democracy-in-singapore-u-s-style</link>
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		<title>Do Tony Tan Lay Thiam and Hazel Poa have the integrity &amp; commitment?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[PM Lee said: &#8220;For the opposition, it&#8217;s a change &#8211; one scholar or two you think &#8220;wow&#8221; this is a luminous transformation. Well, it is a significant development &#8230; but finally let&#8217;s look at the person, not what degrees he has, but what he is able to do for Singapore.  &#8220;I can tell you, we [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://civicadvocator.net/do-tony-tan-lay-thiam-and-hazel-poa-have-the-integrity-commitment</link>
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		<title>Outsourcing Government Services</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Contributed by one of our readers.   Download the mandarin version here.
The third party Integrated Facilities Management (IFM) service market in Singapore is poised for growth. With outsourcing and privatization trends gaining momentum among establishments and the rising awareness of the need for environment-friendly practices, the market is set to benefit significantly. IFM services market in Singapore earned [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://civicadvocator.net/outsourcing-government-services</link>
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		<title>Singaporeans needn&#8217;t worry &#8211; more locals ace exams!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SINGAPOREANS are holding their own against foreigners when it comes to studies.  Although recent examination results have put the spotlight on the achievements of foreigners, principals and others contacted said that Singaporeans are still at the top of the tree in this regard.  Checks by The Straits Times also show that Singaporeans are outperforming their [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://civicadvocator.net/singaporeans-neednt-worry-more-locals-ace-exams</link>
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