musa hassan, deputy police chief of malaysia

musa hassan actually defended the police constable's humiliation of another human being as standard police procedure. if this is acceptable to a presumed innocent till proven guilty civilian, then abu ghraib should be prefectly ok as the americans were fighting a war. how could the meaning of human decency be corrupted to such an extend that such disgusting acts are seen as acceptable by a deputy police chief. no wonder they beat up a deputy prime minister in their custody. anwar should be the man to clean up such an obnoxious system approved by these disgraceful men. if musa is on the other side of the fence, would he agree if his wife and daughters be similarly dealt with in america during a social visit? the outrageous part is that musa hassan put the blame on the person who filmed the video and wanted him arrested. what was in his mind, coverup and continue with such abuses as long as nobody knows about it? is he running his own concentration camp of human rights abuses? he needs to be sacked immediately.

gough whitlam appeals to lky for clemency

after his racist remark about singapore, gough whitlam actually wrote a letter to appeal for clemency for the drug trafficker. under normal circumstances i would suggest lky to give him a lesson on diplomacy, racism and good manners. in this case it is better to throw away his letter into the bins. lky should not waste his time to reply to this bum. yes he is a bum.

frontpage headlines in the sunday times

two main issues covered the front page of today's sunday times. one on a survey of commuters using public bus services and complaining about long wait and over crowding. the next important and interesting article is about vietnam brides with a beautiful colour picture of three beautiful vietnamese ladies. and they were so beautiful that the same picture were printed again inside, another quarter page and a full page of news on them. for a moment i thought i was reading a tabloid, the sun or the mirror, or some easy sunday morning stuff. the transformation of a serious paper on weekdays into a light and easy read on a sunday is a good change. after all everyone needs a break. but no, the serious stuff are inside. what a twist. but on a sunday morning, it is better to start off with lighter moments like looking for a bride for sale or go bride shopping.

reversing technology

technology is not the only way forward. at a time when jobs were aplenty, when manpower was short, we need to mechanise and computerise to save on manpower. those days were gone. as days go by we are going to experience more and more people exiting the job market and unable to find a job. and these people have 20 to 30 years of time to spare. they need to keep themselves occupied. any jobs will do. we need to reverse technology to provide some forms of jobs for these people. so far the ideal jobs for them are cleaners, sweepers, chambermaids etc. we need to think more deeply and be more innovative in job creations. all the expensive machinery and computerised systems, satellite tracking, touch and go stuff must make way for cheaper means of doing things. they are actually not cost effective. bus conductors can do a better job and cheaper and provide jobs too. like it or not, 20 or 30% of the population will need simple and not so talented jobs. these people will not go away. they are our problems. we cannot keep on creating talented jobs for talented people and ended up inviting more foreign talents to replace our no talent citizens. the pool of this no talent citizens is going to balloon by the years.

please come home

it is time to wave the banner for singaporeans overseas to come home. just bring $5000 along too. that is what they will need to pay for the fine. many singaporeans who have evaded national service for whatever reasons should consider returning home now that the govt's stand is clear. and they need not be a super talent or there will be accusation of discrimination. we need to welcome the return of the prodigal sons. no more angst and fear of the uncertainty. and if they are talented better still. with our definition of foreign talents equated to anyone who can secure a job of more than $2000, or with a diploma or degree, everyone shall be qualified. our system of justice is fair and transparent and consistent. we cannot rule in favour of the rich against the poor. and not against the untalented in favour of the talented.