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Aug 11, 2009
P65 blog to be vamped up
By Goh Chin Lian & Lynn Kan
The p65 blogsite will be open to all post-65 Singaporeans, who can write about 'anything under the sun', from entertainment and the economy to race, religion and sex, said Mr Teo Ser Luck, 41, who leads the group of 12 post-65 PAP MPs. --ST PHOTO: MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN
YOUNG MPs from the People's Action Party (PAP) have changed the format and aims of their blog in yet another move to connect with youths born after Singapore's independence.
The website, www.p65.sg, will no longer carry just their views.
Instead, it will be open to all post-65 Singaporeans, who can write about 'anything under the sun', from entertainment and the economy to race and religion, said Mr Teo Ser Luck, 41, who leads the group of 12 post-65 PAP MPs.
But the views are to steer clear of supporting a political party.
'We have our own Young PAP website for the politically-inclined,' he added, referring to the PAP youth wing which he heads. 'The p65 blog is to allow other young people to share their views, which are non-partisan, neutral and can be constructive criticism of policies.'
The change is among several moves the PAP and its MPs have taken to make themselves known online and gather feedback. In the past year, the party has revamped its website to include videos and podcasts, while the MPs have set up their own account on social networking site Facebook and micro-blogging site Twitter.
The p65 blogsite was set up by the post-65 MPs five months after the 2006 election.
The early postings were personal, non-political blogs for the young to get to know them. Also, it was a way for them to get feedback on issues.
But the blog site languished from a lack of contributors, with some MPs simply posting the speeches they made in Parliament.
With the change, the site has already lined up eight regular contributors, among them Singaporeans studying and working abroad.
Aug 11, 2009
P65 blog to be vamped up
By Goh Chin Lian & Lynn Kan
The p65 blogsite will be open to all post-65 Singaporeans, who can write about 'anything under the sun', from entertainment and the economy to race, religion and sex, said Mr Teo Ser Luck, 41, who leads the group of 12 post-65 PAP MPs. --ST PHOTO: MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN
YOUNG MPs from the People's Action Party (PAP) have changed the format and aims of their blog in yet another move to connect with youths born after Singapore's independence.
The website, www.p65.sg, will no longer carry just their views.
Instead, it will be open to all post-65 Singaporeans, who can write about 'anything under the sun', from entertainment and the economy to race and religion, said Mr Teo Ser Luck, 41, who leads the group of 12 post-65 PAP MPs.
But the views are to steer clear of supporting a political party.
'We have our own Young PAP website for the politically-inclined,' he added, referring to the PAP youth wing which he heads. 'The p65 blog is to allow other young people to share their views, which are non-partisan, neutral and can be constructive criticism of policies.'
The change is among several moves the PAP and its MPs have taken to make themselves known online and gather feedback. In the past year, the party has revamped its website to include videos and podcasts, while the MPs have set up their own account on social networking site Facebook and micro-blogging site Twitter.
The p65 blogsite was set up by the post-65 MPs five months after the 2006 election.
The early postings were personal, non-political blogs for the young to get to know them. Also, it was a way for them to get feedback on issues.
But the blog site languished from a lack of contributors, with some MPs simply posting the speeches they made in Parliament.
With the change, the site has already lined up eight regular contributors, among them Singaporeans studying and working abroad.
