This guy thinks its cos TOC has foreign involvement...
Tuesday, 11 January 2011
TOC had it coming
at 11:07:00 AM
http://wherebearsroamfree.blogspot.com/2011/01/toc-had-it-coming.html
BREAKING NEWS: PM wants TOC gazetted as Political Association
The Prime Minister of Singapore has revealed his intentions to declare The Online Citizen as a political association.
According to an email sent to TOC at 5pm yesterday evening by the Prime Minister’s office, the Prime Minister ”intends to declare the owners, editorial team, and administrators of The Online Citizen, by order in the Gazette, to be a political association for the purposes of the Political Donations Act. The owners, editorial team, and administrators of The Online Citizen have been determined to be an organization whose objects or activities relate wholly or mainly to politics in Singapore.
This means that TOC is barred from receiving funds from foreign donors, letting foreigners take part in its events, operating as a political party and being affiliated to any local or foreign political party.
It is also not allowed to use its funds, premises and new media platforms in any election here, including the sponsoring of any candidate or member.
TOC has 14 days to reveal the identities of its owners, editorial team and administrators. TOC is also required to designate a President, Treasurer and Secretary of the association, and they will be responsible for the preparation and accuracy of the donations reports for The Online Citizen.
The last group to be gazetted is human rights advocacy NGO Maruah in November last year. Maruah is the fourth group -after the Open Singapore Centre, the Think Centre and Singaporeans For Democracy – to be gazetted as a political association.
If TOC complies, it will be the fifth. It will also be the first time bloggers are considered a political association.
Shall I say I told you so? OK. I told you so!
Why is TOC among all political blogs singled out? Why not the fast expanding and definitely more high traffic attracting website, Temasek Review?
Why just TOC, among hundreds of blogs used by their respective authors/admins to promote their political views and agenda?
I will tell you why.
It is because of their Foreign Involvement.
Yes, Foreign Involvement (spelt with a capital "F" and a capital "I"), the dirty taboo no-go area in Sinkie politics.
I told you so.
I told you so.
I told you so.
In Sinkiepore, the taboo area in politics is foreign involvement.
I have said that many, many, many.....many times. But there are smart asses who think they know better.
TOC broke that unwritten rule, which is a taboo area, and they are now paying the price.
Some amateurs just do not know the unwritten rules in Singapore politics to last long enough to make any impact.
Too bad TOC is run by ignorant amateurs and wannabes, who were riding the high-horse, oblivious to what has been going on the ground.
In fact, they have become the very PAPpies they seek to oust - by being out of touch and not listening to feedback.
In any case, this is no real loss. After all, TOC has been promoting sectarian interests. In particular, Western style Human Rights and of course, Gay Rights. Heartland issues were only second to these.
So good riddance and goodbye, TOC. I told you so. Sorry, can't help rubbing it in. You deserve it.