Merkel warns Trump against 'destroying' UN
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30 Sep 2018 09:41PM
Sunday, September 30, 2018
Not if but when 377A will be repealed, says Singapore movement against anti-gay law
Leaders of the “Ready4Repeal” petition are urging gay and straight people alike to speak up and encourage MPs to support their cause.
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Ricky Lim
Maybe one way to resolve this 377A dispute once and for all - is for the coming General Election - other than voting for the MP to represent our ward, voters are also ask to vote whether to support keeping or repealing this 377A.
In other words, voters will get 2 voting sheet :-
(1) 1st voting sheet - to vote for which MP we want
(2) 2nd voting sheet - to vote to keep or repeal 377A
This will deal with this issue once and for all - and also will not need to spend additional cost and wasting taxpayers' money to hold a referendum on this trivial but highly emotionally charge issue that keep bugging the people.
The number of vote cast to keep or repeal - will be based on the simple majority vote ie. 50.1% and above votes will determine the winner.
In other words, voters will get 2 voting sheet :-
(1) 1st voting sheet - to vote for which MP we want
(2) 2nd voting sheet - to vote to keep or repeal 377A
This will deal with this issue once and for all - and also will not need to spend additional cost and wasting taxpayers' money to hold a referendum on this trivial but highly emotionally charge issue that keep bugging the people.
The number of vote cast to keep or repeal - will be based on the simple majority vote ie. 50.1% and above votes will determine the winner.
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Ricky Lim
By the way I don't believe non-sectarian Buddhist Fellowship stance - is representing the Singapore Buddhist Federation stance who is representing the entire Buddhist Community in Singapore.
So don't assume the Buddhist is supporting repealing the 377A.
So don't assume the Buddhist is supporting repealing the 377A.
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Eddie Ong
Ricky Lim that's right.
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Alvin Leong
Sorry, these people, if they don't get the answer that they want, will keep making more noise until the question gets asked again and again. Just look at the remoaners in the Brexit vote.
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Ricky Lim
Alvin Leong - I have sympathy for this group of people.
But there must be a sense of what is morally right and wrong.
This is my view on Section 377A :-
Ricky Lim
Guess Singapore should see Section 377A with 2 lens :-
(1) Explicit lens
(2) Implicit lens
Explicit lens - is to keep Section 377A - to give a sense of what is morally right - Nature that provide for creation of humans is through sexual union of a male and a female to produce offsprings and sustain the human civilisation.
Implicit lens - is to recognise that certain people suffered from illness and cannot behave like normal humans of a man or a woman to engage in normal sexual activity for the reproduction of offsprings.
And thus should not enforce Section 377A on them if they carried out their activity quietly in private.
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Ricky Lim
(1) The Explicit lens (is the Wisdom lens) - to prevent the invocation of Universal Law of Karma - to instill what is morally, nature right.
(2) The Implicit lens (is the Compassion lens) - to sympathise with the illness that some man and women inherit - and not prosecute them for which they have no control of.
But if treatment has become available, help must be granted to coax them to get treatment to heal the deviant tendency and get well
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Ricky Lim
(1) The Explicit lens - will deter normal human of man and woman from committing abnormal sexual activities.
This will prevent heterosexual male and female from experimenting homosexual and lesbian activities - moving into deviant anti-nature behavior.
This will be in line with other sexual deviant behavior - by preventing moral decadence that go against Nature.
(2) The Implicit lens - certify that certain individual man and woman indeed has illness in sexual orientation by medical profession.
Regular treatment is also implied to help such individual in mental and physical healing - that hopefully one day, they will be able to get well.
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But there must be a sense of what is morally right and wrong.
This is my view on Section 377A :-
Ricky Lim
Guess Singapore should see Section 377A with 2 lens :-
(1) Explicit lens
(2) Implicit lens
Explicit lens - is to keep Section 377A - to give a sense of what is morally right - Nature that provide for creation of humans is through sexual union of a male and a female to produce offsprings and sustain the human civilisation.
Implicit lens - is to recognise that certain people suffered from illness and cannot behave like normal humans of a man or a woman to engage in normal sexual activity for the reproduction of offsprings.
And thus should not enforce Section 377A on them if they carried out their activity quietly in private.
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Ricky Lim
(1) The Explicit lens (is the Wisdom lens) - to prevent the invocation of Universal Law of Karma - to instill what is morally, nature right.
(2) The Implicit lens (is the Compassion lens) - to sympathise with the illness that some man and women inherit - and not prosecute them for which they have no control of.
But if treatment has become available, help must be granted to coax them to get treatment to heal the deviant tendency and get well
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Ricky Lim
(1) The Explicit lens - will deter normal human of man and woman from committing abnormal sexual activities.
This will prevent heterosexual male and female from experimenting homosexual and lesbian activities - moving into deviant anti-nature behavior.
This will be in line with other sexual deviant behavior - by preventing moral decadence that go against Nature.
(2) The Implicit lens - certify that certain individual man and woman indeed has illness in sexual orientation by medical profession.
Regular treatment is also implied to help such individual in mental and physical healing - that hopefully one day, they will be able to get well.
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Analysis: Are Trump’s foreign policy moves setting the stage for global chaos?
Evidence of what's being seen as a growing chasm between the US and the rest of the world surfaced again in New York on Tuesday, at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly.
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Saturday, September 29, 2018
In full: Mahathir's speech at the United Nations General Assembly
Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/in-full-malaysia-pm-mahathir-s-speech-at-the-united-nations-10770426
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Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/in-full-malaysia-pm-mahathir-s-speech-at-the-united-nations-10770426
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Ricky Lim
Mahathir said :-
"They want a Malaysia that is a friend to all and enemy of none.
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The above statement is my copyright.
Posted on :-
13 Jul 2017
Ricky Lim ·
Singapore
It is Singapore's interest to work with all Countries and keep the sea lane open for all - as Singapore trade with most if not all Countries.
And this is based on the principle of mutual benefits.
So making our stand clear is important for us to China, US or any other Countries.
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Ricky Lim ·
Singapore
We are consistent with our priniciple of :-
"Make friends with all and make no enemies".
"Forge mutual benefits with Win-Win outcome".
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And it is the official foreign policy of Singapore :-
Be friends with all and enemies with none, but don't compromise national interests: Vivian Balakrishnan
Read more at http://www.channelnewsasia.com/.../be-friends-with-all...
By Liyana Othman @LiyanaOthmanCNA
17 Jul 2017 06:19PM (Updated: 17 Jul 2017 08:49PM
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Ricky Lim ·
Singapore
Singapore may be small.
But our Mind and our Heart - must be Big - and can accomdate the World to be our Friends with no Adversaries.
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Ricky Lim
广结善缘。
善哉，善哉。
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"They want a Malaysia that is a friend to all and enemy of none.
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The above statement is my copyright.
Posted on :-
13 Jul 2017
Ricky Lim ·
Singapore
It is Singapore's interest to work with all Countries and keep the sea lane open for all - as Singapore trade with most if not all Countries.
And this is based on the principle of mutual benefits.
So making our stand clear is important for us to China, US or any other Countries.
Like · Reply · 14 mins
Ricky Lim ·
Singapore
We are consistent with our priniciple of :-
"Make friends with all and make no enemies".
"Forge mutual benefits with Win-Win outcome".
Like · Reply · 7 mins
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And it is the official foreign policy of Singapore :-
Be friends with all and enemies with none, but don't compromise national interests: Vivian Balakrishnan
Read more at http://www.channelnewsasia.com/.../be-friends-with-all...
By Liyana Othman @LiyanaOthmanCNA
17 Jul 2017 06:19PM (Updated: 17 Jul 2017 08:49PM
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Ricky Lim ·
Singapore
Singapore may be small.
But our Mind and our Heart - must be Big - and can accomdate the World to be our Friends with no Adversaries.
Like · Reply · Just now
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Ricky Lim
广结善缘。
善哉，善哉。
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United Nations must be reformed: Malaysia's Mahathir
Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/united-nations-must-be-reformed-malaysia-s-mahathir-10770302
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Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/united-nations-must-be-reformed-malaysia-s-mahathir-10770302
(Updated: )
Ricky Lim
Mahathir said :-
"They want a Malaysia that is a friend to all and enemy of none.
--
The above statement is my copyright.
Posted on :-
13 Jul 2017
Ricky Lim ·
Singapore
It is Singapore's interest to work with all Countries and keep the sea lane open for all - as Singapore trade with most if not all Countries.
And this is based on the principle of mutual benefits.
So making our stand clear is important for us to China, US or any other Countries.
Like · Reply · 14 mins
Ricky Lim ·
Singapore
We are consistent with our priniciple of :-
"Make friends with all and make no enemies".
"Forge mutual benefits with Win-Win outcome".
Like · Reply · 7 mins
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And it is the official foreign policy of Singapore :-
Be friends with all and enemies with none, but don't compromise national interests: Vivian Balakrishnan
Read more at http://www.channelnewsasia.com/.../be-friends-with-all...
By Liyana Othman @LiyanaOthmanCNA
17 Jul 2017 06:19PM (Updated: 17 Jul 2017 08:49PM
"They want a Malaysia that is a friend to all and enemy of none.
--
The above statement is my copyright.
Posted on :-
13 Jul 2017
Ricky Lim ·
Singapore
It is Singapore's interest to work with all Countries and keep the sea lane open for all - as Singapore trade with most if not all Countries.
And this is based on the principle of mutual benefits.
So making our stand clear is important for us to China, US or any other Countries.
Like · Reply · 14 mins
Ricky Lim ·
Singapore
We are consistent with our priniciple of :-
"Make friends with all and make no enemies".
"Forge mutual benefits with Win-Win outcome".
Like · Reply · 7 mins
-----
And it is the official foreign policy of Singapore :-
Be friends with all and enemies with none, but don't compromise national interests: Vivian Balakrishnan
Read more at http://www.channelnewsasia.com/.../be-friends-with-all...
By Liyana Othman @LiyanaOthmanCNA
17 Jul 2017 06:19PM (Updated: 17 Jul 2017 08:49PM
Commentary: Why is Donald Trump accusing China of election interference?
US President Donald Trump’s accusation that China might interfere with the mid-term elections has placed the US-China relationship at an inflexion point, says one observer.
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Ricky Lim
In the United States, the sharpness of President Trump’s complaints that China is plundering American wealth have intensified as it has become clear that his tariffs will not reduce the trade deficit or deliver Chinese structural economic reforms — rather, they’ll hurt farmers, factory workers, and small business owners.
President Donald Trump did not go into details about how he believed China was interfering in the US midterms which could see the Republicans lose control of both houses of Congress AFP/Don EMMERT
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It is very clear from the beginning amidst a chorus of expert views across the Globe that Trump's trade war - will fail miserably.
Trump don't believe and still bulldoze it through.
Now is for Karma to manifest and whack Trump real bad.
President Donald Trump did not go into details about how he believed China was interfering in the US midterms which could see the Republicans lose control of both houses of Congress AFP/Don EMMERT
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It is very clear from the beginning amidst a chorus of expert views across the Globe that Trump's trade war - will fail miserably.
Trump don't believe and still bulldoze it through.
Now is for Karma to manifest and whack Trump real bad.
Friday, September 28, 2018
SingHealth COI hearing: Former IHiS CEO dismissed staff for ethical breach, didn’t probe alleged vulnerability
Dr Chong Yoke Sin says Mr Zhao Hainan’s email to solicit interest from a rival software vendor over an alleged systems vulnerability was “clearly reprehensible behaviour”, but didn’t find out from him personally what the loophole was.
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Ricky Lim
Giving her testimony during the Committee of Inquiry into the SingHealth cyberattack, Dr Chong recounted how former employee Zhao Hainan, who discovered the alleged vulnerability, was dismissed from IHis in 2014.
This was because Mr Zhao had contacted a rival vendor over the issue with SingHealth’s Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) software.
The software was provided by US vendor Allscripts, but Mr Zhao had emailed a vendor called Epic about a loophole in the system, telling the company to contact him of it wants to leverage this information to increase its market share.
“This alarmed me,” Dr Chong said.
In response to a question by IHiS lawyer Philip Jeyaretnam, she qualified that her concern was not over the purported security breach but of the “ethical breach” that Mr Zhao had committed when he sent that email.
Dr Chong said she instructed Ms Foong Lai Choo, then director of Clinical Apps 1 and the one who implemented the SCM, as well as Mr Clarence Kua, who was then Mr Zhao’s immediate supervisor, to check the system for vulnerabilities.
“However, at the time, I considered this to be primarily a disciplinary issue and not an IT security issue,” Dr Chong said in her statement.
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So now it clarify that the staff that discover the IT security loophole is fired because of ethical issue and not because he raise the security alert and got dismissed.
At least this is reasonable.
But on the hindsight, why the security risk is not pursue - probably think it is not important - or not so suay - won't be exploited.
But now 搞出一个大头佛。
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But what I come across is one that was release early because he raise security risk - but to silence him - in case user management found out - the infra manager find excuses to release him.
This was because Mr Zhao had contacted a rival vendor over the issue with SingHealth’s Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) software.
The software was provided by US vendor Allscripts, but Mr Zhao had emailed a vendor called Epic about a loophole in the system, telling the company to contact him of it wants to leverage this information to increase its market share.
“This alarmed me,” Dr Chong said.
In response to a question by IHiS lawyer Philip Jeyaretnam, she qualified that her concern was not over the purported security breach but of the “ethical breach” that Mr Zhao had committed when he sent that email.
Dr Chong said she instructed Ms Foong Lai Choo, then director of Clinical Apps 1 and the one who implemented the SCM, as well as Mr Clarence Kua, who was then Mr Zhao’s immediate supervisor, to check the system for vulnerabilities.
“However, at the time, I considered this to be primarily a disciplinary issue and not an IT security issue,” Dr Chong said in her statement.
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So now it clarify that the staff that discover the IT security loophole is fired because of ethical issue and not because he raise the security alert and got dismissed.
At least this is reasonable.
But on the hindsight, why the security risk is not pursue - probably think it is not important - or not so suay - won't be exploited.
But now 搞出一个大头佛。
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But what I come across is one that was release early because he raise security risk - but to silence him - in case user management found out - the infra manager find excuses to release him.
SingHealth COI hearing: Employees questioned about their inaction over alleged coding vulnerability
Friday's public hearing revealed details about how SingHealth employees who were asked to verify whistleblower Zhao Hainan’s identity did only that, and did not investigate the possible software vulnerabilities that Mr Zhao had flagged.
28 Sep 2018 08:23PM
Ricky Lim
The letter stated there was a “loophole” in the Allscripts SCM “where user can gain admin control of the whole database easily” due to the “architecture of the product”, Mr Kua recounted in his statement.
The letter to Epic Systems also mentioned that “this could lead to a serious medical data leak, or even a national security threat”, Mr Kua added.
One of them was Mr T K Udairam, group chief operating officer of Sheares Healthcare Management. He questioned Mr Kua - who had been officer-in-charge of Clinical Systems in 2014 - if he had been at least curious, if not concerned, about the vulnerability flagged by Mr Zhao.
It was revealed that Mr Zhao was dismissed by the company on Sep 18, the same day Mr Chambers sent that first email to Dr Chong.
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This Mr Zhao was dismissed because he is genuinely concern that the leak could cause a serious medical data leak, or even a national security threat” - by raising the alert.
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I also recall a similar incident when one was released early - before his contract ends - because he keep raising a network security issue that will cause the network to be breached --- and the infra manager view him as a threat to his position for raising the security alert.
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The moral of the story :---- "One can be genuine in caring about the well-being of the company" --- but the consquences is that - he may lose his job while doing so.
This happen in Government linked organisation and private sector.
The letter to Epic Systems also mentioned that “this could lead to a serious medical data leak, or even a national security threat”, Mr Kua added.
One of them was Mr T K Udairam, group chief operating officer of Sheares Healthcare Management. He questioned Mr Kua - who had been officer-in-charge of Clinical Systems in 2014 - if he had been at least curious, if not concerned, about the vulnerability flagged by Mr Zhao.
It was revealed that Mr Zhao was dismissed by the company on Sep 18, the same day Mr Chambers sent that first email to Dr Chong.
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This Mr Zhao was dismissed because he is genuinely concern that the leak could cause a serious medical data leak, or even a national security threat” - by raising the alert.
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I also recall a similar incident when one was released early - before his contract ends - because he keep raising a network security issue that will cause the network to be breached --- and the infra manager view him as a threat to his position for raising the security alert.
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The moral of the story :---- "One can be genuine in caring about the well-being of the company" --- but the consquences is that - he may lose his job while doing so.
This happen in Government linked organisation and private sector.
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