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What people say about the Southern Shores
and plans for its development

updated 17 Nov 04

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Speak up for the Southern Shores
Send your feedback on this issue

Public Consultation on the Integrated Resort proposal

Forum threads
Feedback Unit, Government Consultation Portal
Selected responses that touched on nature in the Southern shores
23 Mar and earlier | 24-26 Mar | 27-30 Mar | 31 Mar-8 Apr | 9-12 Apr | 15-16 Apr |
The full thread

Individual letter to the Feedback Unit: Will setting up a casino here pose social risks?
and MTI's reply (13 Mar 04)

SkyscraperCity Forums: "Resort living on Sentosa...and a Casino?!" Selected responses that touched on nature in the Southern shores

Funkygrad forum: "A Casino in the Making"
Temasek Junior College Forums: "A Casino in the Making"
YP forum (Young PAP): "We should consider building a casino again"

SPUG forums

Letters to the Straits Times Forum Page

Casino 'means testing' a bad idea (19 Mar 04) The reply to her letter from the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Government is right to try and save gamblers from themselves (19 Mar 04)
Should we have a casino? Yes and No (26 Mar 04)
And now, for the 6th C (26 Mar 04)
Let's learn from sorry example of Melbourne (1 Nov)
Let S'pore gain some tax revenue (8 Nov 04)
Lives and families will be destroyed (8 Nov 04)
Serious issues at stake, so don't simplify debate (8 Nov 04)
Why can't we be more original, more creative? (8 Nov 04)
No win-win situation, so let's drop the idea (8 Nov 04)

The Casino Debate The Straits Times, Forum Page, 19 Nov 04
Respect the views of the people on the casino issue
When the consequences are dire, allow no choice
Don't be pragmatic at expense of ideology
Look before we leap
Most are mature enough to decide for themselves
A night of fun at the races -- all for $50
Letters to the Straits Times Forum, 6 Dec 04
Betting targets crucial to gauge social impact
Mature on casino issue but not in other areas?
Religious groups should speak with louder voice
Moral well-being too important to be ignored
Gambling addict father used to beat up mother
Opponents have nothing new to say

Letter to the Straits Times Forum Page, 15 Dec 04
Can S'pore tackle massive addiction?
Bet on a world-class theme park instead
CAO and the CAsinO


Letters to the Business Times
Beware casinos' social costs Alan Lim Eng Cheng (1 Apr 04)
Casino resort study still in progress Reply by MTI inviting public feedback (17 Jun 04)

General press commentaries
At odds over casino plan by Seah Chiang Nee
The Star, 28 Mar 04
Be practical about casino

The Straits Times Editorial, 29 Mar 04
Casinos a safer bet than stock market
by Lee Han Shih
Today, 31 Mar 04
Rich island, poor island by Neil Humphreys
Take two islands and build casinos for the wealthy
on one and brothels for the poor on the other
Today, 27 Mar 04
Durians will help casino dream bear fruit
by Prithpal Singh, Today, 6 Apr 04
Make that casino decision wide awake
by Tang Weng Fai The Business Times, 7 Apr 04

Blogs
Jani's The Blue Tempeh Blog A Marine Conservation Journal of Events and Sentiments: lots of photos of dives on our very own reefs, and other fun marine discoveries and thoughts
Debby's blog on Hantu and plans to develop it into a casino (from 16 Mar 04)
Siva's habitatnews on Hantu (21 Mar 04)

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