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According to the ''Singapore Diplomatic Handbook'', there is a widespread belief that the Singapore government [[censorship in Singapore|monitors individuals]] on the [[internet]]. As part of the "[[dual strategy on the internet]]" in 1995, as usage of uncensored internet messageboards became more popular, the Young PAP began regularly commenting on the [[Usenet]] group ''soc.culture.singapore''. <ref name=polctrl>{{cite journal|last=Rodan|first=Gary|title=The Internet and Political Control in Singapore|journal=Political Science Quarterly|year=1998|volume=113|issue=1|pages=63-89|url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/2657651?seq=17}}</ref> |
According to the ''Singapore Diplomatic Handbook'', there is a widespread belief that the Singapore government [[censorship in Singapore|monitors individuals]] on the [[internet]]. As part of the "[[dual strategy on the internet]]" in 1995, as usage of uncensored internet messageboards became more popular, the Young PAP began regularly commenting on the [[Usenet]] group ''soc.culture.singapore'', attacking government critics and bolstering PAP positions. <ref name=polctrl>{{cite journal|last=Rodan|first=Gary|title=The Internet and Political Control in Singapore|journal=Political Science Quarterly|year=1998|volume=113|issue=1|pages=63-89|url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/2657651?seq=17}}</ref> |
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The Young PAP (YPAP) is the youth-wing of the People's Action Party (PAP). Its current chairman is Teo Ser Luck.[1]
The YPAP's predecessor, the PAP Youth Committee was established in 1986, under the chairmanship of Lee Hsien Loong, then a Singapore Armed Forces brigadier general. All PAP members under the age of 35 were grouped under the Youth Committee. The PAP had been undergoing leadership transition, and many of its key leaders were aging, with younger replacements scarce. PAP branches were urged to recruit 40-50 members each for the YPAP. [2]
Lee envisioned there would be a lot of young people who were "idealistic, patriotic, nationalistic, keen to work for the nation." Lee's goal was to "keep the PAP as the sole, the only main political party in Singapore" such that "when the people think about the government of Singapore, if they think about the future of Singapore, then they will think about the PAP". Lee also said that the youth wing would be a channel in which the youth could communicate dissent, in which otherwise they might be "tempted" to vote for the Opposition and bring the PAP government down.[2]
In 1993, the Youth Committee was renamed the Young PAP. The then-chairman of the Committee, George Yeo, in an effort to attract members, said that people joining the YPAP could take positions different from central party leadership. The age limit was raised from 35 to 40. [3]
Internet presence
According to the Singapore Diplomatic Handbook, there is a widespread belief that the Singapore government monitors individuals on the internet. As part of the "dual strategy on the internet" in 1995, as usage of uncensored internet messageboards became more popular, the Young PAP began regularly commenting on the Usenet group soc.culture.singapore, attacking government critics and bolstering PAP positions. [4]
References
- ^ Ramesh, S (22 December 2011). "A look-back at S'pore politics". Channel News Asia. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Our History". Young PAP. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ Rodan, Garry (1996). Political oppositions in industrialising Asia. Psychology Press. p. 101. ISBN 9780415148658.
- ^ Rodan, Gary (1998). "The Internet and Political Control in Singapore". Political Science Quarterly. 113 (1): 63–89.