Refering to the Joint Statement From World Bank And IMF On CSO Participation In The Annual Meetings In Singapore,

"In the interest of good governance, transparency and accountability, we urge the Government of Singapore to allow all properly accredited civil society representatives to attend our meetings. We have consistently opposed any restrictions on full participation and peaceful expression of views. Open dialogue with civil society is also important for the effective operation of our institutions."

So is the Government of Singapore trying to say that civil society representatives are equvialent to terrorists?

Despite the amount of economic revenue and benefits that Singapore would draw from the IMF/World bank event, Singapore would also become a laughing stock in the international community. Such a superficial and highly immature decision of the Singapore government would have severe repercussions on Singapore's prestige and standing in the international community. Singapore, in the future would find it even more diffcult to earn hosting rights to any international events. Will the IMF/World Bank meeting very well be the last top-bill international meeting to be held in Singapore for the next 20 years?

This above decision of the Singapore Government is once again a sharp contradiction to the PAP's government's claim of good governance, transparency and accountability. And it is of the utmost disrespect to civil society representatives by indirectly accusing these professionals who are extremely peace-loving and experienced in their duties and responsibilities , as terrorists. Is the Singapore Government too paranoid of what? This above decision blaffed me.

What utter and blatant disrespect for fellow citizens in the globalised world.

These people are properly accredited civil society representatives NOT Jemaah Islamiyah Terrorists! Is it so difficult to diffentiate between these two different diverse groups with different aims and objectives. Certainly, it's misjudgement of the top order.

Singaporeans, it's finally time again to look at how 1st World the PAP administration claim to be. Such behaviour and blatant disregard for constructive and diverse opinions speak volumes of the incapability of the Singapore Government to compare itself to mature and respectable systems of government in the world.

Thus, it is of little wonder that such behaviour is repeated time and over again in Singapore politics. The government has never been confortable in allowing its people to freely expresses its views and opinions contrary to Article 14 (I) of the Singapore Constitution where all citizens is accorded the right to free speech and expression. The government believes that they have a monopoly over all forms of constructive and feasible ideas that will contribute to the development of the nations.

Now, do you consider such behaviours as a characteristic of an arrogant government? I will leave it up to you to decide.