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In the Sunday Times yesterday (5 May), Straits Times Deputy Editor Ms Zuraidah Ibrahim in her article, "What's your role in new narrative?", described the Population White Paper Protest on May Day as focusing on Singapore's "dark side". She said that her friend who has always been critical of the government sent her a text message,... 

The ruling Barisan Nasional (BN), or National Front, has won 112 seats, giving it a simple majority in the 222-seat national parliament with more than two-thirds of the seat results confirmed. The opposition alliance, Pakatan Rakyat (PR) or people’s alliance, won 60 seats. Malaysia's governing coalition won a tight national... 

ST Singapore fell 14 places to a record low of 149th position from the previous 135th position in terms of press freedom index in the latest annual ranking by Reporters Without Borders (RWB) [Link]. It is Singapore's worst ranking since the index was established in 2002. Singapore is even behind countries like Ethiopia (137th),...