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Mainstream media mistakes NCMP Yee’s comment as applauding PM’s move to have national conversation

NCMP Yee Jenn Jong from Worker's Party At the end of the National Day Rally 2012 on 26 Aug, Mediacorp interviewed some MPs and reported this news article [Link] with the title 'MPs welcome new initiatives announced by PM Lee'. It started the news report by saying: Many Members of Parliament have welcomed the new initiatives...

Lim Swee Say wants Singaporeans to take ownership of the future and stop blaming the government

Lom Swee Say Despite being paid millions to chart Singapore's future, Minister in the Prime Minister's office, 'Zorro' Lim Swee Say now wants Singaporeans to take shared ‘ownership’ in the future of Singapore, instead of spending time blaming [the government]. Speaking to the Labour Movement in a National Day Observance...

Briton ‘paid’ to get molest charge dropped

A Briton who was charged with molesting a woman in Clark Quay was acquitted of the charge after he 'compensated' the victim with cash. Patrick Cormak Cusack, an engineer with a multinational corporation, apologised to the 29-year-old woman for causing her hurt and distress for the incident and paid her $5000 to compound the...