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Cheong Yip Seng, 71, the former editor-in-chief of ST disclosed in his memoir, “OB Markers: My Straits Times Story”, on how Mr Lee Kuan Yew used to systematically controlled the press with draconian laws and protected it with anti-competition barriers [Link]. He described many episodes in his book of the Singapore government’s... 

PM Lee Writing on his blog [Link], the former director of Singapore’s Internal Security Department (ISD), Mr Yoong Siew Wah, has called upon PM Lee to relax the "inordinate persecution" of Francis Seow and Tang Liang Hong by allowing them a safe return to Singapore to lead a normal life. His call came after the demise of PM... 

In its editorial, the Straits Times' opening statement said, "Lee Kuan Yew was many things to Singaporeans: father figure, visionary, social disciplinarian and sage." However, ST avoided mentioning that Mr Lee may have come across to some Singaporeans as authoritarian or even dictatorial. He was the man who played the decisive...