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The minister is right to say that we should not indulge in any form of distortions, rumours, untruths, misinformation and smears. Much has been said, and understandably so, about the potential for abuse that the social media represents. The social media  can also be an arena for distraction, entertainment and a place to be... 

Minister Vivian Balakrishnan: Politics is about power Every one to whom much is given, of him will much be required; and of him to whom men commit much they will demand the more. — Luke 12:48 The latest furore includes a statement by a cabinet minister that politics is about power. What is interesting is that such a claim... 

If we believe the rants from some Indonesian politicos we would think that they are international statesmen defending a just cause, or that their country’s massive ongoing environmental disaster is merely an act of nature -- plus some misdimeanour by hidden members of the global corporatocracy. For days Singapore and Malaysia...