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It must have surprised and sadden many people that Mr Leong Mun Wai (LMW) has announced his decision to step down as PSP's secretary general for posting inaccurate information online and hence was 'pofmaed' by Masagos Zulkifli. I want to begin my commentary by stating that nobody is perfect and infallible, absolutely nobody... 

LMW Resigns as SG of PSP because of POFMA? My goodness! It's actually a badge of honor in his case and there's absolutely nothing to be ashamed of nor apologetic about. PAP Ministers have made serious mistakes before, like broken promises on World Cup for Singapore team, over spending on events or basically screw up on PMD,... 

I have often said one of the major failings of Singapore is that our people have bought into this propaganda that we are light years ahead of the rest of our Asian neighbours. Having worked and lived in Indonesia for many years, I can tell you this is rubbish propaganda. What I see in fact is how Singapore has declined significantly...