Straits Times’s embarking on an ‘ownself praise ownself’ exercise
To commemorate its 175th anniversary, The Straits Times embarked on a “ownself praise ownself” exercise. The heading of the report unabashedly boast: “A daily staple, key source of knowledge for many generations”. It quotes various readers on how they have relied on it for local and global news, sports news, in-depth...
Why Ong Ye Kung was given ‘special treatment’ for alleged breaching of election campaign rules?
I just read the report about the minister of education being let off by the police and the Elections Department. [LINK] Ong Ye Kung has committed an offence under section 81(1) of the Parliamentary Elections Act. This offence is an "arrestable offence" under section 81 (7) which reads: "Every offence under this section for...
PM Lee dreaded the prospect of losing 10 or more seats to the opposition – now that it has happened, what’s his game plan?
The Workers’ Party now has 10 seats in Parliament – a scenario that Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong once said he needed to be wary of. Back in 2006, PM Lee spoke about how the opposition’s job was “to make life miserable” for him and if there were 10 or more of them in Parliament, he would have to spend time “thinking...
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