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Social media is NOT a primary cause of polarisation. A common, and ostensibly common sense, assumption about the era we are living through is that social media is a primary cause of polarisation. … Most of the academic work in this area points to the complexity of that link, and resists a clear causal connection. Indeed, for... 

Foreigners, even human rights activists from neighbouring countries used to tell me that Singapore is a very successful, rich and democratic country. Many admire the PAP government and even wish that their governments are as efficient and intolerant as ours. At general election rallies in 2013 in Malaysia, I heard several DAP... 

The chemical waste that has been dumped at Pasir Gudang and affected some 3000 people was most unfortunate. Yet, there are very valuable and eye-opening lessons that Singaporeans should take heed. Having learned about the incident, Tun Mahathir flew in the very night to understand for himself first-hand the situation there despite...