Proposed fake news law is a political tool to be used against critics
What exactly will be the object of this proposed Fake News Act? What is the underlying purpose of the law? Which gaps in our existing law really need to be addressed if at all? The KL law against fake news was repealed after just five months as being unnecessary and otherwise contrary to the interests of the people as there...
A Right to Information Act would be better than a fake news law
The government wants to pass a law to stop the spreading of fake news. I agree that deliberate spreading of fake news and lies should be stopped. But it should not be done by passing a law. Why? The law can be abused in the following ways: a) The government can use it to stop people from raising questions about abuse of power...
Is the Workers’ Party still correctly feeling the pulse of the people?
In 2011, the Workers’ Party spectacularly captured a Group Representation Constituency, ousting a People’s Action Party team helmed by two ministers and a senior minister of state. But four years later, it only won by a whisker against the weakest GRC team ever fielded by the PAP. Currently, the WP also has a court case...
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