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Update (Dec 3) : “Bank Negara has revealed that more than 8,000 customers of gold investment company Genneva Malaysia Sdn Bhd have yet to receive their gold amounting to over 4,000kg, despite having settled the payments. In a statement on Monday, the bank added that documents seized from the company also revealed that some... 

很多人对社会事件的看法，实际上是受执政党的宣传机器通过主流媒体直接影响的。这号人物，美国政治术语叫做spin doctor，有些网上字典就直接翻译成“旋医生”，不过我觉得“师爷”最直接和传神。 就好比许连碹主持的民情联系组，到了最近SMRT中国籍巴士司机罢工的事件，就露出它的狐狸尾巴。以一个数量小到可怜的电话调查，全国人民就“被代表”了。她说： “调查显示，人民对非法罢工的评论已从最初的负面反应，到现在的较正面回应。由此可见，人民是支持政府的决定以及不姑息非法罢工的立场。... 

The recent strike action by a group of drivers drew many different responses from Singaporeans. Some quickly criticise the drivers for breaking the law ... never mind if the laws are just or unjust, they have to be followed. Others view the incident as a slap on the face for the PAP govt for its foreign talent policy as...