Worse than 1984
The Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act tabled in Singapore's Parliament on Monday threatens to restrict free speech in the country even further. It effectively gives any Minister the power to decide what is fact and to demand corrections or removals of statements that he deems to be against the public interest....
Even Lee Kuan Yew did not have the audacity to give his ministers such sweeping powers
Who would have thought that post-Lee Kuan Yew, the People’s Action Party would become even more audacious and autocratic? While he introduced a litany of laws, he always sought to rationalise them and not once did he defend a law by simply arguing that there were provisions for appeal and redress through the courts. Which...
Some thoughts on the valuation of our flats
After 60 years of nation building, it is timely to revisit and renew the social compact between the governed and government. Unlike the Water Agreement with Malaysia, the government need a validation every 5 years. This year being the election year, and with so many flats (I heard number like 400,000) coming to maturity of 40...
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