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The politics of wild accusations, polarization, fear-mongering and hate

The politics of wild accusations, polarization, fear-mongering and hate

The Issue Remember what the Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said as part of his swearing-in speech in 2004, “We should have the confidence to engage in robust debate, so as to understand our problems, conceive fresh solutions, and open up new spaces” So how does that reconcile with our space for civic discourse today, especially... 

The irony of Tan Chuan-Jin’s remarks

The irony of Tan Chuan-Jin’s remarks

It's deeply ironic these Tan Chuan-Jin remarks: (1) He wrote: I guess [Vietnam] can choose to define the past as they see fit. This doesn't change the past as many view it. Irony because: The Singapore PAP government distorts the past the way they see fit too, regardless of how many others view the past. (2) He wrote: The strange... 

Importance of the freedom of the press in Singapore

Importance of the freedom of the press in Singapore

Click to enlarge After much sneering and goading from Singaporeans about their total silence on the diplomatic rift that has erupted between Cambodia and Vietnam on one side and Singapore on the other, arising from Lee Hsien Loong’s insensitive and totally uncalled for remarks about Vietnam’s military incursion into Cambodia... 



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