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I refer to the article “Restaurant owner gives out blankets to those sleeping on Chinatown streets as cool weather continues” (Straits Times, Jan 13). It states that “Since last Thursday (Jan 4), the restaurant owner has been giving out blankets to those sleeping on the streets, mainly in mature estates such as Tiong Bahru,... 

I refer to the article “More than 1,100 PMETs receive help from career support programme since Oct 2015” (Channel NewsAsia, Jan 10). It states that “More than 1,100 professionals, managers, executives and technicians (PMETs) have found jobs through the Career Support Programme (CSP) since its roll-out in late 2015, with... 

I refer to Parliament's studying how to legislate "fake news". The presumption of labelling news "fake" is that untruths or half-truths are told that have adverse effects; hence the felt need to censor. But news can also be faked to achieve what authorities regard as welcome effects. Are such being considered too for censor?...