Needy stories need to tell whether helped by ComCare?
I refer to the article “Generation Grit: She put herself through school after dad walked out on family” (Straits Times, Jan 17). It states that “My parents became bankrupt when I was very young. My dad is rather entrepreneurial but his businesses failed often. From a young age, I was always told by my parents that they...
Beware Of Exceptiions To Prove A Rule – Cf. Fake News
Shamnugam quoted very obvious incidents of Fake News, eg., that "hallal pork" selling at NTUC. But most cases of online "fake News" are not so clear-cut. They question whether info given are suppressed to hide adverse conclusions, or partial info given to give better than true info. etc,.etc. Will obvious examples of Fakes...
‘Jobs’ rhetoric needs to be supported by statistics?
I refer to the article “Maritime sector road map to create S$4.5 billion in value-add, make over 5,000 new jobs” (Straits Times, Jan 13). It states that “The maritime industry, including the marine and offshore engineering sector, employed more than 170,000 people and contributed 7 per cent to Singapore’s economy last...
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