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Singapore's leaders groomed from early school

Fri May 5, 2006 4:34 PM IST

By Geert De Clercq

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - With candidates' faces smiling from posters on lampposts, loudhailers on cars blasting slogans and ( Read more... )

Too many articles! Send me more if you know of any!

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Singapore's ruling party takes a sledgehammer to crack a nut
By John Burton in Singapore
Published: May 6 2006 03:00 | Last updated: May 6 2006 03:00



If Singaporeans had not heard of James Gomez a week ago, they have now. The ( Read more... )

Here's a sampling of what the foreign newswires and papers are saying about Singapore, complete with pictures that would never get released in the Straight Times. I spoke here about how the lack of media freedom has pushed many Chinese citizens to foreign news to find out what's happening in their own country. May that day never happen to Singapore ( Read more... )

The politics of threat and intimidation once again!

Information Communications and the Arts Minister Dr Lee Boon Yang says the impact of the Internet at this General Election is likely to be looked at by the relevant ministry after the polls.

What this means is we can expect a few scapegoats to be singled out for the slaughter, because we know there ( Read more... )

Being away from Singapore this General Elections, I have had to rely on the internet as my sole source of information on how the hustings have proceeded. Apart from the Straight Times, I have had to rely on blogs such as SgRally.blogspot.com and ElectionRally.blogspot.com, which have posted an incredible amount of video clips of opposition rally ( Read more... )

Another letter that I sent in to the Straits Times today.
For a previous letter, click here.

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Your story on Jan 12 failed to point out that when George Soros said, "Obviously, Singapore does not qualify as an open society," he received loud applause from a packed ( Read more... )

This is a great story. Once again, it is very important to look closely at what The Straight Times says and what it doesn't. For a good reference, we turn to the international newswires of course. This AFP story has one very telling line for me:

"Obviously, Singapore does not qualify as an open society," Soros said to loud applause from a packed ( Read more... )

In a report in Today on Oct 24 by my friend Derrick A Paulo, which has very pointedly NOT been reported by The Straight Times (someone correct me if I'm wrong), Singapore has inched up seven spots in the World Press Freedom Index 2005, released on Thursday by international association Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF). We are now ranked 140th out of ( Read more... )