The Straits Times' article entitled Man Fined $300 For Shooting 2 Rubber
Bands Onto Public Road (27 May 2019) is self-explanatory.
The newspaper further obtained an opinion from Professor Paulin Tay Straughan, Dean of
Students and Professor of Sociology (Practice) at Singapore
Management University. She said "As long as it
was intentional and he had no intention of picking it up, since he
left it there, it is littering. If he littered, then it is against
the law."
It's making Singapore ― in particular, the Singapore government and its public servants and its contracted agents ― a lauging stock.
Strong Ruling Party With Clear Majority
In The Straits Times' 27 May 2019 article entitled Singapore must have strong ruling
party with clear majority: Goh Chok Tong Mr Goh hoped that the party in charge must have a clear majority of seats, meaning 75 to 80 per cent of the seats in Parliament.
Would he have similarly hoped if his People's Action Party was the opposition party?
The journalist from Lianhe Zaobao apparently failed, or seemed to have failed, to ask him this very important question.
Mr Goh also said that group representation constituencies ("GRCs") were a "stabiliser".
GRCs force candidates standing for parliamentary election into groups of three, four, five or even six. It is a uniquely Singapore concept conceived by PAP. Although its stated objective is to ensure that minority races are represented in parliament (one candidate in each GRC must be from a minority i.e., non-ethnic-Chinese race), it makes it difficult, though not impossible, for opposition parties to win GRCs.
Would he have similarly hoped if his People's Action Party was the opposition party?
The journalist from Lianhe Zaobao apparently failed, or seemed to have failed, to ask him this very important question.
Mr Goh also said that group representation constituencies ("GRCs") were a "stabiliser".
GRCs force candidates standing for parliamentary election into groups of three, four, five or even six. It is a uniquely Singapore concept conceived by PAP. Although its stated objective is to ensure that minority races are represented in parliament (one candidate in each GRC must be from a minority i.e., non-ethnic-Chinese race), it makes it difficult, though not impossible, for opposition parties to win GRCs.
Chua Mui Hoong on POFMA
Chua Mui Hoong, The Straits Times' opinion editor, wrote an article on 26 May 2019 entitled Pofma: Is Singapore's fake news law
too powerful or not enough?
Pofma or POFMA is the recently legislated Prevention from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act.
Many readers might have anticipated where Ms Chua's article was headed, including her opinion that she was "surprised it did not go further" and that it "could have been a much stronger law".
Ms Chua also revealed that "some government leaders asked [her] what [she] thought of Pofma".
Why would some government leaders ask Ms Chua about POFMA?
Why would any government leaders ask Ms Chua about POFMA?
Pofma or POFMA is the recently legislated Prevention from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act.
Many readers might have anticipated where Ms Chua's article was headed, including her opinion that she was "surprised it did not go further" and that it "could have been a much stronger law".
Ms Chua also revealed that "some government leaders asked [her] what [she] thought of Pofma".
Why would some government leaders ask Ms Chua about POFMA?
Why would any government leaders ask Ms Chua about POFMA?
Heng's First Words Concerned Work
18 December 2016
The Straits Times's headlines made it appear that Minister for Finance Heng Swee Kiat's first words when he came out of a coma was to ask whether there was a Cabinet meeting that day.
However, it appears that those were only among his first words.
Why glamorise Heng's dedication to his work?
It would have made more sense to report that Heng had asked about his family. If he hadn't, I feel sorry for his family.
Praising One's Superior
3 October 2015
TODAY's headline screamed, "Shanmugam pays DPM Teo tribute for 'highly effective' Home Team.
Minister Shanmugam's praise is not worth terribly much, in my view. As a deputy prime minister, Teo ranks above Shanmugam in the Cabinet.
TODAY's headline screamed, "Shanmugam pays DPM Teo tribute for 'highly effective' Home Team.
Minister Shanmugam's praise is not worth terribly much, in my view. As a deputy prime minister, Teo ranks above Shanmugam in the Cabinet.
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