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08 June 2020

Where was Singapore's Prime Minister during the Covid-19 crisis?

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On 7 June 2020, Singapore prime minister Lee Hsien Loong made a national broadcast. In his half hour address to the nation , the prime minis...
19 May 2020

What can Singapore learn from other countries on Covid-19?

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Does Singapore still have an advantage in the lockdown era? On 3 April 2020, Singapore became one of the last major economies of the world...
05 May 2020

What can Singapore do about its dormitory population?

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Are guest workers a hidden and permanent underclass in Singapore? "S11", a dormitory or worker camp in Singapore Photographer...
26 April 2020

Was Singapore just unlucky in its coronavirus fight?

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For want of a nail? Singapore's coronavirus response has been lauded as a golden standard for the international community , an oasis o...
08 April 2020

Can Singapore's politicians listen to the experts?

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We established in our previous post that panic buying is a human response to crisis. Panic is fed by the trio of fear, uncertainty, and dou...
19 March 2020

Did Singapore do everything right in the coronavirus epidemic?

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Even in the developing global Covid-19 pandemic of 2020, the nation state of Singapore punches above its weight when the main action takes ...
20 August 2019

What is the rational solution to the Hong Kong protests?

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Thanks to Singapore's authoritarian and paternalistic leadership, its activists have never had a chance to commandeer a successful ne...
14 August 2019

Are the Hong Kong protests unjustified, pointless, and futile?

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Does this fate await Hong Kong? Why would its people protest knowing this will happen? (cartoon copyright of  https://latuffcartoons.wor...
15 May 2019

How will Singapore's leaders use its new Fake News law?

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On 8 May 2019 , the Singapore parliament passed the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulations bill into law. As of the time of the...
24 April 2019

Can Singapore's leaders be trusted to enact a Fake News law?

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Barely half a year after  public hearings conducted by the Select Committee on Deliberate Online Falsehoods  and its report presented to par...
16 February 2019

Does Singapore's Ministry of Health deserve immunity for data breach?

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Singapore's largest data breach happened in July 2018 when a government hospital became the target of cyber-hackers . It is believed th...
29 January 2019

Should heads roll for Singapore army's training deaths?

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Barely months after making reassuring noises in parliament about how safety is a top priority of training in the Singapore Armed Forces (SA...
05 November 2018

Should permanent residents and dual citizens serve national service in Singapore?

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Minister of Defence Ng Eg Hen previously made nice comforting noises (otherwise known as motherhood statements) in parliament about how safe...
25 September 2018

Will Dr Thum Ping Tjin ever wish Singaporeans a Happy National Day?

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Almost a month ago, Singapore celebrity historian Dr Thum Ping Tjin met Dr Mahathir with his fellow New Narratif founders Kirsten Han and So...
12 September 2018

Is Dr Thum Ping Tjin a traitor to Singapore?

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Almost two weeks ago, Singapore historian Dr Thum Ping Tjin, together with Sonny Liew, Kirsten Han, and Jolovan Wham, met with Malaysian pri...
31 August 2018

Is there a public housing crisis in Singapore? NDRS 2018 edition

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After watching prime minister Lee Hsien Loong's 2018 National Day Rally speech , many Singaporean homeowners asked the question: Is i...
18 July 2018

Is Singapore's welfare system failing its poor?

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Yes, democracy classrooms are still taking place despite the New Narratif ban Kirsten Han is organising "democracy classrooms" i...
22 May 2018

What was the political compact between UMNO, PAP, and the people?

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A democratic and liberal housecleaning is possible in Malaya Having won an unprecedented election, Tun Dr Mahathir's new administra...
15 May 2018

With Mahathir winning, will the PAP fall?

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Mahathir IV/VII, Prime Minister of Malaysia Tun Dr Mahathir's resounding defeat of Barisan Nasional, which has been in power since t...
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02 April 2018

Will the real Dr Thum please stand up?

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As events have proven, Dr Thum Ping Tjin made an unreasonable, ill-considered, and indefensible claim in his submission to the fake news Sel...
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