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The problem with Singapore’s media

I am publishing this post, dear reader, because I believe that Singaporeans place too much trust in our mainstream media to deliver “the truth”. It really irks me that Singapore’s media keeps patting...

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Worthless words

A recent media kerfuffle has shed light on politics and society in Singapore. After decades of softball journalism and scripted Q&As, some of our politicians do not have the ability to articulate...

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ST Forum: Scandals exposed flaws in our system

Unless there’s some paywall, you can probably read the original on the ST site here. Aug 02, 2012. The Straits Times ALTHOUGH deputy editor Zuraidah Ibrahim makes many good points in her commentary on...

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The problem with the national conversation: information asymmetries

Dear friends, as long as there are significant information asymmetries in the government-citizen relationship, Singapore will never be able to have a completely fair and open national conversation....

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Interview on Channel News Asia: Floating on a Malayan Breeze

Dear friends, CNA interviewed me yesterday about the book. We mostly discussed aspects of the bike journey itself. If you want to watch it, click here.

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#FreeMyInternet: My statement at Hong Lim Park

Dear friends, unfortunately, I was not able to be at Hong Lim Park on Saturday, June 8th, to join the protest against the silly new Internet regulations in Singapore. I have just embarked on a...

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More problems at Singapore’s mainstream media channels

One of the great ironies of modern Singapore’s media development is that even as politicians, establishment supporters and other conservatives continue to heap scorn on internet sites, the mainstream...

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Second book launch: Hard Choices

Dear friends, I just wanted to share some thoughts from my second book launch this past Tuesday. If you want to find out more about the book’s content and cover, please see my earlier post here. I...

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GE2015: Final thoughts (1 of 4)

We are at a curious point in history. Whenever I share my electoral preferences, my PAP friends call me an opposition supporter; and my opposition friends call me a PAP supporter. Why? I’ll come back...

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Why Singaporeans need to discuss 1987’s Marxist Conspiracy

Do people become subversive after reading Animal Farm? George Orwell’s allegory on totalitarianism was one piece of evidence Singapore’s Internal Security Department (ISD) allegedly seized in 1987...

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