… a UK study has found that remaining single after 30 is as bad as smoking? The statistics highlighted in the Streats version is nowhere as comprehensive as the BBC version, especially when the following paragraphs are conveniently omitted from the story: “However, while over a seven year period, the risks of smoking compared to… Read More »
To Catch a Tartar: A Dissident in Lee Kuan Yew’s Prisonis an excellent study of the conceit and deceit of a man many Singaporeans thought they knew. The author, Francis Seow, is a former solicitor general and president of the Law Society in Singapore. This is his first-hand account of how he has suffered under… Read More »
The task of taking our mainstream (often compliant) press to task is an unenviable one. You get people questioning your motives, warning you of repercussions, and sometimes chiding you for being such an ungrateful brat towards our forefathers. Given a choice, I don’t think any sane person would do it. That’s not an admission of… Read More »
Sometimes it’s not just our compliant newspaper that will try to mislead the public with its biased reporting. Government and semi/quasi-government officials often resort to flawed arguments to justify flawed causes. Disguised with flowery words and patronising rhetoric, these arguments can easily sway readers who are less discerning. Case in point: The reply by NKF’s… Read More »
Someone left a message in the forum not too long ago that I should “focus on commenting on more substantive topics like Alpa-S bootlicking of SM in latest twist to SIA saga”. As much as I would like to comment on more substantive topics, you must remember I have very little incentive to do so… Read More »
Lee Kuan Yew: Measure of the manA STORY MADE THE ROUNDS in Singapore a few years back that went like this: Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew returned from a private visit to India with a small bolt of silk of extraordinary design. He consulted his tailor immediately, who assured him there was just enough fabric… Read More »