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The PAP only have themselves to blame for the citizen’s skeptcism

I have read and watched online some of K. Shanmugam's speeches in Parliament about the need to effectively tackle the spread of fake news. While I agree with most of what he has said, I wish to discuss why there is still widespread disapproval, lack of support and disquiet among citizens. To me, the answer is simple. The absolute...

Trust in government should be enhanced by transparency rather than legislation

The minister of law said in Parliament that the fake news law is needed to retain trust in key institutions. I agree that there is a need to deal with actors who deliberate create fake news and propagate it widely using bots and other automated means. I believe that this abuse can already be stopped using the existing tools...

PAP government has made themselves above the law while Singaporeans lose out

The PAP government has made themselves kings and queens in the Singapore parliament. They created the fake news law but the ministers have given themselves the power to decide what fake news is on the get go. When a suggestion was made to set up an independent council to decide on fake news, the PAP government said: "the question...