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Is ‘fair comment, in the public interest’ sometimes called out as ‘fake news’?

I refer to gov.sg Factually Did the PTC change the fare formula to raise public transport fares? No, the fare formula is reviewed every 5 years to ensure that public transport fares remain relevant even as the public transport landscape evolves. How the fares change will depend on macro-economic trends and the extent to which...

What’s a bigger turn-off? The elite who flaunt their wealth or the elite who flaunt their humility and frugality?

Don’t flaunt your wealth, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong tells Singaporeans. At the other end of the spectrum, there are elites who blatantly flaunt their humility. They go to such great lengths to do so that it becomes cringe worthy. Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing is one who comes to mind. We know that he wears...

African example PAP government will follow?

The Tanzanian government is in the process of amending its statistical legislation so that it can impose fines or jail time on anyone who questions the accuracy of official figures. Not a big step from what Ng Eng Hen did as a newbie cabinet minister (Manpower) many yrs ago when he roughed up some academics who published analysis...