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Seven years ago, on 11th October 2003, the PAP Malay MPs together with their Mendaki organisation formed a Community Leaders Forum project following a series of focus group discussions to discuss issues and strategies to propel the Malay community forward. The event was graced and witnessed by then Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. The... 

K. Shanmugam Dear Mr Shanmugam, I refer to your 4 Nov speech at the Columbia University: http://newasiarepublic.com/?p=21520 Allowing the political framework to determine media’s role would compromise media’s independence and undermine its ability to objectively report on the political framework. When it comes to press freedom,... 

John Kampfner, former editor of The New Statesman (2005-2008) and now chief executive of Index on Censorship, a British group promoting freedom of expression, weighed in on the Alan Shadrake case. He wrote a commentary in The Guardian after the 76-year-old freelance British journalist was found guilty of contempt of court over...