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Watching Acting Minister of Manpower Tan Chuan Jin on the Talking Point programme special reminds one of a book which has the full title, "Denialism, How Irrational Thinking Hinders Scientific Progress, Harms The Planet, And Threatens Our Lives." The despicable licensing of news sites is no rocket science, but Tan was definitely... 

OMFG, are these jokers for real? OMFG, are these jokers for real? Get this: the MDA wants to expand the Broadcast Act. Minister for Communications and Information Yaacob Ibrahim told reporters yesterday, "We will amend the Broadcasting Act next year, with a view to ensure that any other sites which are hosted overseas but reporting... 

And so, as many of us had probably already expected, the MDA’s plan to “regulate” online news sites has come to pass. Today is the day, and it appears there’s not much we can do about it. For all the talk of a “light touch”, as well as all the fuss over the much-hyped National Conversation, the nasty surprise sure...