
Importance of the freedom of the press in Singapore
Click to enlarge After much sneering and goading from Singaporeans about their total silence on the diplomatic rift that has erupted between Cambodia and Vietnam on one side and Singapore on the other, arising from Lee Hsien Loong’s insensitive and totally uncalled for remarks about Vietnam’s military incursion into Cambodia...

Poor statesmanship from PM Lee Hsien Loong is disappointing
Click to enlarge PM Lee Hsien Loong has caused a big uproar and much anger among the Vietnamese and Cambodian officials by claiming that Vietnamese troops invaded Cambodia in 1978. ASEAN solidarity has unfortunately and needlessly comes under strain because of what he has alleged. Many foreign newspapers have picked up the story...

Politicians too need human rights awareness and training
Lee Hsien Loong’s recent comments on the regime change that toppled the Khmer Rouge in 1979 cannot be taken as the position of Singaporeans. HO/AFP/G20 PRESS OFFICE Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s recent comments have touched on a raw nerve and awoken sleeping dragons. His denouncement of the regime change...
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