Democracy in Singapore

Wall Street Journal’s opinion piece on Lee vs Chee. “But at least, thanks to the Internet, they are able to read the exchange and make up their own minds.” The best statement made in that article as we wade through the arguments posited from all sides. By why is democracy in Singapore always about [...]

Full Weight of the Letter of the Law

From the way Today presented the facts, it looks like after the full weight of the letter of the law is brought down on Gopalan, he is recanting and repenting for the sake of escaping a heavy punishment. Shrewd as the government now cannot be too harsh. The government also now have the reason not [...]

Gopalan’s Famous Last Words

“I repeat the threat that Lee Kuan Yew had made on day two of the show trial during the last 3 days in the High Court. When asked by Dr. Chee whether he will sue those who write on the Internet defamations against him, I mean defamations in the Singaporean sense, his definitive unequivocal answer [...]