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      COMMENT: Jarring disconnect between MTF's 'living with COVID' and ongoing curbs

      Assistant news editor Nicholas Yong argues that the MTF is undermining its own message on living with COVID.

    • Sport
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      COMMENT: Lions find belief - and fans' backing - in road back to respectability under Yoshida

      Despite their gut-wrenching Suzuki Cup exit on Christmas Day, Singapore have regained belief and fan support in their road back to respectability, says Chia Han Keong.

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      COMMENT: Meme makers have won the Raeesah Khan saga

      Assistant news editor Nicholas Yong argues that no one comes out looking good - but the memes are amazing.

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      COMMENT: Peng Shuai’s denial of sexual assault raises more questions

      The denial by Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai that she was subject to sexual assault in a media interview has raised more questions.

    • Sport
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      COMMENT: Loh Kean Yew learnt to seize the moment, can Lions do the same?

      Loh Kean Yew lifted an entire nation by seizing his opportunity for a monumental achievement, something which the Singapore football team must do to get fans on their side.

    • Sport
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      COMMENT: So far, so good for Singapore at Suzuki Cup, but so what?

      Two wins so far have fuelled a healthy dose of optimism, but veteran sports journalist Chia Han Keong remains wary.

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      COMMENT: Illiterate? Singapore MPs need to be schooled on Parliament

      In the wake of Illiterate-gate, Nicholas Yong argues that the Parliament live stream has upped the stakes.

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      COMMENT: What is the road ahead for weary Singapore amid COVID?

      Assistant news editor Nicholas Yong argues that the MTF must stop sending mixed message and stick to its plan.

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      COMMENT: Race ties in Singapore’s workplace – softly, softly approach won’t work

      Implementing the workplace discrimination would lessen misperceptions about race among Singaporeans, media industry veteran PN Balji argued.

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      COMMENT: Pritam Singh – Leader of the (friendly) Opposition?

      Assistant news editor Nicholas Yong argues that the Workers' Party can be overly cautious in Parliament.

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      COMMENT: Singapore politics one year after GE2020

      Two images pop up every time I think about GE2020 – for very different reasons. One shows Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh talking to the camera on the last day of election campaigning and the other is that of Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat, fumbling his speech on Nomination Day.

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      COMMENT: Euro 2020 – The hurt goes on for England

      Long-suffering fan Nicholas Yong argues that despite its loss to Italy, this England team is very different.

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      COMMENT: The TraceTogether affair is not just about privacy

      Veteran journalist PN Balji asks why no one in government spotted the flaw in Vivian Balakrishnan's promise that TraceTogether data would only be used for contact tracing.

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      COMMENT: Dear PAP, here's how to win back the youth vote

      I thought with the fourth generation leaders at the helm, the PAP would conduct the GE more sensibly with refreshing strategies, away from gutter politics of the past. But it was disappointing to see them rely on old methods which I felt made the campaign toxic. 

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      COMMENT: GE2020 – Singapore’s day of decision and the challenge of a generation

      Cherian George and Donald Low argue that the Sengkang Dividend from GE2020 can only be realised if leaders and citizens step forward to support a more participatory and deliberative democracy.

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      COMMENT: I miss physical rallies, but we had our fair share of fun this GE2020

      Despite the regulations in place amid the COVID-19 pandemic, young writer Sean Lim still enjoyed the build-up to this year's election.

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      COMMENT: Now the circus is almost over, how do we vote?

      Veteran journalist Bertha Henson had "great hopes that this election will be different" – in content.

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      COMMENT: GE2020 — Why Singapore may lose, whatever the final score

      Cherian George and Donald Low reflect on a negative campaign that could leave many Singaporeans disaffected and the country less prepared for the post-pandemic challenges ahead.

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      COMMENT: The dilemmas of a first-time voter

      Do I base my vote on what would benefit me, or do I vote for my loved ones or the “greater good”?

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      COMMENT: Low’s departure has accelerated the Workers’ Party’s transition - but at what cost?

      Veteran journalist PN Balji argues that pride played the biggest part in former Workers' Party chief Low Thia Khiang's decision to step down.

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      COMMENT: PAP should clarify what it means by 'strong mandate'

      Veteran journalist Bertha Henson argues that the PAP shouldn’t just throw around this “need for strong and clear mandate’’. What does it mean by it? 

    • News
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      COMMENT: A voter's responsibility to sieve out the noise, words matter

      A first-time voter says he believes that each General Election allows Singaporeans to make a stand about the type of social contract we want.

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      COMMENT: Can we have a better report card in constituency broadcasts?

      A meatier political broadcast will go far to educate residents on the importance of town council work which, after all, collects service and conservancy fees from them. 

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      COMMENT: Dancing around 10 million people

      10,000,000. That’s the figure Singapore is all agog over.

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      COMMENT: SDP's Chee Soon Juan sounded like a 'boomer' at live debate

      Singapore Democratic Party’s (SDP) Chee Soon Juan could have done better, says first-time voter Sean Lim.

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