Weaknesses unmasked: Singapore's Psychological Defences

Crisis comms during the haze

While the haze in something Singaporeans have lived with before - at least since around 1997 when PSI readings last touched record levels - the situation a week ago ushered Singaporeans into unfamiliar territory as our city-state had never before seen three-hour PSI readings shoot past 300 points.


This explains why clear, timely and credible communications are of utmost importance during the haze. It was a Known-Unknown situation during which people would naturally look to their country's leadership for guidance, support and understanding.

It was a golden opportune to regain build trust and win hearts and minds.

To be sure, the job of projecting one's messages across various platforms in the real world and in cyberspace was made more challenging by the fact that the haze crisis situation is the Singov's first big test of its haze drawer plan since the 2011 General Election. Why does it matter? It makes a difference as the ground today is less sweet and Singaporeans tend to be more circumspect.

- http://kementah.blogspot.sg/2013/06/weaknesses-unmasked-singapores.html
So spokespersons for officialdom had to work much harder to help their public relations (PR) messages sink home as they faced a larger audience of sceptics and a more vociferous crowd of netizens. They really earned their pay this month.

Singaporeans may not be able to control the origin of the haze. We are, however, certainly in control of how we choose to react to the haze situation.

When emperors start to burn books...Leong Sze Hian

Comment: I cannot understand the logic that in a national crisis where lives are at stake – we added on the costs of transport and storage – can you blame some retailers for charging a higher price than normal (Shouldn’t they be charging less in a national emergency crisis?) – knowing that they will be charged for storage and transport as well?

What is the price charged to retailers with a breakdown of the cost, transport and storage, and what was the price paid by the Government?

I understand that there have been reports about issues in the distribution of the 1 million free masks to 200,000 needy families.

For example, I understand that Zao Bao reported that only families with per capita income of $900 were entitled to the free masks. Someone posted that when he went to the Community Centre to collect the free masks, and was asked to produce his CHAS (Community Health Assist Scheme) card and told that he was not eligible because he has a CHAS orange card (income from $901 to $1,500). Only those with CHAS blue cards (income $900 or below) were eligible.

(Note: Orange CHAS card holders are not eligible for the $18.50 common conditions subsidy (that blue CHAS card holders get) when they seek out-patient treatment at the participating private clinics, and also lower subsidies for chronic conditions and dental services than blue card holders)

Others have also commented that grassroots leaders went door-to-door to inform 1 and 2-room HDB rental flat tenants to go to collect their masks, and suggested it may make more sense for the grassroots leaders to distribute the masks instead of asking these obviously needy families to go and collect the masks themselves.

- http://leongszehian.com/?p=5289

Re: When emperors start to burn books...Leong Sze Hian

Fucking wayang
Whatever they wayang about, it is still just a fucking wayang
PAP want only one thing
To screw and fuck sinkies of as many billions as they can and while they can.
PAP want only to sue and gang rape anyone who speak against them, if they can catch them

It is PAP way of book burning.

FUCK THE PAP
VOTE THEM ALL OUT IN 2016

Confuseous said:

They really earned their pay this month.

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Fuck that kind of cheebye talk!

No fucking way can the PAP maggots and cockroaches and civil serpents can earn even 10% of their grotesque obscene fucking pay
They bled and screwed and fucked sinkies of so much of their rotten pay.

Who the fuck are you to even think those PAP bastards and cockroaches can even hope to earn a fraction of the pay they screwed from us