Instead, they only dedicate print space for FAP PLP letters? Has the 154th changed an iota? As long as the media are controlled, don't expect the 60% to wake up from their slumber till they kena themselves!
May 17, 2011
Aljunied delay remains inexplicable
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MEDIACORP'S reply last Friday ("MediaCorp explains why Aljunied result came after 2am") will surely assist voters and viewers alike to better appreciate or understand the constraints and limitations under which it covered GE2011.
But where the public is concerned, the question still remains unanswered.
If, as reported, Mr George Yeo himself was preparing to concede as early as 11pm, and his opponent, Mr Low Thia Khiang, too was already preparing to celebrate victory, what was it that stood in the way of an earlier public announcement of this crucial result by the Returning Officer?
One could reasonably expect the results of small constituencies with around 20,000 voters (like Whampoa and Yuhua) with clear-cut majorities to be among the first to be announced.
Admittedly, Aljunied is not in this smaller group, but the winning margin was convincing and unambiguous enough.
Why then the inordinate delay in making public the polling result of this particular constituency, which was so eagerly awaited by the people?
Hopefully, the official body supervising the election exercise will now offer its explanation to clear the air on the matter.
Narayana Narayana
May 17, 2011
Aljunied delay remains inexplicable
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MEDIACORP'S reply last Friday ("MediaCorp explains why Aljunied result came after 2am") will surely assist voters and viewers alike to better appreciate or understand the constraints and limitations under which it covered GE2011.
But where the public is concerned, the question still remains unanswered.
If, as reported, Mr George Yeo himself was preparing to concede as early as 11pm, and his opponent, Mr Low Thia Khiang, too was already preparing to celebrate victory, what was it that stood in the way of an earlier public announcement of this crucial result by the Returning Officer?
One could reasonably expect the results of small constituencies with around 20,000 voters (like Whampoa and Yuhua) with clear-cut majorities to be among the first to be announced.
Admittedly, Aljunied is not in this smaller group, but the winning margin was convincing and unambiguous enough.
Why then the inordinate delay in making public the polling result of this particular constituency, which was so eagerly awaited by the people?
Hopefully, the official body supervising the election exercise will now offer its explanation to clear the air on the matter.
Narayana Narayana
