It is time for a significant shift in the editorial direction of ST. As 1 of Asia's oldest newspapers, ST should not be mirroring the state-controlled media styles of dictatorships and communist states. The current approach to major news coverage feels like how to promote the ruling party rather than objective journalism. There is a persistent tendency to frame the PAP in the most favorable light possible. In the age of social media, readers have instant access to alternative perspectives and can see through 1-sided narratives. ST is only insulting the intelligence of its readers.