Not only did the “Jamban virus” inflict Shin Min Daily, even the Straits Times has fallen victim to it too! In the span of two weeks, the truth about the Liu Guodong fiasco has been distorted beyond recognition by the Singapore state media which is truly deserving of its 141st position on the World Press Freedom Index conducted by international media watchdog Reporters without borders.
In response to a question by MP Seah Kian Peng, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan called on all parties embroiled in the STTA dispute to settle the matter ‘in a dignified and fair manner’ (read article here)
Instead of reporting the case based entirely on facts, the Straits Times felt fit to twist the story in order to leave its chief culprit Lee Bee Wah out of the picture:
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http://wayangparty.com/?p=9948
In response to a question by MP Seah Kian Peng, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan called on all parties embroiled in the STTA dispute to settle the matter ‘in a dignified and fair manner’ (read article here)
Instead of reporting the case based entirely on facts, the Straits Times felt fit to twist the story in order to leave its chief culprit Lee Bee Wah out of the picture:
Read full article here:
http://wayangparty.com/?p=9948