3May was WorldPressFreedomDay, but why so quiet in Sgp?
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Yesterday was �eWorld Press Freedom Day�f. In S�fpore, where such innane days like �eGrandparents Day�f and �eSecretary�fs Day�f even get some press coverage, WPF Day came and went in the local presses without even a little peep.
Why?
Haha. Same old story: What�fs there to celebrate about press freedom in Singapore? Freedom House, a non-profit, independent organisation listed almost all the countries of the world in its �eGlobal Press Freedom Report 2007�Œ (see http://www.freedomhouse.org/uploads/fop/2007/pfscharts.pdf).
Singapore is jointly ranked 154th, with Afganistan, Djibouti and Gabon. Finland and Iceland are ranked 1st, while North Korea is last at 195th.
Amongst only the Asia-Pacific countries, all countries have better press freedom than S�fpore, except Brunei, Vietnam, Laos, China, Burma and North Korea. Looking at this bottom of the list, Singapore is the only �edemocratic�f country, while Brunei is a monarchy, Vietnam, Laos, China & N. Korea are socialists/communists, and Burma is military-run. BTW, these countries all DON�fT hold grassroot elections to vote in the govts.
Sitting in S�fpore and �erelishing�f that we have more press freedom than some of our �edespotic�f neighbours where no free elections are held, I thank and pray (to whom I don�ft care) that we have internet access.
I wonder when our govt officials will officially make a statement about S'pore's dismal failure in not scoring a '1st' in such things, when they happily trumpet that we have the world's no 1 airline, airport, sea port....haha........ -
What?
Ranking drop again?
I thought it was 140 + only recently ?
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Maybe we have an "extraoridinay" press as well?
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Because nobody knows such a day exists! If things are quiet, you oughta blame yourself. You know and you never tell others ma. Yes, you are guilty for conspiring against press freedom by not publicizing it!
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Our gov claims that we are World This and World That, including World High Cost Living, as well as World's Highest Paid Government..
But when it comes to things like World xxxxx Freedom, they say we are "unique" - we stand alone from the world. The World should not meddle with our internal affairs... bleah bleah bleah...
I say "Shut the fark up already about World This or That, you can't even open up your hearts what world are you farking talking about? World's money perhaps??" -
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Wah can report World's fastest walker but cannot report world press freedom rankings hor?
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This is some thing which they don't even wish to think about, not even to talk about.Originally posted by Rock^Star:Wah can report World's fastest walker but cannot report world press freedom rankings hor? -
All no balls what.
Like we actually have a press, or did I mistake it for a government pamphlet. -
What were you expecting? A public holiday with a public exhibition to document how far Singapore has come with its press?
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as if singapore press will publish this news to shame themselves
its like shooting yourself in the foot,
WOW, we are at 154 position
shouldn't we be at 200 position
given the fact that we have so much censorship over all matters -
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cos' there is no freedom?
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So, whats newOriginally posted by YI:cos' there is no freedom? 