The newspapers were predictably quiet about this and there's certainly no way to substantiate any of the claims made by TODAYINTERN at Sammyboy. What claims? Read this...
While we do not in any way substantiate TODAYINTERN's claims, we do have to examine the possible truths and their implications.
So, according to TODAYINTERN, several heads rolled because of Today's breaking news of SM Lee's commandeering of SIA to ferry his wife back to Singapore when she suffered a stroke while in UK. Apparently the key personnel of Today were summoned to the Istana, and SM Lee charged them with inciting civic unrest by reporting about the incident and causing a polarisation of the people regarding this issue, and requiring SM Lee himself to come out to address the issue.
There are several issues at stake in this incident. First, OB markers are here to stay. No matter what the government says about the liberalisation and opening-up of society in general, the unclear and present dangers of OB markers remain a minefield that only the bravest or those in-the-loop dare to tread. Others remain securely away from this minefield. As free speech in print media continues to be suppressed, alternative sources (like us) will continue to flourish.
Second, totalitarianism. There is obviously a media clampdown on the entire SM Lee-SIA issue. Not just the story itself, but also the fallout. SPH has taken a few steps towards a more liberal and questioning newspaper. However, due to its inaction, it is clear that this is merely a facade as the practise of filling top cadre with your own people in a twisted form of nepotism (some say totalitarianism) still exists. Today has become yet another zombie of the powers-that-be.
Third, the supposed shift of power from PM Goh to DPM Lee Hsien Loong is in name only, as the true person in power is still SM Lee. While PM Goh is the PuppetMaster, SM Lee has shown to be the real hand behind the strings.
SM? Nay, GPM.
Bo Zheng Hu
21.02.04
any ways to cut the string?
Human nature. If I were God, I would not give it up.
This is to show all that who is the real BOSS of SG