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IOC calls 2020 chief’s sexist comments ‘completely inappropriate’

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WHO mission to China fails to find source of coronavirus

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更多能胜任专才加入 余振忠:在野党俨然成为主流

工人党前非选区议员余振忠形容,现今越来越多专才成为在野党候选人,足以与人民行动党分庭抗礼,使得在野党俨然成为当今主流。 “喜不喜欢都好,我认为在负责任态度之下、加之越来越多候选人,他们的专业与学术资历与行动党的(候选人)同等匹敌,在野党正成为主流。” 过去,人民行动党常描绘,新加坡只足够形成A队,有规模的反对党出现反而不利新加坡。 回溯2011年,新加坡总理李显龙,曾表示两党制在新加坡根本行不通。治国最关键的是人才,唯有让A队有最大的成功机会,才能保障国家的前途,不能为了反对党所说的“买保险”,而去削弱A队。 本月6日,英语媒体《慈母舰》主办论坛“2020大选后的新加坡青年”,同时受邀的还有知名漫画家刘敬贤(Sonny Liew)以及律师朱正熙。 论坛上也有听众询问,在资讯更为流通、年轻人政治醒觉抬头下,主讲人对于未来10至20年新加坡政治发展的观点。 余振忠认为,上届选举的盛港集选区选举结果,将是很有趣的个案研究。“工人党青年竞选团队,竟然把三位强大执政党的政治职务者斩落马,这显示相对年轻选民对改变抱持开放态度。” 朱正熙也指出,对于信息的接触、新社交平台崛起,也在影响着未来的选举。例如,利用脸书做竞选宣传还是不久前的事,但如今也加入了Instagram,年轻人也转向抖音(Tik Tok),而抖音的使用群体好些还只是12至16岁、未有投票权的青少年。 相比过去被管控的资讯,他认为,如今事社交平台赋权群众,有能力去影响那些政治人物。 对此,刘敬贤则以中国政府成功管控媒体为例,质问政府是否仍会继续允许资讯的自由流通?他指过去中国还是向新加坡学习如何管控政治程序,如今可能我国政府会向它们学习。…

S’pore sees higher overall crime rate due to rise in scams despite remaining among safest cities globally: Police

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Myanmar police fire rubber bullets at anti-coup protesters

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Amnesty International calls on S’pore government to cease its attacks on peaceful activists, respect LGBT rights

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