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At 82, Lee retains a cabinet post, with the title Minister Mentor, continues to dominate the Government and shows no sign of quitting. WHEN will Lee Kuan Yew die? Sadly, that is the question now on the minds of many Singaporeans. SMUTOCRACY IS A FACADE FOR DEMOCRACY by Michael Backman (17 May 06) The Star - Hackles Rise over Perceived BiasĪustralia's The Age asks when will LKY die. There was hardly any mention of figures or photographs of the huge crowds attending their rallies.Īlready viewed as underdogs, the struggling candidates may have benefited from a public backlash, a perception that they are victims of media bias.

Much of what the opposition candidates did or said, on the other hand, was either ignored or under-reported.

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While Singaporeans were still pondering on which party to give their votes to, many had already cast a negative vote for what they perceived to be biased, lop-sided press coverage.Ī frequent charge was that the amount of space and time given by the national press and TV in this election was overwhelmingly in favour of the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP). Singapore’s controlled media has come under criticism for the way it covered the campaign leading to yesterday’s general election. HACKLES RISE OVER PERCEIVED MEDIA BIAS by Siah Chiang Nee (7 May 06) From across the causeway, The Star's opinion page writes about something that many Singaporeans have felt about the election.