by K. SHANMUGAM October 28th, 2009 Extract from the speech by Minister for Law K Shanmugam at the Opening Cocktail Reception of the Seasonal Meeting of NYSBA International Section, 26 October 2009. If you look…
by CHERIAN GEORGE October 28th, 2009 The Press Freedom Index of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is once again making the news in Singapore, with law minister K Shanmugam dismissing the Republic’s low ranking as “quite…
October 28th, 2009 Extract from Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong’s Keynote Address at the New York State Bar Association Seasonal Meeting, 27 October 2009 … I would like to say something about the law of…
by MARKETING MAGAZINE October 27th, 2009 The recently released findings of the 2009 Nielsen Media Survey revealed that Singapore’s mainstream newspapers have continued to thrive in the past year despite the overall global decline in…
by BHAVAN JAIPRAGAS October 18th, 2009 Despite the tough economic climate, Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) announced net profits of S$421.9 million on October 13, down just 3.6% from the previous year. This came on the…
by BHAVAN JAIPRAGAS October 18th, 2009 In one of its dying gasps, the Far Eastern Economic Review (FEER) has failed to convince Singapore’s Court of Appeals that it had a qualified privilege as a media…
by CHERIAN GEORGE July 17th, 2009 Paper presented at the 18th Annual Conference of the Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC), Delhi, 14 July 2009. The term ‘citizen journalism’ is somewhat paradoxical. Why do…
by OPENNET INITIATIVE June 17th, 2009 New research from the OpenNet Initiative reveals accelerating restrictions on Internet content as Asian governments shift to next generation controls. These new techniques go beyond blocking access to websites…
June 1st, 2009 Straits Times editor Han Fook Kwang has responded to critics of the paper’s handling of the AWARE saga. He said that the occasionally one-sided reporting was due to the insurgent faction’s resolute…
May 27th, 2009 Nominated MP Thio Li-Ann devoted a portion (about 15%) of her speech in Parliament to criticising The Straits Times – without naming the paper – for its coverage of the recent AWARE…