How did social media play a part in the Singapore General Election 2011? "A huge role," at least according to the opposition parties. AFP wrote a nice story on how social media has helped the Singapore opposition parties spread their messages across the web. Most importantly, social media has helped" bypass pro-PAP newspapers and broadcast," as described by Chee Soon Juan, secretary-general at Singapore Democratic Party. It is a strong statement and I shall leave that for discussions. Other opposition parties also echoed the same thoughts. Koh Choon Yong, the webmaster of Workers' ...
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Facebook Rally: Vote The PAP Out?
You can run but you can't hide. The statement is especially true with the rise of social media. We talk behind the back of the government offline; but these buzz aren't recorded, aren't searchable and aren't amplified. With Facebook, things are very different. The People's Action Party (PAP) is the leading political party in Singapore. Despite holding a majority of seats in the Parliament of Singapore, the PAP has been criticized for limiting free speech amongst other issues. These criticisms have been flicked off many times by the PAP, and many ...
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