The pathetic level of journalism in our Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) newspapers just never seem to get out of the cesspool it is in. From biased reporting on the Opposition Parties and their members, to the one-sided and seditious articles written during the AWARE issue, to the kind of idiotic readers’ letters published on the short-lived STREATS free-sheet and some times even the Straits Stooge Times Forum page, the SPH has not only successfully positioned itself as a stooge for the government gahmen but also succeeded in presenting to the world that Singaporeans are ignorant and idiotic. Thank you very much, especially to the Stooge Times because foreigners reading our so-called national daily puts us all to collective shame when some of the more idiotic comments are published for all to see. It amazes me that it never occurred to the Editors allowing those letters to be published make us wonder about their general intelligence level as by allowing those articles to be published would mean a certain level of endorsement.

Thus, I had generally avoid criticising the tabloid like reporting in the evening Chinese tabloids like Shin Ming [新明] and Lianhe Wanbao [联合晚报] even when I know a lot of those articles published – especially those on the Entertainment column – we should all read with a pinch of salt. After all, my friends and I do find those articles hilarious and entertaining and there is nothing wrong about it. We all needed something to laugh about. However, I had not expect it to go the same way as our English papers – making us all look like idiots. Thanks to this particular caption, now even PRC Nationals or any foreigner who can read Chinese will be laughing at Singaporeans’ ‘collective ignorance’.

I have a high regard for my fellow Singaporeans and certainly, even while some might have misconception about what these helicopter overflights are about, most of us would have known they are a part of our National Day Parade (NDP) rehearsals. While there is an ongoing and persistent operation against the street walkers in Geylang recently, most Singaporeans are also aware that the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and the Singapore Police Force (SPF), which are under the Ministry of Defense (MID) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) respectively, have a separate chain of command and very different roles in the security of this country.

Thank you very much, SPH, for your relentless effort in making Singaporeans looked like they couldn’t even tie their own shoelaces or feed themselves without someone helping them.

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