Tan Weizhen

New regime will not limit public discourse: Yaacob

By Tan Weizhen -

05 June

SINGAPORE — News reports and comments that are critical of government policies will not be targeted under the new licensing regime for news sites, as long as they are factual...

Gallery: Psychological preparedness most important defence against disease outbreak: PM

Best defence against disease outbreak is psychological preparedness: PM Lee

By Tan Weizhen, Neo Chai Chin -

01 June

SINGAPORE — In the event of an outbreak similar to or even more lethal than Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Singapore’s most important defence would be being ...

Fears over new licensing rules ‘will prove unfounded’

By Tan Weizhen -

01 June

SINGAPORE — Following an online backlash against the Government’s new licensing rules for news websites, Communications and Information Minister Yaacob Ibrahim yesterday said...

Current dengue epidemic claims first life — ITE grad

By Tan Weizhen -

31 May

SINGAPORE — The current dengue epidemic, which is expected to be the worst to hit Singapore to date, has claimed its first fatality: Ang Yong Han, 20, died on Wednesday, three...

MDA’s new licensing regime evokes backlash online

By Tan Weizhen -

30 May

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SINGAPORE — The Media Development Authority’s (MDA) announcement of a new licensing regime for news websites has evoked a strong backlash in cyberspace, with a torrent of...

Websites with local news content to be licensed

By Tan Weizhen -

29 May

SINGAPORE — After several rounds of national discussions and measures over the years on regulating the Internet, the Media Development Authority (MDA) yesterday introduced a new...

Study on severe depression launched

By Tan Weizhen -

24 May

SINGAPORE — A study on what keeps seniors from falling into severe depression has been launched, which could potentially reduce the worrying suicide rate among the elderly in...

Study launched on reducing elderly depression with therapy

By Tan Weizhen -

23 May

SINGAPORE — A 10-year study on ageing, aiming to reduce rates of depression and dementia by way of intervention through therapy involving art and music, is underway for elderly...