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India’s decline on Press Freedom Index

Posted on Sunday, January 29, 2012 by Abhijit

Soft-spoken, incorruptible, an eminent economist, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is a good man. But under his Congress/United Progressive Alliance government, India has sunk to a new low on the Press Freedom Index. India ranks 131st out of 179 countries … Continue reading →

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India 131st, Singapore 135th on Press Freedom Index

Posted on Thursday, January 26, 2012 by Abhijit

India continues to slide down the Press Freedom Index while Singapore has moved up one place.  Singapore is ranked 135th on the 2011-2012 Press Freedom Index while India is 131st, having dropped nine places. India was 122nd on the 2010 … Continue reading →

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Reporters Without Borders raps Singapore

Posted on Friday, March 26, 2010 by Abhijit

Now, in an open letter to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Reporters Without Borders has criticized the Singapore legal system and alleged harassment of foreign journalists. This follows the New York Times Company apology for an article on "Asian political … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong edges up in press freedom, Singapore can’t catch up

Posted on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 by Abhijit

Singapore has gone up from 144th last year to 133rd this year in the Reporters Without Borders eighth annual Press Freedom Index. But Hong Kong is moving up too and is far more free, according to the index, even though … Continue reading →

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Media trusted most where it’s least free?

Posted on Friday, May 5, 2006 by Abhijit

Here I am blogging away in Singapore, but guess what, I should be even more careful than someone writing in Afghanistan  — if you believe what the media watchdog, Reporters Without Borders, has to say. Singapore is ranked 140th — … Continue reading →

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