US envoy comments about the Singapore system

Look at the contrasting headers between local and foreign reports. News sensationalizing or the brutal truth? I could only say different phrasing = different impacts.

US envoy slaps Singapore over freedom of speech
MSNBC - 22 hours ago
By John Burton in Singapore. The outgoing US ambassador to Singapore has criticised the city-state's restrictions on free speech ...

US envoy slams Singapore's political curbs Reuters.uk, UK - Oct 11, 2005 SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The outgoing US envoy to Singapore criticised the city-state's limits on political expression, saying governments will pay an increasing ...

More can be done to boost Singapore-US ties: Outgoing Ambassador ... Channel News Asia, Singapore - Oct 11, 2005 By Farah Abdul Rahim, Channel NewsAsia. SINGAPORE : Singapore and the United States are the "good guys" - like-minded countries with ...

20th century political model won't do for S'pore: Lavin TODAYonline, Singapore - Oct 11, 2005 DESPITE its economic success, Singapore's political system faces a tough transition as its citizens demand greater participation, outgoing United States ...

US envoy in rare criticism of Singapore
MSN Money - 21 hours ago
The outgoing US ambassador to Singapore has criticised the city-state's restrictions on free speech in a rare public rebuke by a US official of one of ...