Thai officials play down rising Zika infections
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See a parallel here to the Chinese govt blocking out news on the SARS epidemic nearly a decade ago to prevent panic outbreak? Here, it is to prevent any dent to the tourism industry...
Should we then censor news on the haze so as not to affect tourist arrivals? After all, the F1 race usually coincides with the haze period....But then, it is so much easier to block out news on Zika and SARS than the haze, since the latter is visible, unlike the latter, which cannot even be detected 100% using thermal scanners....
Is S'pore being stupid then by being so transparent about Zika? the latest figure is more than 300 plus! and many countries have already issued travel advisory against travelling to S'pore for their citizens....But don't people deserve to know? Esp if it is going to affect them directly? So that they can have a choice to do the necessary?
For qns on censorship, whether we should always tell the truth or keep secrets...
See a parallel here to the Chinese govt blocking out news on the SARS epidemic nearly a decade ago to prevent panic outbreak? Here, it is to prevent any dent to the tourism industry...
Should we then censor news on the haze so as not to affect tourist arrivals? After all, the F1 race usually coincides with the haze period....But then, it is so much easier to block out news on Zika and SARS than the haze, since the latter is visible, unlike the latter, which cannot even be detected 100% using thermal scanners....
Is S'pore being stupid then by being so transparent about Zika? the latest figure is more than 300 plus! and many countries have already issued travel advisory against travelling to S'pore for their citizens....But don't people deserve to know? Esp if it is going to affect them directly? So that they can have a choice to do the necessary?
For qns on censorship, whether we should always tell the truth or keep secrets...
posted by Dark Shadow | 6:21 PM
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