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A parliamentary debate on foreigners, falsehoods and fairness
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Most Singaporeans understand the country's need for foreigners but they also want a fair shake.
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SINGAPORE - Words carry weight and, in politics, their effect is amplified. The stories that come from them can shape the national conversation or stir up discontent.
This was a point Health Minister Ong Ye Kung sought to drive home in Parliament yesterday, when he issued a sharp warning to the Progress Singapore Party (PSP) on propagating falsehoods and "seductively simplistic" arguments about the India-Singapore Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (Ceca).
