Why are Singaporeans so indifferent to world news?

Alpha Omega SG

Every major newspaper's headlines today is talking about the landmark bill in America that is, the passing of the health bill reform.

But yet not many Singaporeans even know about it or even bother reading about it even though it is in the front page of all major news media outlets. Be it online or in print.

Stevenson101 SG

What makes you so sure Singaporeans don't know about it ?

angel3070 SG

But yet not many Singaporeans even know about it or even bother reading about it even though it is in the front page of all major news media outlets. Be it online or in print.

Due to our rubbish state media maybe?

av98m SG

Every major newspaper's headlines today is talking about the landmark bill in America that is, the passing of the health bill reform.

But yet not many Singaporeans even know about it or even bother reading about it even though it is in the front page of all major news media outlets. Be it online or in print.

maybe we're more concerned about changes in medisave/medishield/cpf ?

av98m SG

but for those actually interested, here's a rather lengthly piece by someone who REALLY doesn't like the bill.

http://www.paleonu.com/panu-weblog/2009/11/6/kill-this-bill.html

Junyang700 SG

Every major newspaper's headlines today is talking about the landmark bill in America that is, the passing of the health bill reform.

But yet not many Singaporeans even know about it or even bother reading about it even though it is in the front page of all major news media outlets. Be it online or in print.

It was reported in the news yesterday through TV.

What's today headlines in the newspapers btw?

shrekho SG

WE are having our personal domestic problems with our own CPF and many others. Should we pay more attention to it first, and then react to the world or react to the world news, then deal with our own problem?

My guess, if the world problem is gonna be our problem, we will be the first to chiong. Otherwise, we will simply ignore and bo chup.

Let's face it: Obama said on the news last night there are 18,000 Americans who died because they do not have health insurance.... And I am suppose to go , Oh dear..... Poor thing.....

I wonder who will say that when I strike any major illness and insurance is not enough to cover me or my family when I don't die, but struggling to live....

av98m SG

ah, but this is very interesting.

http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/new-healthcare-bill-buy-insurance-or-go-to-jail_11062009

trendz SG

hmmmm...

Miracles&Prophecies SG

It’s called social apathy it’s nurtured by the repressive regime of leeeee kuan yuck

Dejomel SG

Proper title for this thread would be "Why are some Singaporeans so indifferent to the fact that some Singaporeans are not so indifferent to world news?"

Herzog_Zwei SG

Due to our rubbish state media maybe?

Due to your self-deluded mind.

KingE SG

Well, the passing of the healthcare bill is of no concern to Singapore, as compared to the many other news that are currently making the headlines(APEC for example). The media must priorities the news they deem important to us, and publish them in order of importance, otherwise, the newsapers will be as thick as the dictionary and the news broadcast will be 5 hours long. Not that we should close up our world to only news that matter to us, knowing what’s happening to us is also very important, just that well, they are not that important to us, and you should be able to find it at some really remoted corner of the newspapers. Yup, that’s all! Smile

Cheers! Smile

Herzog_Zwei SG

It’s called social apathy it’s nurtured by the repressive regime of leeeee kuan yuck

No wonder you are not Singaporean but a bloody American.

Lokey SG

Every major newspaper's headlines today is talking about the landmark bill in America that is, the passing of the health bill reform.

But yet not many Singaporeans even know about it or even bother reading about it even though it is in the front page of all major news media outlets. Be it online or in print.

cant be bother!

I am Singaporean.

Hitman2 SG

too busy solving all the crap n bullshit in spore ,,,by the time solve half of crap in spore....everyone would be seeing blloood,,,reddish skies and stars n moon n stripes....

pearlie27 SG

What’s so surprising when they are also not interested in local news?

angel7030 SG

People more worrying about Immigrant issue than to bother about USA stupid health bills. In State, without a Health insurance, you are death.