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| last = 2024
| domain1 = straitstimes.com
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| rfcdate = 2021
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== Summary ==
''The Straits Times'' is Singapore's English-language [[newspaper of record]] and is generally reliable. However, additional considerations may be required when citing its coverage of domestic affairs, including local politics, government policies, and the ruling [[People's Action Party]] (PAP) and its politicians. This stems from the historical context of the Singaporean media landscape, where journalists often engage in [[self-censorship]] (known locally as the "[[OB marker]]") to maintain compliance, job security or avoid potential legal repercussions. Editors are encouraged to exercise due diligence, particularly when reviewing related material published (but not limited to) between 1982 and 2021.
== Excerpt ==
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== Discussions ==
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=== Links ===
==== RSN ====
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 486#Reliability of The Straits Times must be rediscussed]]
=== Recency ===
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=== Rfcs ===
# 2021 [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 350#Reliability of The Straits Times|Rfc]]
==Notes==
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|''The Straits Times'' is Singapore's English-language [[newspaper of record]] and is generally reliable. However, additional considerations may be required when citing its coverage of domestic affairs, including local politics, government policies, and the ruling [[People's Action Party]] (PAP) and its politicians. This stems from the historical context of the Singaporean media landscape, where journalists often engage in [[self-censorship]] (known locally as the "[[OB marker]]") to maintain compliance, job security or avoid potential legal repercussions. Editors are encouraged to exercise due diligence, particularly when reviewing related material published (but not limited to) between 1982 and 2021.
| {{WP:RSPUSES|straitstimes.com}}
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