Singapore's image dented

Singapore's image has been dented due to PAP's persistence to ban 27 activists. PAP has really handled the situation very, very badly. IMF's president has now pointed out the fact about Singapore's political and 'democratic' system, something which PAP has been denying for years.

Here are some news articles:
Singapore branded 'authoritarian'
Singapore inflicted enormous damage to reputation: Wolfowitz

These articles deserve to be on the frontpage of Straits Times, but I doubt that its censorship would allow it.