ob marker造句

• However, unlike golf, the OB markers of Singaporean political discourse are not visible.
• The term " OB markers " was first used in 1991 by the then-Minister for Information and the Arts George Yeo to describe the boundaries of acceptable political discourse.
• An additional complication is introduced by the fact that OB markers may shift depending on the political climate, so a topic that was previously permissible may be banned in the future, and " vice versa ".
• In 1999, George Yeo said that it is difficult to define exactly what the OB markers are in advance . " Straits Times " editor-in-chief Cheong Yip Seng found OB markers " bewildering ", stating that topics deemed off-limits during his tenure included stories about a stamp dealer, carpet auctions, monosodium glutamate, feng shui and unflattering pictures of politicians.
• In 1999, George Yeo said that it is difficult to define exactly what the OB markers are in advance . " Straits Times " editor-in-chief Cheong Yip Seng found OB markers " bewildering ", stating that topics deemed off-limits during his tenure included stories about a stamp dealer, carpet auctions, monosodium glutamate, feng shui and unflattering pictures of politicians.
• In his memoir " OB Markers : My Straits Times Story ", former editor-in-chief Cheong Yip Seng recounts how, since 1986, there has been a government-appointed " monitor " at the newspaper, " someone who could watch to see if indeed the newsroom was beyond control ", and that disapproval of the " monitor " could cost a reporter or editor their job.