Down with flag war for polls campaign

Party flags and banners were abundant everywhere for GE14.

IT WAS clear even to the political layman that the 14th general election battles were largely fought in the digital world. Messages -- good and bad, including political smear campaigns – were flying at speed of light through cyberspace, spreading like good gossip along the digital grapevine known as chat platforms.

Chew feels that the traditional materials are informative but if they are not recycled after elections, they turn into a shameful waste.