WP man had no co-driver to slap him awake...

ST missed an opportunity, headline-wise, to give a light touch to a story (9 May) that cried out for an impish touch. TODAY seized its chance with obvious relish.

First, their respective first few paragraphs, which are about identical:

ST: Newly elected Hougang MP Yaw Shin Leong, 34, was involved in a road accident near Rivervale Plaza in Sengkang yesterday afternoon.

The Workers' Party organising secretary said he was alone in his car when it hit a road barricade near the Rivervale Lane junction.

He said he had dozed off momentarily...

TODAY: Hougang MP-elect Yaw Shin Leong met with a minor car accident in front of Rivervale Plaza yesterday afternoon. Nobody was hurt in the accident.

When contacted, Mr Yaw of the Workers' Party said he was driving very slowly when he dozed off...

Now for the headlines.

ST: WP's Yaw in minor car accident
TODAY: Hougang MP-elect falls asleep at the wheel

It's a no-brainer which draws the chuckles (readers who are clueless about what I'm driving at, please read my earlier election-related postings).

Meanwhile, this obviously Photoshopped picture below (using a left-hand drive car) has been making the rounds online:       

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