“The signal we want to send to the electorate is we want you to speak and debate, we want a good election in which the issues are raised and joined and we discuss the serious matters which face Singapore.” Those are the words of PAP’s Lee Hsien Loong before the party went on to sue… Read More »
Question for Goh Chok Tong: Which government built those HDB flats with lifts that don’t stop on every floor?So you give yourself credit for fixing the problem you’ve created in the first place? How ingenious!
Singapore’s prime minister Lee Hsien Loong said this during a lunchtime rally at Raffles Place:“What is the opposition’s job? It’s not to help the PAP do a better job … because if they help the PAP do a better job, you’re going to vote for me again and they’re going to be out of a… Read More »
The James Gomez episode is a perfect example of how the PAP has run out of ideas to attack the opposition and instead chose to engage in character assassination. Whether Gomez is a credible candidate or not is up to voters to decide, just like what Low Thia Khiang said in response to persistent harping… Read More »
The parallel is uncanny. Both organisation grew from humble beginnings to become highly successful machineries in their respective fields. NKF started off as a small charitable body to become Singapore’s most high profile charity organisation. PAP went from a united force with the communists to become the dominant party in the Singapore political landscape. As… Read More »
A resounding “Yes!” if you read the eulogies released through the government-controlled media properties. Yet words, no matter how well articulated, never speak louder than action. The following article is an excerpt from Economic Crisis and the Prospects for Democratisation in Southeast Asia. It paints a different picture, especially if you receive your regular diet… Read More »