The spillover effect of the Malaysian GE across the causeway
By Eugene Yeo Long regarded as politically apathetic and "bochap", there was a well of unprecedented interest amongst Singaporeans especially the young in the latest Malaysian general election. Whether in heartland kopitiams frequented by the Ah Peks and Ah Sohs or a cyberspace populated by young savvy bloggers and forumers,...
How Singapore manage to “lose” its opposition over the years
By Eugene Yeo In a recent interview with the online newspaper Malaysiakini, Dr Mahathir commented that it would be a "disaster" for Malaysia if it "loses its opposition" as in Singapore. As a Singaporean who grew up during the Mahathir years, Dr M's tolerance and embrace of the opposition came as a pleasant surprise given...
The Forgotten people of Mae Tao
THE FORGOTTEN PEOPLE OF MAE TAO The Saffron revolution in September had awakened the world to the brutality of the military junta in Burma . As attention of the international media on Burma fade away, little remain known to the outside world of the longest and largest humanitarian disaster in Southeast Asia . In 1949, a year...
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