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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,... 

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 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...