TR EMERITUS

In the general election on May 7, the People’s Action Party (PAP), which has ruled Singapore for half a century, suffered its heaviest-ever blow. Opposition parties won a combined 39.9 percent of the popular vote despite intimidation by the government and hostile coverage in the local media. The PAP’s vote of 60.1 percent... 

PAP de facto leaders Lee Kuan Yew and Goh Chok Tong have decided to relinquish their cabinet positions to give Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his team a 'fresh clean slate'. The announcement was made by Mr Goh on the MParader Facebook: "Just issued press statement to say that MM and I are retiring from Cabinet. PM can then... 

The most popular Singaporean public figure on Facebook is not a pop star, actress or athlete. Nicole Seah, 24, who lost as an opposition candidate in Saturday's election, had close to 97,000 "likes" on her public Facebook page on Tuesday, overtaking a page set up by supporters of Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Yew, 87. Seah,...