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Mr Chiam See Tong, 2011 (2 Sep) - In 2011, the day after the People’s Action Party’s Sitoh Yih Pin defeated Lina Chiam of the Singapore People’s Party in Potong Pasir by a mere 114 votes, she and Chiam See Tong went back to the estate to thank the residents. And the residents of Singapore’s smallest electoral ward, with... 

P N Balji is a veteran Singaporean journalist who is the former chief editor of TODAY newspaper, and a media consultant. The views expressed are his own. (2 Sep) - Reading election tea leaves is a tricky and risky business. The last time I did it, I lost a friend. He was very upset that I did not predict a WP victory in Aljunied... 

The system is rigged to resist change and deliver the PAP (3 Sep) - On August 25, Singapore’s President Tony Tan officially dissolved the parliament, triggering early elections. While these elections, by law, could have waited until January 2017, 2015 is particularly advantageous for the incumbent People’s Action Party. The...