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“There seems to be a certain sourness on the ground, with more grumbling than usual about issues especially to do with the government,” says the Straits Times editor-at-large, Han Fook Kwang, in The Sunday Times. Mr Han calls on the government, especially the 4th generation leadership, to “rise to the occasion” and “tackle... 

The more cynical say it is an exercise in vote buying. The more pragmatic-minded say it is high time for a Merdeka Generation Package, in the wake of the Pioneer Generation Package. Those born in the 1960s – let’s call them the Majullah Generation – say they also deserve a package. In their fifties now, they are particularly... 

Marshall (5th from right) The names and roles of Singapore’s first and second Chief Ministers were left out by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong when he spoke of how his late father had addressed a crowd in 1959, where the latter famously shouted “Merdeka!” with a raised fist. Singaporeans (and anyone) who may not be familiar...