TR EMERITUS

The Hougang by-election concludes with the Workers’ Party (WP) candidate Png Eng Huat winning. As the dust settles on the hustings, this is my assessment of the players that were involved in this contest. The People’s Action Party (PAP): 4.5/10 The PAP’s campaign was different from that largely used during the last... 

Telling the PAP that it is going to be history is a bit harsh and difficult to accept. Perhaps there is a polite way to tell the PAP that things are not the same anymore. What has happened in Hougang was an exact replica of the heydays of the PAP. The people rallied behind the party with their hearts, not watching their pockets.... 

Singapore is brilliant at self-promotion, says an Australian analyst, but it is no financial dynamo. Much of the world has been deluded by its hollow roars of success. Singapore, the modern city-state known for its authoritarian ways and conservative government, has a reputation for functional efficiency and capitalist success. The...