Is PAP confident enough to hold an election in 2015?
The Elections Department which reports to Lee Hsien Loong is recruiting training facilitators for a period of one year. The deadline for application is May 2014. Does this signal that the PAP is confident enough to hold an election in 2015? The signs are becoming clearer in recent months with all the pork barrel benefits that...
Dr Tan Cheng Bock: Understanding the NMP scheme
When I entered Parliament in 1980, there were no opposition members in the House. By 1984 we had 2, Chiam See Tong and J B Jeyaretnam. To allay the electorate's concerns on the absence of an opposition voice in Parliament, 2 schemes were introduced in Parliament, one the NCMP (Non Constituency MP) scheme and the other the NMP...
Less privileged S’poreans feel like Easter Islanders
Easter Island (Rapa Nui) As Easter Island’s tourist industry has taken off, Chileans have moved from the mainland to live here, opening hotels, bars and restaurants. They now outnumber the Rapa Nui – the original Easter Islanders of Polynesian descent. That has created tensions. Mr Pakarati describes the islanders as “victims...
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