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In the run-up to GE 2011, PM Lee asserted on national television that a two-party system was not workable because there was not enough talent. OnFriday, 22 July 2011, Mr Lee Kuan Yew said, “… If Singapore depends on the talent they can produce out of 3 million people, it’s not going to punch above its weight,” Source:... 

We often hear of smooth-talking politicians professing vehemently that they are dedicated to serving the people but in the end most of them are more motivated by enriching themselves. There is no dearth of such self-serving politicians, especially in the third world. Singapore is proud of its first generation PAP leaders who... 

I think it is a good thing that all the presidential candidates have tried to express their independence, whether they are closely linked to the PAP, or otherwise. What is the use of the president, if he is not independent and just a mouthpiece of the government, i.e. the PAP one. The problem then, is who is the one who is really...