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Goh Chok Tong said the other day that the recent tumult over the leadership succession was not only a PAP internal issue but a National One. As usual, he is his old presumptuous self. His words reveal a Party which refuses to face up to reality- which is that it's outmoded model of how the country should be governed is now met... 

Young S’poreans are optimistic about their future prospects. Interesting table. Compared to young people in other developed countries, younger S’poreans are pretty optimistic about their future. What this means is that young S’poreams unlike their counterparts in the the West believe that the governing party can deliver... 

According to a recent World Values Survey (2017-2020), 94.6% of Chinese expressed confidence in their government and 86.5% in their Civil Services. [LINK] The Chinese model is nothing new and the first authoritarian capitalism was spearheaded by Singapore, Taiwan, and by South Korea. Singapore stuck to the authoritarian...