Growing Middle Class Brings New Pressure for Change in Singapore
The rise of a more educated, more affluent middle class across Asia is pressuring governments in the region, including Southeast Asia and Singapore, to adopt more democratic principles, media practitioners said on Tuesday. Michael Vatikiotis, regional director of the Center for Humanitarian Dialogue — who moderated a panel...
Defeat for Singapore’s PAP
The government and the People’s Action Party (PAP) in Singapore have been experiencing a rough patch. An unprecedented slump in popularity and a growing chorus of complaints about life in Southeast Asia’s nanny state have left the authorities feeling a little unwanted. That feeling wasn’t helped by a weekend by-election...
Singapore is not a safe haven
PRESCOTT, AZ (TheStreet) -- If the world is heading into some sort economic slowdown there will be plenty of commentaries about which countries are in better fundamental shape, and why they are worthy of investment dollars. One country that will no doubt come up in this context is Singapore. Singapore has a lot going for it...
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