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OPINION During a PAP convention at Downtown East to celebrate its 50th year in power, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said that the PAP will have the next generation of political leaders in place by the next general election in 2011 or 2012. Some candidates, including potential office holders, have been identified, he said, but... 

I refer to the Oct 22, 2009 article “'Adviser over MP' raises many questions” by Sue-Ann Chia.  I agree with Ms Chia that by appointing PAP candidates in the opposition-held wards as grassroots advisers, the government not only perpetrates an anomaly in parliamentary democracy, as the Member of Parliament, being the mandated... 

From our Correspondent In a speech directed at visiting delegates from the New York State Bar Association, Singapore Law Minister Shanmugan complained that the Singapore media was unfairly ranked by international media watchdog Reporters without Borders. Mr Shanmugam cannot understand why Singapore was ranked in a pathetic 133th...