Singapore’s missing pillars of democracy (Part 2): What are we actually missing?
OPINION Of the seven pillars of democracy outlined by Anand Panyarachun, Singapore has only one - elections and even then, they can hardly be considered as free and fair given the short campaigning period, the opposition's lack of media access and the absence of an independent elections commission. The bitter truth is, Singapore's...
Irish Luck had ran out – But are we on the same route to disaster?
By Damon Yeo, Business Correspondent Earlier this year, a joke conjured up by some twisted economists became popular online. It goes something like, “What is the difference between Iceland and Ireland? An alphabet and about six months.” This joke surfaced just months after the entire Icelandic economy and banking system...
Singapore’s missing pillars of democracy (Part 1): The importance of democracy
OPINION In the opening speech for the Third Amartya Sen Lecture on Sustainable Democracy, the former prime Minister of Thailand, Anand Panyarachun listed seven main pillars for the artchitecture of democracy: elections, political tolerance, rule of law, freedom of expression, accountability and transparency, decentralization...
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