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In lieu of a coalition of opposition parties

As the GE is well nigh upon us but no coalition of the opposition parties seems to be in sight, let me propose a solution. I will list here below what I feel are nine important policies that voters want. I propose that opposition party leaders: -- sign on to at least six of them, --declare which they are signing on to, and --promise...

The PAP has indeed gone slack over the years

"Everything works whether it is water, electricity gas, telephone or telexes. It just has to. If it it doesn't, I want to know why and if I am not satified which I often am not, the chief goes"- Lee Kuan Yew. The massive traffic jams that happened at the newly opened Yishun Integrated Transport Hub (YITH) over the past 2 days...

Electoral Boundaries Review Committee should be announced as soon as it is formed

On 8 Jul 2019, Chan Chun Sing (in response to Pritam Singh's parliamentary question) said that the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee (EBRC) for the next GE had not yet been formed. On 4 Sep 2019, the Elections Department announced that the EBRC for the next GE has been formed. However, the Elections Department also revealed...