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Dear Straits Times, I refer to the 18 Apr 2011 report on new PAP candidate, Mr Chan Chun Sing. Mr Chan confines himself to Southeast Asian history to show that states of Singapore's size rarely survived beyond 100 years. He gave the example of the Lanfang Republic, which survived only 107 years before being swallowed up by Dutch... 

Dear PM Lee, I refer to the 6 Apr 2011 Straits Times report of your comments at the Kent Ridge Ministerial forum. You said even potential PM Teo Chee Hean did not come in on a single seat. But there is no reason why Mr Teo wouldn't have come through on a single seat by himself on his maiden electoral contest. Even if Mr Teo... 

Sim Ann Dear Straits Times, I refer to the 15 Apr 2011 report on new PAP candidate Ms Sim Ann. Ms Sim says you can have diversity be it one party or two parties. But a one party, strong government of ours means that diversity is neither heard nor acted upon but simply brushed aside. That's why we need two parties at least to...