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Dear Straits Times, I refer to the 19 Aug 2011 letter by Dr Bernard Ee Kuo-Wei. Dr Ee expresses concern for the blurring of the roles of the president and the parliamentary opposition. He is of the opinion that the responsibility for checking on the government lies with opposition MPs, not the president. He further opines that... 

Aljunied MP Chen Show Mao has been barred by the People's Association from attending local events in his own constituency In the past few days, the internet space has been abuzz at news at the barring of Aljunied MP Chen Show Mao from attending a local event in his own constituency. Mr Chen, a first-term MP from the Workers’... 

Dear Straits Times, I refer to the 20 Aug 2011 letter by Mr Bobby Jayaraman. Mr Jayaraman claims that Mr Tan Jee Say is calling for the president to be independent of the PAP in order to be the guardian of the nation's reserves. In calling for the president to be independent of the PAP, Mr Tan Jee Say mentioned issues such as...