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Is President Tony Tan a minority?

Is President Tony Tan a minority?

It did not escape my cynicism that when the Constitutional Commission on Elected President submitted their report to PM Lee on 17th August, the very next day on the 18th August a CNA-IPS report had this headline: Most Singaporeans prefer someone of the same race as the nation’s Prime Minister or President. [CNA 18 Aug]. And... 

The only Elected President that is worth our respect is President Ong Teng Cheong

The only Elected President that is worth our respect is President Ong Teng Cheong

It is well known that if Ong Teng Cheong had stood against Nathan he would have won. One of the reasons he didn’t do it was because his beloved wife was dying, and he felt the President should have a First Lady. He was adamant about doing his job and he rubbed LKY and Goh Chok Tong and the Civil service the wrong way, at... 

2016 NDR speech: PAP still trying to rally Singaporeans with propaganda and half truths

2016 NDR speech: PAP still trying to rally Singaporeans with propaganda and half truths

I refer to PM Lee’s 2016 NDR speech. As with previous NDR speeches, it was yet another occasion for shameless self praise and, of course, propaganda. In his 2015 NDR speech, PM Lee went as far as claiming we were already one people, bragging about our “good government”, government’s “honesty when it comes to policies”,... 



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