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“The time is out of joint,” Hamlet, Shakespeare Recently in parliament, the prime minister said: “The CPIB has to report to somebody, it can’t report to God.” That comment was out of joint, it did not seem to fit with the rest of the statements. But first, a look back into the past. Years ago, I had gone for a PSC... 

I want to tell the people of Singapore why I decided to participate in the upcoming presidential election. My friends urged me to come forward and become a candidate that is independent of the government. They said that if I stay out, there is a risk that the election will be a walkover or a contest between two pro-establishment... 

Cambodia held an election in July this year that was won by the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) of Prime Minister Hun Sen, extending its nearly four-decade grip on power. Aside from the CPP, there were 17 parties running, but most are obscure and none have the clout or resources to mount a challenge to the ruling party....