The fight for democracy in Asia is alive and well
This opinion piece is part of the Silver Lining Series written by members of the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats (CALD), an organization of liberal and democratic parties in Asia, to celebrate its 25th Anniversary this 2018. For decades, Asian values, under the guise of Confucianism, have been used by the region's autocrats...
Malaysia and Singapore may have more in common than we think
Reading an old article by Marina Mahathir, the outspoken daughter of the Malaysian Prime Minister, it struck me that the kinds of things she wrote about her country could just as well apply to Singapore. The article, headlined “You walk the talk first” recommended changes the government needed to adopt to “share the burden”...
The danger when a future Prime Minister does not understand economics
Speaking at the Public Sector Transformation Awards ceremony on Wednesday (4 Jun), Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing said that a new mindset is required for civil servants to transform Singapore’s public service. “If we keep doing things the same way, we will do injustice to ourselves and our country. If we...
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