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Dear Singapore I am not an avid politics watcher, nor am I a sociopolitical academic scholar. I am an average Singaporean, who listens to bits and pieces of the rallies and obligatorily watches the Prime Minister’s speech. However, I have a point to make. I studied law and I have an understanding of Singapore politics, and... 

Lee Hsien Loong Watching Lee Hsien Loong at his lunch time rally on 8 September, I deduced that he has issued two challenges. The first challenge was to voters, the second was to the opposition parties. His challenge to the opposition parties: “Don’t go into Parliament to check us. If you want, dare to govern, or else don’t... 

Many Singaporeans must be waiting with bated breath to see how GE2015 results may send a strong signal that a one-party political system is losing its currency. If rising costs of living, lack of job security and other woes are not enough to make Singaporeans push for more diverse representation in Parliament, PAP’s current...