Taufik Darusman: House of Duds
In “Hard Truths,” a book recently released by the editors of The Straits Times newspaper containing a series of interviews with Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s longest-standing prime minister provides a few choice words on political opposition. “No, we are not preventing competition. What we are preventing...
Dictatorship for Dummies, Tunisia edition
What the world's bad guys can learn from Ben Ali? The world cheered as it watched Tunisians, who had long suffered under the stultifying weight of dictatorship, rid themselves of their tormentor. When protestors amassed in the Tunisian capital, something incredible happened: The autocracy that President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali...
MM Lee predicts PAP’s loss of power in government
The founding leader of the People's Action Party (PAP) has predicted its loss of power in government, reported the Straits Times. Mr Lee Kuan Yew, who led PAP for 38 years as secretary-general said in a new book to be launched that the day would come when voters 'get tired of a stable government and say let's try the opposition'. 'There...
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