4 hours ago ... While the PM was unexpectedly prompt in calling for an election, the PAP's selection of its candidate, introduction of the candidate to the media ...
Finally it is over and the results are out. The opposition won more than half the votes counted but did not get enough seats to form the govt. The opposition support is concentrated in Peninsular Malaysia where they won 53.3% of the vote vs 45.7% for BN. While the ruling party in Mala...
For a democracy to function properly, the choice of the people have to be respected. When they choose a new govt, power has to be handed over smoothly so that the people do not suffer disruption for exercising their vote. It takes at lot of arrogance for a group of leaders to believe ...
In order to win the Malaysian elections, both the ruling party and opposition have resorted to highly populist manifestos to win the votes. Here's a Malaysian opposition candidate promising the people free education all the way to university, cheap patrol, money for those over 60 and ...
I haven't been writing for a while. I think it is the big overhang from the White Paper that incensed Singaporeans and intensified political discussion at all levels of our society. Singaporeans today are much more aware of the challenges in our society than any other point in the las...
In the recent weeks, should you have noticed, the hottest debated topic in town still goes to the planned population growth white paper that caused the stir. Despite the protest in HongLim last week with 5000+ attendees, then the talk show last night... PAP elites still defend for the...
@all the Anonymous talking about Denmark I lived in Copenhagen from January to June 2005. I lived near Flintholm Metro, in Frederiksburg. It's a very good place to live. I shared my room with a socialist Philosophy grad from California doing his law degree (we were both on exchange) -...
There was a time the PAP govt felt that the small island we were in was too crowded with 1.6M people. So they went on to tell the people that the living standards will fall due to overcrowding and higher living density, their path to happiness and healthy family was to keep the popula...
It is quite amazing that a few days after the population white paper was released, both Minister Khaw and PM Lee, came out to explain that the 6.5-6.9M population figure are not targets but planning figures to ensure we have capacity for a larger population. This is very hard to accep...
