Is press freedom in Singapore as poor as in... Somalia?
Reporters Without Borders show what's wrong with modern journalism.
Is Singapore facing a leadership crisis?
Some commentators seem to think so, but they surely must be unaware of how the world looks like.
Singapore’s new PM has to be a master of foreign affairs & domestic communications
Singaporean government is already delivering an outstanding performance at home. It now needs equally good communications to retain public support while defending its interests abroad.
Why is the size of Singapore’s reserves kept secret?
My foreign readers, unacquainted with Singaporean governance, may find it surprising to learn that the country has no debt (net), that the government does not borrow money to finance public spending and that all the surpluses it generates are directed to the nation's reserves upon completion of every
Two factors which decided the Singaporean GE: Jamus Lim & PAP's strategic mistake
Much has already been said about the Singaporean General Election of 2020 - and even more is coming in the days and weeks ahead of us. But I think for all the complexity involved - the Covid-19 situation, looming economic troubles, epidemic spreading in the dorms, a general shutdown of
Logic check: the insanity of accusations against Heng Swee Keat
I have to admit that one of the benefits of the internet is that it has become the stage for often ridiculous mental gymnastics of blind adherents of certain ideologies, who then have to reconcile them with factual reality. Amazing twists, turns, jumps, and contortions of this circus could put
Everybody is crying and celebrating in Singapore today: GE summary
Ahead of the Singaporean election, I penned a piece that summarized the coming vote as likely the most significant since the bitterly contested GE of 1963. And it was... ...sort of. As politicians and Singaporeans turn in for the (very late) night, it's not likely there are going
Lion at the crossroads: Singapore’s most significant General Election since 1963
As if the global pandemic wasn't enough, 2020 appears to be quite an important year in global politics. First, Taiwan voted on its president - giving pro-independence Tsai Ing-wen her second term. Then Israel finally managed to form a unity government after two failed attempts in 2019. In
Singaporeans should be proud of their country’s “gutter politics”
With the COVID-19 situation largely under control (hopefully no second waves around the corner) Singapore is heading to the polls on July 10. This post, however, is not going to be about the elections (only tangentially) but rather about the calm environment they are about to take place in. I
New water deal with Singapore is entirely possible - if Malaysia changes its tone. And Prime Minister.
New Straits Times fired off two pieces in the past few days, again stirring the situation in bilateral relations between Malaysia and Singapore. First, the newspaper published a report from a talk about the water deals binding both countries, organized at University Kebangsaan Malaysia and then followed up with a
X-Raying ‘Lawyers for Liberty’: another Malaysian weapon fired at Singapore?
You might be forgiven for thinking that the latest barrage of accusations against Singapore's death penalty is just another fit thrown by a foreign NGO - as it has happened over many years. This time, however, it's a little bit different because the organization making these
From Poland to Singapore: how Nicolaus Copernicus inspired POFMA
I was in the midst of writing another post in an attempt to clarify many misconceptions people express in online comments about the application of Singapore's anti-fake news law when it dawned on me that there was one enormously more popular Pole who came up with a concept