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Preservation of LKY’s 38 Oxley Rd. house serves the opposition far more than the PAP post image
By Michael Petraeus
Nov 10, 2025

Preservation of LKY’s 38 Oxley Rd. house serves the opposition far more than the PAP

Complainers will have something to talk about for decades.

People’s Action Party
Politics
Society
Singapore Opposition
Pritam says he has a clear conscience. Can that really be true? And does the party agree? post image
By Michael Petraeus
Nov 9, 2025

Pritam says he has a clear conscience. Can that really be true? And does the party agree?

Workers’ Party
Singapore Opposition
Politics
Pritam Singh has just said the most controversial thing of his entire career post image
By Michael Petraeus
Nov 8, 2025

Pritam Singh has just said the most controversial thing of his entire career

Workers’ Party
Singapore Opposition
WP’s Kenneth Tiong is quickly becoming a bigger liability to the party than Raeesah Khan post image
By Michael Petraeus
Nov 6, 2025

WP’s Kenneth Tiong is quickly becoming a bigger liability to the party than Raeesah Khan

Workers’ Party
Singapore Opposition
Politics
Pritam Singh: Lawyer, not leader post image
By Michael Petraeus
Dec 14, 2021

Pritam Singh: Lawyer, not leader

WP chief's testimony revealed a lack of decisiveness at the wheel before the Khan affair spiraled out of control.

Workers’ Party Singapore Opposition Politics
Is Raeesah Khan a PAP mole? post image
By Michael Petraeus
Dec 5, 2021

Is Raeesah Khan a PAP mole?

Or why politics shouldn't be fueled by emotions...

Workers’ Party People’s Action Party Singapore Opposition Politics
Virtue signalling has (very nearly) sunk the Workers’ Party post image
By Michael Petraeus
Dec 4, 2021

Virtue signalling has (very nearly) sunk the Workers’ Party

So far, I have not commented on Raeesah Khan's recent resignation as, frankly speaking, I didn't think it was all that important. It was just a logical conclusion to the recent scandal, which - ultimately - would not change many minds about Singapore's politics.

Workers’ Party Singapore Opposition Politics
Why do left-wingers make things up? post image
By Michael Petraeus
Nov 2, 2021

Why do left-wingers make things up?

So, Singapore has its own Jussie Smollett now. If you're not familiar with American politics, Jussie Smollett is a young, black American actor who claimed in 2019 that he was assaulted by men in masks, telling him "it's a MAGA country", etc. It later

Singapore Opposition Workers’ Party Politics
Jamus Lim misquotes the Nobel Prize winner post image
By Michael Petraeus
Oct 13, 2021

Jamus Lim misquotes the Nobel Prize winner

Despite David Card's rebuttals, his findings on minimum wage continue to be peddled by left-wing economists and politicians as dogma.

Workers’ Party Singapore Opposition Politics Economy Jobs
LKY SPP professor suggests wealth tax for Singapore. It’s a terrible idea. post image
By Michael Petraeus
Sep 15, 2021

LKY SPP professor suggests wealth tax for Singapore. It’s a terrible idea.

Lee Kuan Yew would not be pleased.

Economy National Budget
Indians in Singapore by the numbers post image
By Michael Petraeus
Sep 3, 2021

Indians in Singapore by the numbers

If not through CECA are they "stealing" jobs in other ways?

Society Immigration
How many Indians are employed in Singapore through CECA? post image
By Michael Petraeus
Sep 2, 2021

How many Indians are employed in Singapore through CECA?

Ten thousand? Hundred thousand? A million? No.

Economy Society Immigration
Would Malaysia stand a chance in a war with Singapore? post image
By Michael Petraeus
Aug 24, 2021

Would Malaysia stand a chance in a war with Singapore?

Probably not, what makes its occasional provocations against the city-state (like the latest video published during Singaporean NDP) even more comical.

International Affairs Malaysia
How BBC is fabricating news stories about Singapore post image
By Michael Petraeus
Aug 13, 2021

How BBC is fabricating news stories about Singapore

The way one of the world's largest broadcasting organizations is fishing for news is dubious at best...

Politics Media
Understanding decisions about Dover forest (Analysis + Map) post image
By Michael Petraeus
Aug 11, 2021

Understanding decisions about Dover forest (Analysis + Map)

Factors other than the environment are no less - and often more - important.

Housing Society
How Marxism is breeding intolerance - and racism - in Singapore post image
By Michael Petraeus
Aug 10, 2021

How Marxism is breeding intolerance - and racism - in Singapore

Brought to you by the country's "loving critic".

Politics Society
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