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Could Gan Kim Yong have negotiated better with the US? Well, just look at Switzerland... post image
By Michael Petraeus
Aug 8, 2025

Could Gan Kim Yong have negotiated better with the US? Well, just look at Switzerland...

Singapore was never likely to get more out of Americans. But at least it avoided the fate of its former role model.

People’s Action Party
Economy
Politics
Drug-laced vaping shows that Singaporeans are not immune to addiction and need the law to protect them post image
By Michael Petraeus
Jul 23, 2025

Drug-laced vaping shows that Singaporeans are not immune to addiction and need the law to protect them

Society
Has nobody noticed? Pritam didn’t say he doesn’t want to be PM but admitted it’s just political strategy post image
By Michael Petraeus
Jul 11, 2025

Has nobody noticed? Pritam didn’t say he doesn’t want to be PM but admitted it’s just political strategy

Workers’ Party
Singapore Opposition
Politics
Struggling to find a mission for WP Pritam Singh tries to take credit for Lee Kuan Yew's idea post image
By Michael Petraeus
Jul 1, 2025

Struggling to find a mission for WP Pritam Singh tries to take credit for Lee Kuan Yew's idea

Workers’ Party
Politics
Speaking of Harpreet Singh, he just blew up Pritam Singh’s fearmongering tactic for the GE post image
By Michael Petraeus
Apr 16, 2025

Speaking of Harpreet Singh, he just blew up Pritam Singh’s fearmongering tactic for the GE

Is this why WP didn't want to allow interviews?

General Election 2025 Workers’ Party Singapore Opposition
WP may have a problem as two things make Harpreet Singh a weaker candidate than originally believed post image
By Michael Petraeus
Apr 16, 2025

WP may have a problem as two things make Harpreet Singh a weaker candidate than originally believed

His CV may be impressive but betrays two weaknesses that might backfire.

General Election 2025
Trump’s tariffs laid bare the fundamental defect of Singapore’s opposition: it represents nothing post image
By Michael Petraeus
Apr 15, 2025

Trump’s tariffs laid bare the fundamental defect of Singapore’s opposition: it represents nothing

What do they contribute? Why do they exist?

Singapore Opposition Progress Singapore Party Workers’ Party Politics General Election 2025
Donald Trump wrecked the GE campaign of the Singapore opposition post image
By Michael Petraeus
Apr 14, 2025

Donald Trump wrecked the GE campaign of the Singapore opposition

And they have no idea how to react to it.

General Election 2025 Singapore Opposition International Affairs
Lawrence Wong / Facebook
By Michael Petraeus
Apr 11, 2025

Seriously, what is PAP trying to accomplish?

Is it social harmony or appeasement?

General Election 2025 People’s Action Party
Workers’ Party declines CNA request to interview its potential candidates post image
By Michael Petraeus
Apr 10, 2025

Workers’ Party declines CNA request to interview its potential candidates

We have the best candidates - just, please, don't ask them any questions.

General Election 2025 Singapore Opposition Workers’ Party
How dangerous are Trump’s tariffs to Singapore? post image
By Michael Petraeus
Apr 7, 2025

How dangerous are Trump’s tariffs to Singapore?

Anybody who can predict the future could make a lot of money.

Economy International Affairs General Election 2025
Trump’s tariffs may be a golden opportunity for Singapore post image
By Michael Petraeus
Apr 4, 2025

Trump’s tariffs may be a golden opportunity for Singapore

Donald Trump may have just helped Singapore to become an even more attractive place to do business.

Economy Cost of Living International Affairs
Why doesn’t Pritam like so many Singaporeans? post image
By Michael Petraeus
Mar 26, 2025

Why doesn’t Pritam like so many Singaporeans?

By endlessly complaining about constituency boundaries - even though WP benefited from their changes in the past - isn't Pritam just admitting that WP doesn't want to serve certain voters?

Workers’ Party Singapore Opposition General Election 2025
Despite criminal conviction Pritam deliberately misleads people again - here’s IMF data to prove it post image
By Michael Petraeus
Feb 27, 2025

Despite criminal conviction Pritam deliberately misleads people again - here’s IMF data to prove it

Considering his recent troubles one would expect the Workers' Party leader to behave more responsibly.

Workers’ Party Singapore Opposition Politics General Election 2025 National Budget
Yes, Pritam is a victim of politics. His own. post image
By Michael Petraeus
Feb 18, 2025

Yes, Pritam is a victim of politics. His own.

He overplayed his hand and now has to face the consequences.

Workers’ Party Singapore Opposition General Election 2025
If there’s any risk of an opposition wipeout in 2025 it’s because of Pritam Singh post image
By Michael Petraeus
Jan 22, 2025

If there’s any risk of an opposition wipeout in 2025 it’s because of Pritam Singh

Singapore's opposition has had one major source of problems this term: the leader of the Workers' Party.

General Election 2025 Politics Workers’ Party Singapore Opposition
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