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.
Politics
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Is Raeesah Khan a PAP mole?
Or why politics shouldn't be fueled by emotions...
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.
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
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.
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...
How Marxism is breeding intolerance - and racism - in Singapore
Brought to you by the country's "loving critic".
Can the PAP claw back opposition wards by leaving them? Maybe, but there’s one problem...
Logically speaking it makes sense to leave the Workers' Party to bear full responsibility for TC affairs and have voters see the results. But politics rarely depends on logic...
The Online Citizen will publish anything as long as it’s negative about Singapore
Even if it doesn’t make sense or contradicts what they published earlier.
Why isn’t Singaporean government more boastful about the growing reserves?
When you don't see the money, you can't begin to plot how to spend it.
The news industry has to be run like the healthcare system in Singapore
In the final part of my series on SPH and the future of the media landscape, I am moving beyond current affairs to explore ideas for how the news industry should function in the future - to achieve both balanced reporting as well as serve as a high-quality public service,
Has Ng Yat Chung failed as a CEO?
Whether or not NYC is the ‘perfect’ man for the job, he was put in charge of two failing companies, in two globally troubled industries and is now receiving scorn for not performing miracles.