We all want a President who can be a unifying symbol for all Singaporeans. But we disagree about the best means to achieve that end. In Parliament on 6 Feb 2017, DPM Teo suggested that in November 2016, I had…
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So much nonsense is being spouted about the Presidency that you have to wonder if Singaporeans have lost all of their critical faculties or are they just too busy virtue signalling. There was widespread righteous indignation in our so-called “alternative”…
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The changes to the Elected Presidency (EP) scheme were passed by Parliament on Monday, 7 February. The Government have also announced that the next EP will take place in September 2017. This next presidential election will be a special one…
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If you are a non Malay and you oppose the amendments to the constitution to reserve the post of the Elected President for a Malay this time round solely because you don’t want a Malay to hold the post then…
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The PAP turns 62 today. A week ago, they spoke up for and stood by affirmative action, the very principle that its founding members fought against, every tooth and every nail. The irony passes them by as they legitimises it…
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