<Facebook post by Terry Xu> My bet is Halimah Yaccob. Then you have the claim that Singapore is progressive with a female President and a Malay one somemore. I have seen for my eyes how biased is Halimah Yaccob towards…
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Since Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced last week that next year’s presidential election will be reserved for Malay candidates, several names of possible candidates have surfaced. Community leaders and observers cite two prominent figures from the community: Speaker of…
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MADAM HALIMAH YACOB, 62 APPOINTMENTS 2001 to now: Member of Parliament 2011 to 2012: Minister of State (Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports) 2012 to 2013: Minister of State (Ministry of Social and Family Development) 2013 to now: Speaker…
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Looks like with the new hiatus-triggered model, PAP will be putting in place a mechanism that can effectively put Dr Tan Cheng Bock out of contention for the Elected Presidency. Why? Because if they implement it with immediate effect, next…
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What do you make of the proposed changes to Singapore’s elected presidency? The impression I get is that it has been framed as a debate between the need for minority representation and an open system that would allow Tan Cheng…
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