Tag Archive: Leon Perera

Leon Perera: Abandon Reserved Elected Presidency, Return To Appointed Presidency

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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Leon Perera: WP Working Within Flawed System To Bring About Democratic Progress

Just finished the debate in Parliament on filling the vacated NCMP seat. Most of the People’s Action Party members of the House were present for this particular debate. Over the past few days, when the House debated national issues and…
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PAP-Proposed Amendment To NCMP Bill Tabled By WP Passed, WP Abstained From Voting

Parliament yesterday approved a motion tabled by the Workers’ Party (WP) to transfer its Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) seat offered to losing Punggol East candidate Lee Li Lian to Associate Professor Daniel Goh — but not before a heated…
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Walid J. Abdullah: Singapore Must Foster A Culture Of Intolerance Towards Intolerance

Of the recent speeches by our politicians, two in particular stood out for me. First was the one given by Minister Yaacob Ibrahim, in which he said Singaporeans must be tolerant, and the only thing we should be intolerant towards…
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Devadas Krishnadas: Message To MOH – When Winning Can Be Losing

Message to MOH: When Winning can be Losing This crisis in our health care system is non-trivial. People have died and several others have had their health seriously compromised. The cause is a mystery but the fact that this is…
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