Our Prime Minister announced in Parliament yesterday that the next presidential election, due next year, will be reserved for candidates from the Malay community: “That means if a qualified Malay candidate steps up to run, Singapore will have a Malay…
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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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Government agency, REACH, was to organise an public forum on the Presidential Election. Presidential hopeful, Dr Tan Cheng Bock, successfully registered to participate in the forum. I was looking forward to attending a REACH public forum on the Presidential Election…
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?? ALMARHUM YUSOFF ISHAK & SINGAPURA Semasa saya kecil saya selalu terdengar dan suka memerhatikan perbualan orang2 tua dengan arwah bapa saya berborak2 perihal politik Singapura dan selalu nama Presiden Singapura yang pertama iaitu Almarhum Yusoff Bin Ishak disebut. Waktu…
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With the government expressing concerns that we may not have a minority-race Elected President if the current election laws are not tweaked, here is another similar concern – but this time regarding the position of deputy prime minister. In post-Independence…
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