Singapore’s upcoming presidential election is keenly contested, with four candidates vying for the position of the head of state of the Republic of Singapore. The presidential elections, hot on the heels of this year’s parliamentary elections, has generated much interest in the role of the president. The role of Singapore’s president is largely ceremonial, although [...]
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Why Tan Cheng Bock should be president
Posted: August 22, 2011 in Editorial, PoliticsTags: politics, singapore, voting
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Respecting the democratic process
Posted: May 11, 2011 in EditorialTags: GE2011, politics, singapore, voting
Singapore’s General Elections 2011 has ended, and all Singaporeans should respect the results of the democratic election process. Chiam See Tong, stalwart of the Singapore People’s Party, has lost his place in Parliament after 27 years of service to the country. His wife, who was given the task of defending the seat of Potong Pasir [...]
Straits Times front page factual error
Posted: April 28, 2011 in EditorialTags: GE2011, newspapers, singapore
The Straits Times committed a major factual error in a front page headline on its morning print edition published on April 28. The headline read, “PAP challenged for 82 seats.” This is factually incorrect. There are a total of 87 seats up for contest, of which 82 are being contested by various political parties, with [...]
