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Mamata Banerjee – time for her to stop being herself

By Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay Mon, May 21, 2012 1:14AM UTC View Comments

I have nothing to add to the general consensus that Didi has acted like a large grotesque animal in a shop named after a country from where a dramatis personae from the past has given Mamata Banerjee many a sleepless nights besides of course getting her goat most recently on live TV. I have long...

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Indian Parliament at 60: A way out of the disruptive practices

By Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay Mon, May 14, 2012 3:45PM UTC View Comments

In speeches to mark the 60th anniversary of the first sitting of Indian Parliament leaders cutting across the political spectrum made several significant points. There were some disagreements but the agreements were far greater. There was a consensus on the following points: that there was need to use this occasion to introspect and that frequent...

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Why Singapore election can’t just be about the local

By Kirsten Han Sun, May 13, 2012 12:24AM UTC View Comments

It’s a tiny island nation off the coast of Peninsular Malaysia … surely Singapore is too small to have local versus national issues in its politics? Sadly, no. When elections come around, the candidate who wins the most votes becomes not only the Member of Parliament for that particular constituency, but also the manager of...

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Writ for Hougang by-election issued in Singapore

By Kirsten Han Wed, May 09, 2012 6:36PM UTC View Comments

Residents of the Hougang Single-Member Constituency (SMC) will soon have a chance to elect a new Member of Parliament. The position has been left vacant since the Workers’ Party expelled Yaw Shin Leong after allegations of extra-marital affairs. After the writ was issued, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong posted a note on his Facebook page,...

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Analysis: Are Australians anti-Asian? Or is it just politics?

By Anna Watanabe Thu, Apr 19, 2012 9:47PM UTC View Comments

Two months ago, the Australian Minister of Immigration Chris Bowen made an address to the Sydney Institute describing what he called the ‘genius of multiculturalism’ within Australian society. In his speech, he outlined three aspects of this so-called ‘genius’: respect for Australian values; citizenship-centred multiculturalism; and political bipartisanship. Minister Bowen, like many Australians prides our...

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