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Can Singapore serve as economic model for NKorea?

By AP News Mon, May 14, 2012 10:24AM UTC View Comments

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Less than two weeks after being punished with new U.N. sanctions, North Korea has sent its ceremonial head of state and two top economic officials to Singapore and Indonesia on a trip that appears aimed at drumming up outside investment. Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of North Korea’s...

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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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Unable to leave Singapore, Dr Chee Soon Juan records a video for the Oslo Freedom Forum

By Kirsten Han Mon, May 07, 2012 6:42PM UTC View Comments

In Singapore, all bankrupts are required to apply for permission before travelling out of the country. When Dr Chee Soon Juan, Secretary-General of the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP), was invited to speak at the Oslo Freedom Forum (currently underway in Norway), he was denied permission to leave Singapore to attend. The Associated Press reported that...

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Malaysians in Singapore went the extra mile for Bersih 3.0

By Kirsten Han Mon, Apr 30, 2012 7:25PM UTC View Comments

On April 28, numerous streets and squares in Malaysia transformed into a sea of yellow and green as people from all walks of life joined Bersih 3.0 to call for clean and fair elections. Malaysia’s elections have often been subject to much controversy. There have been complaints of phantom voters, stuffed ballot boxes, vote-buying, bribery...

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