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    • COMMENT: Dear PAP, here's how to win back the youth vote
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      COMMENT: Dear PAP, here's how to win back the youth vote

      I thought with the fourth generation leaders at the helm, the PAP would conduct the GE more sensibly with refreshing strategies, away from gutter politics of the past. But it was disappointing to see them rely on old methods which I felt made the campaign toxic. 

    • COMMENT: GE2020 – Singapore’s day of decision and the challenge of a generation
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      COMMENT: GE2020 – Singapore’s day of decision and the challenge of a generation

      Cherian George and Donald Low argue that the Sengkang Dividend from GE2020 can only be realised if leaders and citizens step forward to support a more participatory and deliberative democracy.

    • COMMENT: I miss physical rallies, but we had our fair share of fun this GE2020
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      COMMENT: I miss physical rallies, but we had our fair share of fun this GE2020

      Despite the regulations in place amid the COVID-19 pandemic, young writer Sean Lim still enjoyed the build-up to this year's election.

    • COMMENT: Now the circus is almost over, how do we vote?
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      COMMENT: Now the circus is almost over, how do we vote?

      Veteran journalist Bertha Henson had "great hopes that this election will be different" – in content.

    • COMMENT: GE2020 — Why Singapore may lose, whatever the final score
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      COMMENT: GE2020 — Why Singapore may lose, whatever the final score

      Cherian George and Donald Low reflect on a negative campaign that could leave many Singaporeans disaffected and the country less prepared for the post-pandemic challenges ahead.

    • COMMENT: The dilemmas of a first-time voter
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      COMMENT: The dilemmas of a first-time voter

      Do I base my vote on what would benefit me, or do I vote for my loved ones or the “greater good”?

    • COMMENT: Low’s departure has accelerated the Workers’ Party’s transition - but at what cost?
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      COMMENT: Low’s departure has accelerated the Workers’ Party’s transition - but at what cost?

      Veteran journalist PN Balji argues that pride played the biggest part in former Workers' Party chief Low Thia Khiang's decision to step down.

    • COMMENT: PAP should clarify what it means by 'strong mandate'
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      COMMENT: PAP should clarify what it means by 'strong mandate'

      Veteran journalist Bertha Henson argues that the PAP shouldn’t just throw around this “need for strong and clear mandate’’. What does it mean by it? 

    • COMMENT: A voter's responsibility to sieve out the noise, words matter
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      COMMENT: A voter's responsibility to sieve out the noise, words matter

      A first-time voter says he believes that each General Election allows Singaporeans to make a stand about the type of social contract we want.

    • COMMENT: Can we have a better report card in constituency broadcasts?
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      COMMENT: Can we have a better report card in constituency broadcasts?

      A meatier political broadcast will go far to educate residents on the importance of town council work which, after all, collects service and conservancy fees from them. 

    • COMMENT: Sports has never seemed more ridiculous than right now
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      COMMENT: Sports has never seemed more ridiculous than right now

      SINGAPORE — With the world being slowly consumed by the battle against COVID-19, sports seems less and less important, and more and more ridiculous, says Chia Han Keong.

    • The business must go on: get contingency planning right 
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      The business must go on: get contingency planning right 

      Businesses cannot wait. They need to consider how their sales and operations may be disrupted by the virus outbreak, and activate business continuity plans.

    • COMMENT: GE 2020 is dress rehearsal for Tan Cheng Bock's party
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      COMMENT: GE 2020 is dress rehearsal for Tan Cheng Bock's party

      SINGAPORE — The Progress Singapore Party should look to the general election to be held by 2025, not 2020, as its real test, veteran journalist PN Balji argues.

    • COMMENT - Truths, half-truths, opinions: where does POFMA stand?
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      COMMENT - Truths, half-truths, opinions: where does POFMA stand?

      SINGAPORE — Veteran Singaporean journalist P N Balji argues that the government's use of a controversial anti-fake news law has gone into grey areas.

    • COMMENT: It's time to stop calling football Singapore's national sport
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      COMMENT: It's time to stop calling football Singapore's national sport

      SINGAPORE — Call it a national pastime, a national hobby, even a national recreation. But stop calling football “Singapore's national sport” until it regains some semblance of competitiveness, says veteran sports journalist Chia Han Keong.

    • COMMENT: SEA Games hosts must not drop the ball on athletes again
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      COMMENT: SEA Games hosts must not drop the ball on athletes again

      SINGAPORE — The SEA Games organisers owe it to the athlete contingent to ensure that the event is smoothly run, in order for the athletes to perform at their peak, argues veteran sports journalist Chia Han Keong.

    • COMMENT: Community needs to act as a shield in suicide prevention
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      COMMENT: Community needs to act as a shield in suicide prevention

      There is a need for broader community-based intervention strategies in suicide-prevention campaigns, says Dr Mythily Subramaniam, Director, Research, at the Institute of Mental Health.

    • COMMENT: Singapore’s e-scooters on footpath ban welcomed but longer bike paths and new mobility solutions needed
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      COMMENT: Singapore’s e-scooters on footpath ban welcomed but longer bike paths and new mobility solutions needed

      The CEO of Beam Mobility Alan Jiang welcomed banning e-scooters on footpaths in Singapore but urged the authorities to expand cycling infrastructure and embrace smart mobility solutions.

    • COMMENT: Heng Swee Keat needs to raise his game against Workers' Party
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      COMMENT: Heng Swee Keat needs to raise his game against Workers' Party

      SINGAPORE — Fumbled. Blind-sided. Whichever sporting analogy you prefer, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat did it during the latest sitting of Parliament on Tuesday (5 November).

    • COMMENT: Internet mob 'justice' is no justice at all
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      COMMENT: Internet mob 'justice' is no justice at all

      If I could pick the scariest costume imaginable for this Halloween it would have to be the “internet mob”, says Yahoo News Singapore news editor Dhany Osman.

    • COMMENT: How AHTC verdict will play out at the General Elections
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      COMMENT: How AHTC verdict will play out at the General Elections

      SINGAPORE — Veteran journalist PN Balji argues that both the PAP and WP face a tricky path ahead of the elections, in the wake of the AHTC verdict.

    • COMMENT: Doubts over e-cigarettes mount in wake of US vaping deaths
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      COMMENT: Doubts over e-cigarettes mount in wake of US vaping deaths

      A new medical crisis is gripping the US as 26 deaths and almost 1,300 cases have been reported arising from vaping-related illness within a few months.

    • Will Potong Pasir stay or go?
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      Will Potong Pasir stay or go?

      SINGAPORE — Chiam See Tong, the man synonymous with Potong Pasir SMC, is expected to step down as chief of the Singapore People's Party in October. Will the constituency go quietly into the night too?

    • The history of the Group Representation Constituency
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      The history of the Group Representation Constituency

      SINGAPORE — Bertha Henson and Christalle Tay trace the history of the Group Representation Constituency, and the reasons for its genesis.

    • COMMENT: PM Lee aims to stamp his legacy
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      COMMENT: PM Lee aims to stamp his legacy

      Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is aiming to cement his legacy with his mega projects and steps to fight climate change, argued PN Balji. But certain measures announced at the National Day Rally also show that his government is behind the curve, the media veteran added.

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