Singapore Faces Life Without Lee
Asst Prof Eugene Tan said the old way of doing things was increasingly being seen as anachronistic, and being out of touch or even being seen as…
Singapore's Lee steps down, but not full break with past
Asst Prof Eugene Tan said it is a break from the past as the old way of doing things was increasingly being seen as anachronistic, and being out of…
Academics and Observers: MM and SM's departure from Cabinet should go some way towards appeasing disgruntled voters
Asst Prof Eugene Tan says that MM and SM's departure from Cabinet is not necessarily a bad thing as it would allow the 4G leaders to truly come into…
Sylvia Lim unlikely to become full time MP
MP elect Pritam Singh, who will soon graduate from the SMU Juris Doctors programme, says he is unlikely to become a full-time MP as being in the…
Not becoming a full-time MP, Sylvia Lim may need to temper voters' expectations
Asst Prof Eugene Tan noted that should she decide to become a full-time MP it could inadvertently place a pressure on future arty candidates that…
MM and SM leaves cabinet
Asst Prof Eugene Tan pointed out that it is not entirely unexpected that they should step down as this ensures renewal in the leadership.
Wong Kan Seng is now in the spotlight
With the stepping down of MM and SM, the Cabinet's most senior politician will be Wong Kan Seng. Asst Prof Eugene Tan said the Prime Minister is…
The Senior Minister position need not be institutionalised: Eugene Tan
Asst Prof Eugene Tan said the political system is already rather matured with all due processes in place.
Singapore MM steps down to ease voters' unhappiness
Asst Prof Eugene Tan said the recent elections has shown that the style and approach of politics of the past did not go down well with the current…
Battle on the internet moved the political map
Asst Prof Eugene Tan said from a multi-party perspective, the social media allowed voters to access the opposition parties.
