S. Jayakumar – Not just a colleague, but also a mentor and friend
In his letter of appreciation to Prof Jayakumar, who is retiring from politics and not contesting the coming General Election, Prime Minister Lee…
Singapore General Elections
Political Observers feel that the opposition party with the highest chance of winning a ward is the Workers Party. Assistant Professor Eugene Tan…
GE Features: Road to election
Asst Prof Eugene Tan shares his comments on the General Elections while SMU student Avnish Desai shares his thoughts on voting for the first time.
SMU on accrediting Lasalle
Director of Undergraduate Admissions Alan Goh writes in response to Miss Roshni Kapur's earlier letter to say that SMU has been in touch with her and…
Bigger number of tight battles expected
At a SMU seminar yesterday titled "The Singapore General Election: A Pre-Election Analysis", law lecturer Eugene Tan, identified PAP stronghold…
Opposition to contest 12 GRCs and 12 SMCs makes this one of the most intense election ever since 1988
Asst Prof Eugene Tan notes that with the ruling party not ensured of an outright majority, some voters may not dare risk voting for the opposition.
Academics do not think it is likely that it will become the common practice for the GE to take place once every five years, in May
Assistant Professor Eugene Tan said that having a fixed date for the GE every five years has its pros and cons. The advantage is that it offers a…
Blur or not?
Assistant Professor of Psychology Luan Shenghua commented, on a joint project between SMU and Brand's Essence studying the alertness of Singaporeans…
WP defends Chen, questions PAP's motive
Sylvia Lim, Chairman of the Worker's Party (WP) writes in to defend WP candidate Mr Chen Show Mao, pointing out that he has made contributions to…
11 issues for GE ‘11
Asst Prof Eugene Tan says that voters will see one of the “most intense campaigns in recent times†as at least 71 of the 87 seats could…