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The perpetual failures of Opposition Parties in Singapore
Tan Cheng Bock’s announcement to enter Opposition Politics has created all sort of “whirlwinds” in Singapore politics. Right at the back of the “excitement” that surrounds the victory of Pakatan Harapan over the Barisan Nasional next door over in Malaysia – gave Opposition politicians and their supporters much to be excited and hopeful. However, I…
Asia Times: Why Suu Kyi can’t and won’t democratize Myanmar.
https://www.asiatimes.com/2019/02/article/why-suu-kyi-cant-and-wont-democratize-myanmar/ If you do not understand the fundamentals of Myanmar politics and itsconstitution – then you will never understand why Aung San Suu Kyi do not have real power, and why the Rohingya issue will never be resolved the way you think it should be resolved. This is an article which I personally had wanted…
Nikkei: The party turns sour for Xi
The party turns sour for Xi Political anniversaries in China are big deals. This year — the 40th anniversary of the start of China’s economic reform — is no exception. Unfortun A powerful article. Highly recommended for you guys to read. I shall not add any more comments on this for now. Cover Photo: ©…
SinoInsider: Fang Fenghui’s Expulsion, Meng Hongwei’s Arrest, and the Factional ‘Soft Coup’
Click on the link to read more: Politics Watch: Fang Fenghui’s Expulsion, Meng Hongwei’s Arrest, and the Factional ‘Soft Coup’ ◎ We believe that the expulsion of Fang Fenghui and Zhang Yang from the CCP is connected with the recent purge of Interpol chief Meng Hongwei. The Chinese Communist Party Central Committee announced the expulsion…
SinoInsider: The World is Trapped in Red China’s Matrix
By Don Tse and Larry Ong Summary Chinese Communist Party has long carried out influence operations to survive and dominate. Decades of CCP influence activity has created a “Red Matrix,” or an informational environment that is pro-China and missing critical knowledge about the Party and its operations. The Soviet Iron Curtain served to “block out”…
South Korea’s Fight for Comfort Women Against Japan Is Hypocritical and Further Damages Its Future Relations With It
Read anything about South Korean politics and foreign affairs, and it doesn’t take much to find that North Korea and Japan are the two countries which it has had the most thorny relations within its history and still does to this day. Some of the reasons behind them are very well justified, others not so…
“Mahathir”, the Pakatan’s regressive gamble
On 8 January 2018, the Malaysian Opposition alliance “Pakatan Harapan” announced Mahathir Mohamed, the former leader of the incumbent, and the former Prime Minister of Malaysia, as the alliance’s prime ministerial candidate in the coming Malaysian General Elections, that is to be held on the 9th May 2018 (4 days from this article). From my…
Prime Ministerial race to divide the PAP?
This is an essay that had been circulating around in the social media as well as in private networks like Whatsapp, which a quick research had shown that it is first published by State Times Review (source: http://statestimesreview.com/2018/01/03/source-chan-chun-sing-leading-the-pm-race-over-heng-swee-keat/) According to a source close with the ruling party PAP, a fierce behind-closed-doors infighting is the real…