Leon Perera

Dec 5, 2024 | jom.media | Leon Perera

Dear reader,There are now over 6,000 of you receiving this newsletter. Thanks for your support!“Singapore This Week”. In our weekly digest, we discuss a deer fatality in Mandai; police drones in our skies; the downsides of a free trading port; the kebaya, “intangible cultural heritage”; Cultural Medallion winners; tech giant Figma suing a Singapore-based start-up; and more.

Dec 5, 2024 | jom.media | Leon Perera |Thiyaghessan Poongundranar |Sudhir Thomas Vadaketh |Philip B. Holden

With the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) holding 90-100 percent of elected seats in Parliament for 60 odd years, Singapore’s politics is unlike that of almost any other national electoral democracy. It is often argued that such political dominance allows for more “long-termism” in policymaking.

Jul 17, 2023 | redhot.sg | Leon Perera

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Jul 17, 2023 | redhot.sg | Leon Perera

When incidents happen from time to time, the government must ensure that it is dealing with them "rigorously as well as transparently" and "put it right", Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in a press conference on Jul. 17. Tan Chuan-Jin and Cheng Li Hui submitted their resignations from the People's Action Party (PAP) and Parliament to PM Lee on Jul. 17, as they had been in an "inappropriate relationship".

Jul 17, 2023 | mustsharenews.com | Leon Perera |Jeremy Lee

WP Leadership Allegedly Took No Action Over Leon Perera & Nicole Seah Relationship: SourceOn Monday (17 July) a video posted over Facebook purportedly showed Workers’ Party (WP) members Leon Perera and Nicole Seah appearing to hold hands at a restaurant. While the WP has said they’re looking into the matter, sources have said that the party already knew about their alleged relationship. Specifically, they reportedly knew about this as early as the end of 2020.