Singapore holds a much-watched by-election today for the Hougang by-election. The first video below of a PAP rally on 20 May was loaded by the PeopleActionPartyHQ and the second by someone else. Does this look familiar? That’s not the only thing that is similar. Many of the issues in Singapore are similar to those in Malaysia:
The divide between the rich and the poor is widening in countries across Asia.
Note: This blog will resume updates and comment moderation on 9 April 2012 From across the causeway, a light-hearted look at what it takes to become a successful politician with more than a grain of truth to it.
CNN GO has put Penang at the head of a list of ‘Asia’s 10 greatest street food cities’.
There was much ado in the press here about Indonesia flexing its muscles over the tasks that domestic workers have to perform in Malaysia. Could it be that, with the poverty rate in Indonesia reportedly falling, there is less desperation to work in Malaysia?