May 15 will mark the end of a carefully planned leadership transition but it seems to be on an accelerated timeline, says SMU associate professor of law Eugene Tan. An earlier-than-anticipated handover is Mr Lee’s strongest endorsement yet of Mr Wong and his fourth-generation team.
Mr Wong’s priorities as new Singapore Prime Minister will include gaining as much support as he can domestically and internationally. If he succeeds, the General Election can be held at any time, says former veteran newspaper editor Han Fook Kwang.
How happy are Singaporeans? A UN report that ranks Singapore as Asia’s happiest country for the second year in a row was met with some scepticism online. NUS Business School’s Siok Kuan Tambyah and Yuen Wei Lun found that despite rising absolute income levels, Singaporeans reported decreasing levels of satisfaction with their household income over the past decade.
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