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Waiting for Singapore's Pakatan Rakyat

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By Fang Zhi Yuan

According to a report published by The Malaysian Insider, more than 90 per cent of young voters aged 21 - 30 voted for Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in the recent Permatang Pauh by-election. One key reason is that young internet savvy voters obtain their news chiefly from the alternative media which are seen as more credible than the mainstream media controlled by the ruling party. Young educated and urbane voters are also more concerned about good governance, human rights and democratic ideals than basic bread-and-butter issues. In spite of feeable attempts to engage young voters, the ruling Barisan Nasional has failed miserably to win them over. What they don’t realize is that younger Malaysians will only support a political party which shares their aspirations, not one that continues to lecture them.

In Singapore, the recent furore over PAP MP Lee Bee Wah’s perceived high-handness in a media interview to replace the Singapore Olympic Table Tennis Team manager and coach so soon after winning the silver medal in Beijing marked only the tip of the ice-berg of a groundswell of discontent building up against the ruling party. Many are quick to point out that Mrs Lee’s attitude the typical modus operandi of the PAP - insensitive, callous and arrogant. Some even called her to step down as a Member of Parliament. Youth and Sports Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, realizing the political repercussions of a protracted saga moved in quickly to smoothe the flames with a rare public apology by Mrs Lee. However, the damage has already been done.

Decades of one-party rule without the presence of an opposition to provide a counterbalance has made the ruling PAP complacent and out of touch with the ordinary citizenry. Singaporeans, especially the young are getting increasingly restless, disgrunted and peeved at the current state of affairs. Like our Malaysian counterparts, we yearn for the competency, accountability and transparency (CAT) as espoused by Penang Chief Minister Mr Lim Guan Eng in the formulation and implementation of government policies. We hate to be lectured repeatedly by the PAP and have unpopular policies forced down our throats without any proper consultation such as the GST hike, annuity scheme and rise in Ministers’ salaries.



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