When Tin Pei Ling was introduced to the world for the first time, she made a point to emphasise how she planned to use social media to reach out to the youth of Singapore. She was supposed to be the ruling People's Action Party's (PAP) tool to reach young Singaporeans who had become dissatisfied with the soft-authoritarian state they were …

The people of Singapore went to the polls last week and voted largely in favour of the ruling People's Action Party, but the opposition made significant gains in what could lead to the beginnings of change in the semi-authoritarian island nation. PAP won 60.1% of the vote, down from 67% in the 2006 election. While it's not the kind of …

Singapore dissolved parliament yesterday and set May 7 as election day. International media has reported that the People's Action Party (PAP) faces its "toughest political challenge in decades", with rising discontent among the population a sign that the generally weak opposition parties might win a handful more seats. The opposition parties aren't going to win the election, obviously, but there …

She's creepy, robotic, a family woman, a model daughter, teach savvy and aware of social media (albeit unresponsive to it), a product of the People's Action Party. She speaks with about as much conviction and charisma as a sack of old batteries. She talks in vague generalizations about working for the good of the people, the country. She's on Twitter …

Oh boy, do I have a lot to update. I have been absent from posting here for a few days and I don’t expect updates to be more than sporadic for the time being, but I am safe and in Bali. I decided not to dwell on long goodbyes and nostalgic moments by leaving Thailand at the earliest possible moment. …