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“The PAP government’s approach to addressing rising cost of living pressures often relies on superficial measures rather than structural change, much like giving patients sugar cubes instead of treating the underlying disease,” said Kenneth Paul Tan, a professor of politics, film and cultural studies at Hong Kong Baptist University.
Washington now sees China as its primary strategic competitor, with the two nations embroiled in a range of disputes spanning political, economic, technological, ideological, military and security interests.
Wong, currently deputy prime minister, shed light on his governance style in an interview with The Economist on Monday, reaffirming a “pro-Singapore” approach that was neither “pro-China” nor “pro-US”.
“If that can be achieved, then a whole flood of humanitarian assistance can reach the civilians in Gaza, and the best way of doing this would be through a ground-based route,” Balakrishnan earlier said.
“The Registrar has assessed that Chan’s activities are directed towards a political end in Singapore, and that it is in the public interest for countermeasures under FICA (Foreign Interference Countermeasures Act) to be applied to Chan,” it said in a statement on Friday.