SINGAPORE — Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam on Friday (April 19) criticised a commentary by British publication The Economist which he said could not "resist sneering” at Singapore’s political leadership handover.
SINGAPORE — Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam on Friday criticised a commentary by British publication The Economist which he said could not"resist sneering” at Singapore’s political leadership handover.New: You can now listen to articles.Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam on Friday hit back at a commentary by British publication The Economist
Mr Shanmugam said The Economist cannot not resist"sneering" at Singapore and the British commentariat class cannot stand seeing the island nation"doing better" “He was not the 4G’s first choice,” said the publication, noting that Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat had withdrawn himself from contention for the premiership in 2021.
While Mr Wong, who is Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, is due to take over from Mr Lee Hsien Loong as the fourth prime minister here in 59 years on May 15, Britain's Rishi Sunak is the fourth PM in 4.9 years, he said. Mr Shanmugam said that Singapore provides “far better healthcare, housing and education” to its people, regardless of classes and races.Mr Shanmugam highlighted how, for example, 85 per cent of all crime cases reported across England and Wales were closed without any suspect caught while in over 100 neighbourhoods “0 per cent” of reported car thefts were solved. England and Wales are part of Britain.
“At stake for Mr Wong, when he goes to the country, is not his formal mandate but rather moral legitimacy,” it said.
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