singapore

Wednesday, September 23

Singapore’s disruptive family feud

The family dynasty of Lee Kuan Yew is in disarray and at risk of undermining the legacy of the famous Singaporean prime minister. The siblings of Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong are making some sensational public statements accusing him of disrespecting their father’s dying wish for political gain, among other things.

The Adelaide gum tree going viral in Singapore

Do you recognise this tree? The lone Adelaide eucalypt has gone viral in Singapore after it played a strange cameo in a bizarre family drama that is threatening to tear down the republic’s most powerful political clan.

Singapore has one of the world's lowest fertility rates, but can a Citizen's Jury help enliven its population? Photo: WALLACE WOON, EPA.

Can Jay's citizens' jury model help Singapore breed?

The Adelaide-based company responsible for Jay Weatherill’s citizens’ juries is taking their model of deliberative democracy to Singapore – to help the city-state formulate something akin to a government-run dating service.