A rare glimpse from ST...
AS CAMPAIGN fever heats up, former MPs and observers tell The
Straits Times that they are witnessing a rise in levels of
dissatisfaction being voiced towards the ruling party not seen in
20 years.
More people are also declaring openly their desire to vote for
the opposition.
But on Saturday, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said that the
'only hot seat' was Aljunied, where a Workers' Party (WP) team led
by its secretary-general and four-term MP Low Thia Khiang is trying
to unseat a PAP team helmed by Foreign Minister George Yeo.
But is that the case? Five days have passed since Nomination Day
and, as the campaign crosses the half-way mark, what is the state
of play in contests across the island?