The 4 'L's of Singapore politics in 2021: livestreaming, lies, lousy schools and long runway
From leadership transition to unfiltered front-row views of parliament proceedings on YouTube, the year 2021 will be well-remembered
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THE year 2021 may well be remembered as the one in which Singapore's political landscape steered down an unusually erratic path.
For one thing, the country's leadership transition - in previous generations a well-orchestrated affair for the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) - became enveloped in uncertainty when Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat took himself out of the running to become the next prime minister.
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