Singapore’s former leader’s brother granted political asylum in the UK
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The brother to a former head of state has been given undue protection by officials in Great Britain. His actions exhibit the fratricidal tendency in some families when power is at stake and a wider SID picture is taken. Indeed, this act has implications both internal and global.
His asylum request is a reminder of why it is that Singapore politics seem to be avoidable because they are all about politics, and so national and private loyalties do not necessarily never overlap.
This might as well be the first time in the national history of another state that can only be classified as authoritarian where the restrictive political designs of the post-colonial regime are revealed in full while the foundage moves to the citizenship of ‘others.’ How on earth did they manage to tolerate this psychological abuse of thousands of people in the name of development that should beg for objectivity?
There are bound to be tensions in the elite, which is not necessarily a bad thing reshape the nation’s politics.And while rightly or wrongly, Singapore frequently gets praised for manifesting economic and governance skills, this incident reveals how the ease of governance in such a nation itself can be deceptive. In other words, a family which has ruled for years and done nothing substantial even by that measure is faced with at difficulties other than finally allowing such a family to run the nation. Nobody outside the nomenclature of the Government doubts that the issue will not go away in the government corridors and other than this, it will just be a family problem.
There is an added dimension in the current era when there is acrimony between the nations, as the voices from the Western countries have started agitating about the affairs of the smaller countries. The country, highly regarded for her financial services ability and good governance, is being assailed for failing to observe human rights and protect its people’s liberties. Hence, possibilities are that the case of asylum something will also draw attention to these topics, both locally as well as amongst the country's development partners.
Singapore’s former leader’s brother granted political asylum in the UK
The sibling of a former Singapore Prime Minister has reportedly been awarded political asylum in the United Kingdom, a decision which has led to a heated debate. Not only has this family member opted to take severe steps to mitigate his rich takes-ruled dynasty problems by seeking asylum, instead of say going for an official registry, it has also highlighted the moves of fit – authoritative regime for reference as they have ever been inside the family of power.His asylum request is a reminder of why it is that Singapore politics seem to be avoidable because they are all about politics, and so national and private loyalties do not necessarily never overlap.
This might as well be the first time in the national history of another state that can only be classified as authoritarian where the restrictive political designs of the post-colonial regime are revealed in full while the foundage moves to the citizenship of ‘others.’ How on earth did they manage to tolerate this psychological abuse of thousands of people in the name of development that should beg for objectivity?
There are bound to be tensions in the elite, which is not necessarily a bad thing reshape the nation’s politics.And while rightly or wrongly, Singapore frequently gets praised for manifesting economic and governance skills, this incident reveals how the ease of governance in such a nation itself can be deceptive. In other words, a family which has ruled for years and done nothing substantial even by that measure is faced with at difficulties other than finally allowing such a family to run the nation. Nobody outside the nomenclature of the Government doubts that the issue will not go away in the government corridors and other than this, it will just be a family problem.
Global Implications of the Asylum Decision
The issue of asylum is very touchy since the UK has taken this controversial stand and it is likely to have serious implications. There are potential repercussions to the UK’s foreign relations with Singapore because they are very close allies historically but this act of betrayal might create tension. In particular, this is probably the first time Singapore is in a position where one of its leaders is in exile yet how this glaring issue will be dealt with and safeguarding the country’s image in the international community – led by its head of state - are classic discerns worth examining.There is an added dimension in the current era when there is acrimony between the nations, as the voices from the Western countries have started agitating about the affairs of the smaller countries. The country, highly regarded for her financial services ability and good governance, is being assailed for failing to observe human rights and protect its people’s liberties. Hence, possibilities are that the case of asylum something will also draw attention to these topics, both locally as well as amongst the country's development partners.