&gt;The ruling party uses power to eliminate opposition<p>That article is from 1990. More than 20 years ago. If you had looked a little further you would have found that Singapore increased the number of people in parliament who represent the opposition.[1] It is slow progress, but it&#x27;s still progress.<p>Please don&#x27;t be too quick to judge other countries regarding the subjects of privacy, representation and human rights. The reason for that is that if Asian countries have specks in their eyes regarding those issues, Western countries have telephone poles stuck in theirs for their breaches of privacy, representation, racism and human rights.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.channelnewsasia.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;singapore&#x2F;more-ncmps-in-parliament&#x2F;2462160.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.channelnewsasia.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;singapore&#x2F;more-ncmps-in-...</a>