SINGAPORE - Tens of thousands of people are attending opposition rallies in Singapore, a show of defiance against the long-ruling People's Action Party(PAP) as one of Asia's wealthiest and fastest-growing nations heads for its most hotly contested election ever.
The criticism of the government at the rallies and the boos and catcalls are extremely rare in a state where political freedom is usually restricted.
"What I feel has changed is definitely the population landscape with too many foreigners," said Nuraini Malik, a 22-year-old consumer research analyst who was among an estimated 15,000 people at one recent opposition rally.
"I feel the sense of being Singaporean has been strongly diluted." Full story
