The Associated Press
SINGAPORE (AP) — Choi Bee Tong makes for an unusual political rebel, especially in straight-laced Singapore.
The 73-year-old retired school teacher plans to vote Saturday for opposition politician Tan Jee Say to be the next president, a largely ceremonial position but one that Tan hopes to transform into a platform for challenging government policies in this one-party-dominated state.
Choi brought her two toddler grandchildren earlier this week to a raucous rally with 30,000 Tan supporters who booed, hissed and yelled insults every time a speaker mentioned the ruling People's Action Party or the candidate backed by most of the political establishment, Tony Tan. Full story
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