Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Wednesday announced a sweeping cabinet revamp after the ruling People’s Action Party was rocked by its worst ever election showing.The party old guard led by his father Lee Kuan Yew, 87, and Goh Chok Tong, 70 -- former prime ministers who served as advisers to the government -- are out of the new cabinet at their own request, the premier said.
Also out are the widely criticized ministers in charge of internal security, housing and transport -- three of the hottest issues in the May 7 polls, which the prime minister has called a “watershed” event for the island republic.
Kenneth Jeyaretnam, secretary-general of the opposition Reform Party, which failed to win a seat, said “the reshuffle exposes the fact that the PAP have a complete dearth of talent.”
“Basically, the ministers are now doubling up to run key portfolios,” he told AFP. Full story
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