Yahoo! Singapore News, 12 May 2011
Singapore's first woman Cabinet minister Lim Hwee Hua says she was caught by surprise at the "deep level of resentment" felt towards the ruling People's Action Party.
At a press conference to announce her decision to quit politics on Wednesday, she said, "It is a surprise for us that the resentment is so deep and the unhappiness is so deep."
She said it was only during the General Election campaign, that "we began to fully appreciate the extent of the unhappiness and resentment towards the Government." Full story