The PAP calculus in Faishal saga: Better to lose talent than trust
The ruling party knows that upholding strict standards on personal conduct may cost it potential leaders. It has judged that the alternative would be far more damaging.
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Faishal Ibrahim resigned from political office on July 20 over inappropriate online interactions with a woman.
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Is the PAP’s rulebook for personal conduct a black box – opaque to outsiders and liable to produce extreme moral judgments?
That is the view aired by some of its critics in the aftermath of Faishal Ibrahim’s resignation on July 20 over inappropriate online interactions with a woman.
