Trust is Singapore's most valuable domestic currency, and one that a new generation of political leaders stepping up to lead the nation must work doubly hard to mint.
Trust lubricates interpersonal ties and inter-group interactions. It is the basis on which the incumbent People's Action Party (PAP) has ruled Singapore without a break since 1959, winning election after election.
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