tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-242799495369131861.post1129191005680208913..comments2023-09-03T18:11:48.864+08:00Comments on Ravi Philemon: PA will openly campaign for PAPRavihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15419680141901962456noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-242799495369131861.post-45156672535394096542011-12-08T18:06:04.858+08:002011-12-08T18:06:04.858+08:00CIA'S STUDY OF
SINGAPORE'S PEOPLE'S A...<b>CIA'S STUDY OF <br />SINGAPORE'S PEOPLE'S ASSOCIATION</b><br />https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/kent-csi/vol12no4/html/v12i4a05p_0001.htm<br /><br />According to the Central Intelligence Agency of the US government, the People's Association had its origins as a national building programme 'designed to wean pro-Communist voters away from the opposition'. Besides serving as a communication channel between the government and ruling party at the top and the people below - making way for a more responsive government - it was also intended for the PA to blur the boundaries between the government and the party, such that 'the people tended to praise the party for activities undertaken by the government'.Kojakbthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06938593018212833366noreply@blogger.com