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A puzzling democracy - Two weeks ago this column discussed the local aspiration for this country to be “like Singapore.” Could it? Should it? No doubt, Singapore, since its independence in 1963 has been celebrated as a success story regarding GDP growth, port efficiency, multi-ethnic harmony, public safety and stable government (its population is six million). As Singapore zoomed up from a GDP of US$918 million in 1963, then to almost US$400 billion (estimated) in 2020, the comparison was energised. After all, Trinidad and Tobago had oil, gas, a transshipment port and an agricultural base. Singapore had less land space and declining tin and rubber industry. It had to invent ways to survive. Faced with economic challenges in the eighties, Singapore had to diversify and expand quickly into high technology, financial services, banking, tourism, transportation and communication. Its post-1990 successes were commendably recognised. ....