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  • Dacheng plans to release an upgrade of 'Loong', a 3D MMORPG that the company developed in-house.

    SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page IRG 2010

  • Harry Suhartono/Reuters Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, left, and People's Action Party candidate Seng Han Thong, right, spoke to the media in Singapore after their ruling PAP won 81 of 87 parliamentary seats in the general election Saturday.

    Singapore's Ruling Party Wins Election 2011

  • Wong Maye-E/Associated Press Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong While the governing People's Action Party won 81 of 87 parliamentary seats in Saturday's poll, it received its lowest share of the popular vote since Singapore became a nation—only 60.1%, compared with nearly 67% in the last poll in 2006—a setback for a political establishment that has dominated Singapore unrivaled since independence in 1965.

    Singapore Vote Lifts Opposition Chun Han Wong 2011

  • But even senior leaders of the PAP, including Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, indicated change was in the air.

    Singapore Vote Lifts Opposition Chun Han Wong 2011

  • "It's good that we are contested, and contested strongly," Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said last week in a news conference.

    Singapore Vote Seen as Its Fiercest Yet Chun Han Wong 2011

  • Ruling Party Retains Power Chris McGrath/Getty Images More photos and interactive graphics In results announced Sunday, the PAP, led by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, won 81 of 87 parliamentary seats, but with only 60.1% of the popular vote--the ruling party's lowest share since Singapore become a nation in 1965.

    Singapore's Ruling Party Wins Election Chun Han Wong 2011

  • Singapore bars opinion polling during campaigning periods, but Tony Tan was widely seen as a front-runner because of implicit support from government leaders including Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and endorsements by many business groups and government-linked trade unions.

    Singapore's Preferred Candidate Barely Wins Chun Han Wong 2011

  • Prime Minister Lee Hsieng Loong, the son of Lee Kuan Yew, said in August 2009 that Singapore's pluralistic society can't afford the sorts of culture wars that dominate American public life, adding, "Christians cannot expect this to be a Christian society, Muslims cannot expect this to be a Muslim society, ditto with the Buddhists, the Hindus and the other groups."

    In Singapore, Faith Debate Simmers Sam Holmes 2011

  • Its leader, Chee Soon Juan, is unable to run in this year's vote, having not repaid defamation damages awarded to PAP leaders including Lee Kuan Yew and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

    Singapore Elections' Major Parties 2011

  • Meanwhile, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong argues that Singapore cannot afford a two-party system because there is not enough talent.

    Singapore's 'Accountability Election' Garry Rodan 2011

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