'What price your sneer': Shanmugam hits back at Economist commentary on Singapore's leadership transition"The Economist can't resist sneering," said Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam of the British publication's commentary piece on Singapore's leadership transition.
"He was not the 4G's first choice," The Economist added while describing Wong as a "guitar-strumming, self confessed nerd" who is more relatable to Singaporeans than "most of the governing elites". In response, Shanmugam said in a Facebook post on Friday that the British publication "can't stand that people they were accustomed to lecturing are now doing better than they are".
Sunak had succeeded Liz Truss, who was the shortest prime minister in Britain's history - just 49 days in office.
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