"... Many say that intellectuals like Tan represent the new face of Singapore and are being carefully nurtured to help the city-state move to its next life cycle of a global, liberal, cosmopolitan city that values the arts as much as its politics.
Tan will be the first person to acknowledge how far his country has come in this regard and is optimistic about its future. ..."
Full article: https://www.livemint.com/Companies/vYv7ppZvxNqN9GLsCWs49L/Kenneth-Paul-Tan--Shaping-the-discourse-on-arts-politics-a.html
