Price pressures shape polls

Hammering for change: Supporters attending the opposition Workers’ Party rally in Singapore. Waving yellow balloons shaped like hammers, young Singaporeans are whetting their appetite for politics in large opposition rallies for the first time in a decade ahead of tomorrow’s election. — AFP

When 68-year-old Richard Han heads to the ballot box tomorrow to vote in Singapore’s election, cost-of-living pressures will be on the retiree’s mind as he worries about his daily expenses and his son’s prospects after university.

Financial consultant Catherine Tan also worries about the future for her two young children.