Newly minted Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad believes that the move by Malaysians to vote BN out of power on May 9 for the first time in the country's history may inspire neighbouring Singaporeans, who have also been under one-party rule since independence.

"I think the people of Singapore, like the people in Malaysia, must be tired of having the same government, the same party since independence," he said in an interview with the Financial Times...