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Apr 17, 2011
The quiet reformer
By Kor Kian Beng
The changes Mr Low Thia Khiang made ranged from clothing to culture. He stressed simple concept like respect, tolerance and power to the people. -- ST PHOTO: TERENCE TAN

WHEN Mr Low Thia Khiang took over the reins of the Workers' Party (WP) in 2001, one of his earliest tasks was to play fashion police to his party members.

Members of Singapore's oldest surviving opposition party preferred slippers and T-shirts on their walkabouts, which Mr Low found unbefitting of a political party.

In an exclusive interview with The Sunday Times, Mr Low opens up on the WP, his family and the constituency which has treated him 'like a son.'

Read the full story in The Sunday Times.