The creative industry often gets blindsided in the Parliamentary side of things, only brought up and discussed in terms of achieving yardsticks and how it'll benefit the economy as a utilitarian fucntion.
The deeper aspects of art (having art for art's sake) have never been properly explored within the confines of the Parliament House, but newly minted Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) Kok Heng Leun proved that this won't be the case anymore. The theatre stalwart and artistic director of theatre company Drama Box made a passionate speech about the importance of the arts yesterday in his very first as NMP — and it's paramount that you pay attention.