TR EMERITUS

Social inequality manifests in more than one way. Roads are very well built in Singapore. With fewer cars on the road, traffic is one of the smoothest in any large city I have been. Parking is also plentiful even in relatively plentiful even in the city. This means that the people rich enough to buy cars enjoy a far better... 

Around 12-years ago, I made the decision to get married to a Vietnamese girl that I was seeing on an off-and-on basis. It was a decision that went against what “conventional’ Singapore expected of someone like me but at the same time, its proven to be one of the most educational experiences of my life. Let’s start with... 

Everynight just about midnight, thousands of Filipinos scavenge municipal and various thrash collection sites to pick chicken pieces left over by diners. They literally pick from garbage bins and bags. The sources are food courts and restaurants, particularly fast food chains like Jollybee, McDonalds, KFC etc. These pickers...