TR EMERITUS

Ng Eng Hen apologized in Parliament today for the deaths of the 4 NS men during training in the last 17 months. This “Sorry” comes too late in the day to mollify the anger of Singaporeans for the loss of our Singapore sons. Where was he, Lee Hsien Loong or Halimah Yacob when Singaporeans grieved over the recent tragic death... 

I’ve often described S’pore as an as authoritarian state: example in Keeping power in a one-party state. But what does “authoritarian” mean? The answer is: the absence of democracy. Democracy, in turn, means a system in which free and fair elections determine who holds power. Thus the state must allow free expression... 

Click to enlarge In an article Channel NewsAsia wrote yesterday, it talked about a Ms Serynn Guay who said that "one of her worries is "unpredictable" healthcare bills". She said: “We don't know how much we’ll need when we're older ... Will we be able to retire comfortably? Will our savings be enough?” She added: “It’s...