TR EMERITUS

This weekend, I met an American who had volunteered to send his son to do national service. He was proud of the fact that his son was posted to be a medic and he was also glad that his son, who had been to international schools finally got the chance to make Singaporean friends. He had, however, one complaint, which was the... 

Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam Is there any adult in and outside Singapore who has not heard of Tharman Shanmugaratnam? With his superlative credentials, local and international, he made a once-in-a-life-time senssational announcement of standing for presidential election in September this year.following the expiration of the tenure... 

To borrow from professional soccer parlance, a world-class striker is asked to put on the number 1 jersey while the team is in the midst of changing team manager. Many people are excited about Tharman’s announcement to be a Presidential candidate, but I am sceptical about this “ownself check ownself” charade. My scepticism...