TR EMERITUS

Photo: TOC Pinky appears to be in full steam to get rid of dissidents, oppositions and critics. Fake news law, ambushing his nephew during lecture and finally pursuing AHT in court. It looks like he wants complete control and could not stand anyone in his way. The next thing he wants to do is build a cult status for his beloved... 

I refer to the article “Jurong West Hawker Centre customers to pay deposit when using trays: Hawker Management” (Channel NewsAsia, Oct 18). It states that “The Koufu Group social enterprise subsidiary had received complaints from stallholders who had to pay for a tray-return programme that rewarded customers with 20 cents... 

But first, why take IMF’s & other int’l bodies forecasts with a large pinch of salt Forecasting is not really the IMF’s forte, while pessimism is. Every growth forecast since 2009 for the UK economy has undershot the actual result, often by a significant margin. The warning of misery ahead is widely reported, but is...