TR EMERITUS

Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ms Sim Ann I refer to an article “Of Wrongful Pride and Prejudice” by Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Sim Ann, on Sep 7, It was disappointing, for I had expected better from Ms Sim. It was disappointing that because she mentioned in her letter that there are so many potential pitfalls whenever... 

For the longest time, Singaporeans were told to either be “very careful” when they talk about minority issues, in particular issues affecting the Malay community, or to not talk about them at all. These are “sensitive issues” and are best discussed and resolved by the community itself. Singapore’s past history... 

George Orwell, one of the world's foremost satirists par excellence, finished writing '1984' in 1948. This is a crackerjack political novel about a dystopian world where society is tyrannized by The Party and its totalitarian ideology. He wrote a novel ahead of its time. Even without reading the book many in Singapore would...