TR EMERITUS

Tan Jee Say Professor Lim Chong Yah's "shock therapy" proposal brought back fond memories of my time at the heart of national economic and manpower planning in the Ministry of Trade and Industry. It was the early 1980's. I was the secretary to the late Dr Albert Winsemius, Singapore's economic adviser, who visited us about two... 

I met a Pakistani Phd student during my holiday abroad at a friend's event. He was sharing with me that he has a lot of friends  from Pakistan who have moved to Singapore to pursue university education because of the abundance of funding and scholarships that are available. He was singing so many praises of Singapore system. Each time... 

Many Singaporeans, young and old, are often heard singing praises of Singapore - where we had came from to become what we are today. Whenever we see ourselves in danger - social, economic or political - we often remind ourselves of this, and retreat into our individual little shells and throw our trust and faith behind the people...