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Why PAP’s rule will come to an end

The old man has finally said it. He has predicted PAP’s rule of Singapore will come to an end one day. We believe it will be sooner than later. The General Election 2011 is around the corner. And as in previous election times, we have begun hearing and seeing the ruling party’s pitch increasing in volume and frequency through...

“Nobody can do a better job” mentality leads only to failures

The mentality of many Singaporeans that "nobody can do a better job" than PAP is consistent to the mentality of my late dad with regards to our family business. We have a Malaysian branch for our Singapore family company. For two decades, my late dad let his cousin based in Malaysia to run it. That uncle kept the business moving...

Things will never be the same

George Yeo commenting on Egypt : ‘Unless you adjust to changes in the world, changes will be forced upon you, in a way that doesn’t give you time to prepare……. So it is better to make small adjustments the way we have done because we are a small country adjusting to new technology to globalization, to new opportunities.’...