TR EMERITUS

Dear TR. I was appalled to read about how SINGAPORE Human Resource Institute has named HPB CEO as “Leading CEO”. I had a few classmates who worked in HPB and I must say he is an appalling CEO in terms of HR practices. Since he assumed the role of CEO, the resignations in HPB apparently have been extremely high. Perhaps HPB... 

Having read the Article Goal 2020 on StraitTimes, my mind began to picture the Singapore I want to see in 2020. I want to live in a city whereby people are open, responsible and constructive. Where the society make me feel a sense of belonging and ownership, and also a place where I can call it home. I hope to live around people... 

American leaders, impressed by the economic success of Singapore and China, frequently sound envious when talking about those countries' educational systems. President Obama, for example, invoked Singapore in a March 2009 speech, saying that educators there "are spending less time teaching things that don't matter, and more...