TR EMERITUS

In 1987, the PAP Government accused a group of professionals of trying to bring about a Marxist state in Singapore and summarily imprisoned them. Among the victims were playwrights Ms Wong Souk Yee and Ms Chng Suan Tze. But truth does not have an expiry date. More than a quarter-of-a-century later, Ms Wong and Ms Chng are back... 

Every now and then, history gifts humanity someone who embodies all that we aspire to but did not have the courage to pursue. Nelson Mandela was just such a man. Together with the rest of world, the SDP mourns the passing away of this truly great man. Universally beloved, Mandela's legacy is not that he possessed riches or power,... 

In 2006, the SDP had warned that "the social impact of the foreign recruitment policy may yet prove disastrous for Singaporeans.” (See here) We cautioned again when we wrote our alternative population paper in 2013: "The population explosion will cause further economic, social and psychological stress for the people, as well...