TR EMERITUS

Not long ago when I attended my first women caucus of the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats (CALD) in Batanes, Phlippines, I remember telling the participants that the SDP did not have a women's wing because of the small number of women in the party. (I said - to great laughter - that we were so few in number that the... 

Healthcare systems expert Dr Jeremy Lim recently questioned Health Minister Gan Kim Yong's commitment to "fundamental shifts” in healthcare costs in Singapore. During the recent Budget debate in Parliament Mr Gan said: "The review of our healthcare financing system will be extensive, and will involve fundamental shifts.” He... 

Dr Chee Soon Juan recently delivered the keynote speech at a CALD conference where he talked about the importance of civil liberties and political rights. The text of his speech is appended below: I am always inspired when I find myself in the company of committed and able servants of justice and human rights. This morning...