TR EMERITUS

Late President Ong Teng Cheong In 1993 when the Government introduced the Elected Presidency bill, it gave a grand vision of how system was evolving into a more democratic one where there would be greater checks and balance. Then prime minister Goh Chok Tong even said that the move is tantamount to the Government “clipping... 

The SDP has long argued that democratic rights, which include the right to a genuinely free and fair election system where people choose their governments, is fundamental to our ability to safeguard our economic interests. In other words in order to have a meaningful discussion on bread-and-butter issues and, more important,... 

In 2004 a little known but highly significant change in the law governing our reserves took place. Mr Lee Hsien Loong, then deputy prime minister, introduced a constitutional amendment to allow the Government to transfer funds from our reserves to Government-linked companies (GLCs) and statutory boards. With one important addition:...