TR EMERITUS

It has been said before, the existence of humans depends on security and freedom. It is the constant valuation between the two that determines the condition of our polity. History seems to show that such a valuation is a pendulum rather than a linear continuity, one way or the other. Security without freedom is slavery, freedom... 

The Hague Tribunal (Philippines vs China – South China Sea) delivered a verdict that was not unexpected but perhaps more comprehensive than most predicted. The key findings: 1. None of the features claimed by China along the Spratly Islands are capable of generating an exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Under the United Nations Convention... 

I remembered when I entered the financial world in the 1990s more than 50% of us in the Treasury were from engineering background. Such was that period when the FIRE (Finance, Insurance & Real Estate) economy really got going, and coupled with the ‘natural geography of an island’ and ‘rule-based’ jurisdiction, Singapore...