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SG’s ex-Political Detainees – they stood for the underdogs’ fight for rights

SG’s ex-Political Detainees – they stood for the underdogs’ fight for rights

I refer to the 8 Apr 2013 TR Emeritus article “SG’s ex-Political Detainees – What did they really stand for?” by “Singaporean Citizen” / Mr Nathan Chan. Mr Chan found evidence from the book the “Fajar Generation” showing Dr Poh Soo Kai as being supportive of anti-colonialists like the Vietminh and the Algerians.... 

What is meritocratic individualism?

What is meritocratic individualism?

In many instances, there is still confusion as to what meritocracy is and what it entails. The passage below helps place this idea in the capitalist context to which it belongs. The ideology of meritocracy is always about ‘I-me-mine’ and hardly ever about ‘you-we-ours’. It is the kind of blinkered perspective and way... 

The Rule of Law and the Paradox of the AIM Transaction 2

The Rule of Law and the Paradox of the AIM Transaction 2

Part 2 – Conflict of Interest The MND Town Council Review Report (TCRR) on the AIM Transaction was released on 3 May 2013. There is consensus that the TCRR has failed in several key areas. However, I shall only address the conflict of interest issue. AIM Pte Ltd was set up in 1991 by the PAP (Section 9, TCRR), and wholly-owned... 



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