TR EMERITUS

By Richard Lu Transparency International (TI) publishes an annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) according to "the degree to which corruption is perceived to exist among public officials and politicians".   Corruption is best described as "the abuse of entrusted power for private gain".  The maximum score or index is 10... 

By Tan Keng Leng Faithful readers of the Temasek Review have got one common grouse: why does a tiny country like Singapore have the highest-paid ministers in one of the most bloated cabinets in the world? To be fair, most Singaporeans don’t mind paying their cabinet ministers really high pay, provided they can deliver a double-digit... 

By Richard Lu I am apolitical.  It is not important who or which party or parties gets into power ultimately.  So long the government of the day gives back our dignity, our rights to freedom and restores true democracy to our beloved Singapore.   Singaporeans are always fearful and skeptical – fearful that if an opposition...