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Assoc Editor Chua Mui Hoong is asking rather tough questions about the Parti Liyani case. This morning ST article entitled “The curious case of the maid, the business tycoon and the pink knife” is pushing some sacred cow buttons for our meritocratic system, suspected to be skewed towards the rich, privileged and highly educated. Before... 

What A Tangled Web We Weave As I survey the public scene in Singapore today, it is obvious to me and sad that we have a serious problem of conflicts of interest. I shall not enumerate the numerous examples. They have been talking points amongst the public for a long time. We cannot continue to allow the government of the day... 

I can tell you what the "review" will conclude, and it is the same for any govt failing: "The system worked fine as shown by Parti Liyani being acquitted by the courts. What went wrong was not a systemic problem, but due to human factors." Then, steps will be taken to prevent this, scapegoats found, and then, case closed. Yes,...