TR EMERITUS

I refer to the article “Number of new citizens in Singapore will be ‘carefully calibrated’: NPTD” (Channel NewsAsia, Jan 20). It states that “While the Republic must maintain a “carefully calibrated” number of new citizens to augment the ageing population, the right balance must be struck to ensure Singaporeans... 

Channel News Asia (CNA) reported on 23 January that the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Chan Chun Sing, told the St Gallen Symposium Singapore Forum that instead of blindly chasing conventional definitions of success, society must have diverse groups of people and talents [Link]. Singapore must not become a ‘yardstick... 

What a gutsy move by Kiwi teenager Brandon Smith for going to the press and his country's Minister of Foreign Affairs to help resolve this thorny NS issue. For sure this is huge embarrassment for Mindef and LHL. The facts: 1) Brandon Smith was born to a Kiwi father and Singaporean mother. 2) Brandon left Singapore for New Zealand...