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Dr Lim Hock Siew “Now some of you may have heard that when you are young you are idealistic, when you're old you are realistic. Now this is the kind of rubbish that is used by those who have either lost their ideals or have sold their ideals for self-interests. Each should not wither one's ideals or convictions. If anything,... 

Mr Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam There he stood, Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam. Settled in a corner with his back toward the wall, a pile of his self written books neatly piled next to him. He was a little hunched over, but I have never in the entirety of my life seen a man with a straighter backbone. I remember the first time I ever... 

[A reader has provided the English translation to the Chinese article taken from a PRC WeChat channel - <<新加坡那些令人心酸的老人>>] Aching plight of Singapore’s elderly In China, you rarely see white-haired elderly people wearing service crew uniforms ploughing away in restaurants and hotels. Incredibly,...