A ceremonial or active president?
Many people accept the narrative that the elected president's role is largely ceremonial. I disagree. The president has two important duties set out in the constitution, namely to safeguard the past reserves and to approve key appointments of senior public officers. The president can use these powers to influence the policies...
Morally Upright
While we expect our politicians to be competent and efficient, do we expect them to be morally upright? Are they the symbol of morality? Or should they be? I know that it is a loaded question. What do I mean by “morally upright” anyway? Whose standard should I benchmark a politician against? If we rigidly analyse Jesus’...
Distractions
1) The weeks of Scandals have distracted most of us from some REAL PROBLEMS of our economy. 2) The Iswaran corruption case, Ridout Gate Saga & the poor management of the sex scandal have dented our international image all around the world. 3) However there are more important issues most of us missed out during these few...
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- Mee Siam ,more hum? on The Nation has rejected multi-party Parliamentary representation
- Voice for Change on The Nation has rejected multi-party Parliamentary representation
- Papa PARDON Son Democracy SRFR on 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲
- Sporeans Keep Govt Employed on A False Analogy That Insults the Intelligence of Singaporeans
- KT2 on A a jaw-dropping election
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