TR EMERITUS

While there are many things I agree with here in Heng Swee Keat’s statement there are two fundamental flaws and those are competency and core KPI’s I have no doubt that when Ng Yat Chung ran NOL he worked very hard and to the best of his ability he tried to make what used to be our national shipping line a success. His... 

After the death of actor Aloysius Pang, training tempo was lowered and a committee of inquiry formed. Subsequently, it was announced that an Inspector-General’s Office would be set up to oversee safety practices. We know the script by now. With every tragedy and every lapse, with every case of mishandling and mismanagement,... 

I grew up in an era where the expectation was that it took only a day (or at the very most 2) for local letters to be delivered. Sadly that is not the situation any longer and I have noticed that it is quite normal these days for letters to be delivered up to a week or even 10 days after the date on the postmark! It has already...