TR EMERITUS

I am worried about the future for Singapore. I get the impression that during the past 18 months, most of our ministers are focused on fighting the covid pandemic. What about other important matters, such as: - running the country? - making sure that our people have jobs? - combating crime? - make sure that Singapore remains... 

The struggles and plight of many of our fairly decently educated but underemployed or unemployed native Singaporeans is real and heartbreaking, especially those who are middle aged with both seniors and juniors at home and maybe even with a home mortgage thrown in. In the face of a prolong pandemic becoming an endemic, many... 

I refer to the article "Singapore restaurant owners vent frustration as dine-in shutters" (Bloomberg, 24 Jul) In a 1980 rally, the late Lee Kuan Yew famously said: “This is not a game of cards! This is your life and mine!” One of the reasons that made those 13 words so famous is that these words encapsulate the very social...