TR EMERITUS

The idea that generals can do no wrong is so pervasive in Singapore that we ought to worry where it will take us. It’s no secret that the SAF has become a prodigious breeding ground for high fliers and PAP politicians. Year after year, dozens of high-ranking officers, many of them generals, emerge to take up key positions... 

It is a foregone conclusion that citizenship in a country is sacrosanct. It imbues within it a sense of belonging, a feeling of security and the notion of falling within the protection of a tribe. In many ways, it forms a significant part of one's identity, providing one with stability, structure and in many instances, a home. In... 

Singapore was a British colony more than half a century ago. Britain has given us and the rest of the Commonwealth a legal system which to a large extent is commendable. However, Britain has also given us some harsh laws intended to control the population. These regrettably are made worse by our own government after we became...