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K Shanmugam There have been many questions on Thaipusam and the playing of musical instruments. Broadly, the questions can be grouped as follows: Why can't musical instruments be played to help kavadi carriers during Thaipusam? Why are Hindus being discriminated? Other groups are allowed to play music - e.g. Lion Dances, Kompangs. Also... 

Ho Kwon Ping (Pic: TOC) I attended Ho Kwon Ping's inaugural IPS lecture, where Ho spoke about the future of Singapore, the PAP and even the notorious Internal Security Act or ISA for short. I came to the lecture with high hopes as Ho was a former detainee under the ISA who made good in life despite his detention. Surely he would... 

The CPF Review Panel thinks it knows what the government wanted to hear and promptly delivered its recommendations. The government thinks it heard what irate citizens wanted and promptly accepted the CPF Review Panel’s recommendations. Such is the sclerotic habits of political self-validation. In the 2014 National Day Rally,...