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In January this year, I interviewed former SMRT bus drivers, He Jun Ling, Gao Yueqiang, Wang Xian Jie and Liu Xiang Ying. They were said to be key instigators of Singapore’s first strike in 26 years and as a documentary filmmaker and journalist, I was eager to find out their stories. A fifth driver, Bao Fengshan was by then,... 

You spoke eloquently on the inevitability of youth: a need to explore the world and choose your own path in life, if ever life is to be meaningful rather than blindly accepting a top-down dictate of where to go, how to reach there, what to do, etc. You compared this approach to that of failed communist central planning modus... 

Right now, many seniors are lamenting that their CPF savings are not enough (AsiaOne 7 in 10 say CPF funds not enough to retire on: survey). This is mainly because the interest rates of CPF, which are 2.5% and 4% respectively (weighted average, 3.35%), have not kept up with the inflation rate, which was in excess of 4.5% the...