TR EMERITUS

Late President Ong Teng Cheong In 1993 when the Government introduced the Elected Presidency bill, it gave a grand vision of how system was evolving into a more democratic one where there would be greater checks and balance. Then prime minister Goh Chok Tong even said that the move is tantamount to the Government “clipping... 

On the eve of the 2011 General Election, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong apologized profusely to Singaporeans for the past mistakes made by his ministers and made a 'promise' to 'moderate' the inflow of foreign workers, among other things. More than one month has passed and the status quo remains more or less the same. Other... 

The SDP has long argued that democratic rights, which include the right to a genuinely free and fair election system where people choose their governments, is fundamental to our ability to safeguard our economic interests. In other words in order to have a meaningful discussion on bread-and-butter issues and, more important,...