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Former Senior Minister S Jayakumar says that he is surprised and disappointed by the statements made by some of the presidential candidate hopefuls. Well, truth be told, I am just as disappointed with the statements made by Professor Jayakumar which has only served to confirm what many of us have long believed to be true –... 

Singapore's health care system and the financial system that underpins it are coming under increasing strain with Singaporeans finding it harder and harder to afford health care especially when they require prolonged hospitalisation. There must be a rethink of our healthcare system if we are going to provide the people with... 

There are several observations about the healthcare system in Singapore that I wish to share with Singaporeans. Firstly, we need to deal with the greed in the pharmaceutical and medical professions. We have commercialised medical care and patients and diseases have become ways to make money. Medicine has become a business rather...