TR EMERITUS

Continued from Part 1 The reference and posturing to global economic outlook in the PSD’s public statement were, in my informed judgment, unnecessary and dangerously flawed of construct and reality. To say that I was shocked is gross understatment. MAS, must know the economic outlook is anything but glossy. Read my pessimistic... 

Welfare or Pork Barrel Politics? A sudden special $500 ‘one-off” sweetener piggybacked on the mid-year Annual Variable Component (AVC) of 0.5 month bonus announced by the Public Service Division on 17 June 2015 did NOT come as a surprise to me. Packaged as a S50 celebration gift, it is neat and avoided the political embarassment... 

“We are not preventing competition. What we are preventing is duds getting into Parliament and government.” - Late Lee Kuan Yew in his book 'Hard Truths' Lo and behold, I have logically argued, deduced and confirmed, in fact, double and triple confirmed, there is no duds in the PAP-controlled Parliament. Yup, you heard...