
A ceremonial or active president?
Many people accept the narrative that the elected president's role is largely ceremonial. I disagree. The president has two important duties set out in the constitution, namely to safeguard the past reserves and to approve key appointments of senior public officers. The president can use these powers to influence the policies...

Hit by $7.3b loss, Temasek turns out the light on its financial statements
Santiago Principles is the generally accepted principles and practices (GAPP) that relate to the operation of sovereign wealth funds. Temasek has always boasted it maintains standards higher than Santiago. Well, it cannot say that anymore as far as financial statements are concerned. There is no audited statutory financial statements...

Is this a black operation?
I thought it was an Agatha Christie novel that vividly displayed a sensational video showing the romantic rendezvous in intimate ambience of two Workers' Party senior party lovebirds Leon Perera and Nicole Seah which obviously brought them to the disastrious termination of their career. That this happened at the same time that...
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- WP brokeback with PAP on The Nation has rejected multi-party Parliamentary representation
- WP brokeback with PAP on The Nation has rejected multi-party Parliamentary representation
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