TR EMERITUS

Former president S R Nathan was the highest-paid jaga and servant of Singapore from 1999 to 2011. Nathan was also the highest-paid president in the world. For unknown reasons, the PAP government paid Nathan about 3% higher than the PM for a figurehead role (see image below). But after losing a GRC in 2011, PAP quickly corrected... 

In S’pore, it’s easy to register a political party even if the office bearers are a bunch of clowns. Juz ask Goh Meng Seng and friends. But what then? I’ll use extracts from a BBC article referencing the UK on how difficult it is for a new party to get traction and that the only way to get traction is something that Harry... 

When PM Lee Hsien Loong was recently asked if he planned to remain in Government after stepping down, he replied that it would be up to the next PM. He was just being coy about it. You can bet your house, and throw in your spouse too, that he will stay on for good. Singapore must be the only democratic country in the world where...