TR EMERITUS

It did not escape my cynicism that when the Constitutional Commission on Elected President submitted their report to PM Lee on 17th August, the very next day on the 18th August a CNA-IPS report had this headline: Most Singaporeans prefer someone of the same race as the nation’s Prime Minister or President. [CNA 18 Aug]. And... 

Last month, Temasek disclosed it’s portfolio value had declined by $24 billion to $242 billion. However, I find its negative 9.2% shareholder return unbelievable. Firstly, the value of Temasek’s mostly-profitable listed major investments have declined by about $20 billion. No one knows if its unlisted investments are making... 

It is well known that if Ong Teng Cheong had stood against Nathan he would have won. One of the reasons he didn’t do it was because his beloved wife was dying, and he felt the President should have a First Lady. He was adamant about doing his job and he rubbed LKY and Goh Chok Tong and the Civil service the wrong way, at...