TR EMERITUS

In 1990, Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong became Prime Minister. From 1991 onwards, there was an active continuous policy of massive immigration. The Temasek Review earlier published an article written by myself on the number of Singapore Permanent Residents (SPRs). (https://www.tremeritus.net/2011/01/06/calculating-the-number-of-singapore-permanent-residents/).... 

There's this lingering suspect that Lee Kuan Yew's retraction of his offensive allegation about Muslims being last to integrate into the multi-racial milieu of Singapore society is less than sincere. It has to do with his half hearted press statement and his unusual reticence to show his face in the aftermath of the outrage.... 

There has been much publicity in the media about the so called “growth dividend” in the recent Budget presented which hands out up to $800 to every voter. This handout amounts to $1.5 billion in total. What followed was a torrent of propaganda to convince the people that the giveaways were generous and, to quote by Finance...