TR EMERITUS

The PAP would have us believe that meritocracy is the bedrock of Singapore’s success. How true is that? How transparent is this concept of meritocracy? Let’s just take one aspect of meritocracy – scholarships. Are government scholarships awarded based purely on merit? Are we given the details and background of those awarded... 

Two days ago the State Times, our Government Fake News Mouthpiece, announced proudly that Singapore was rolling out its first  electric car-sharing programme in conjunction with the Bollore Group. Khaw Boon Wan, never one to miss an opportunity for publicity, was at the Singapore Flyer, hardly an auspicious location,  to launch... 

And next yr’s should be better. Nothing to do with the PAP administration. All down to the recovery in global trade. Since 2010 global trade has, by and large, shown only lacklustre growth. Once expected to grow regularly at 1.5-2 times global gross domestic product, trade has been growing at, or even below, the rate of broader...