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I refer to the article “He’s 35 and homeless: Eight years of destitute living” (Channel NewsAsia, Oct 8). It states that “At the age of 18, he’d been sentenced to two years in jail. He had appealed for a probationary sentence – a year of probation and release on good behaviour – but this was denied. “So basically,... 

When I read the u/m TOC FB post, I couldn’t help but think of stereotypical Indian roadsweepers (the “hewers of wood and drawers of water” or “thambies” as they were once derogatorily called ) cleaning up after their stereotypical arrogant, entitled Chinese masters were caught defecating and urinating in public. A... 

Grace, not race All this talk about race and race relations, culminating with a president elected on the basis of ethnicity, troubles me. An indelible memory of mine is Mrs Jalleh (Primary one, Tiong Bahru Primary School) teaching me to read about Osman and Kew Teng. They have different types of names, foods and religious practices...