Singapore Reflects 5 Monkeys Experiment
Photo: WorkingOutLoud An experimenter puts 5 monkeys in a large cage. High up at the top of the cage, well beyond the reach of the monkeys, is a bunch of bananas. Underneath the bananas is a ladder. The monkeys immediately spot the bananas and one begins to climb the ladder. As he does, however, the experimenter sprays him...
Power, politics and fear: when sorry is not the hardest word
Donald Low’s apology to Singapore’s Law Minister K Shanmugam is another setback for freedom of expression and will reinforce self-censorship. In a facebook post last month, the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public policy academic criticized the Minister’s remarks, reported in Today, that penalties for crime need to reflect public...
Chee Hong Tat’s criticism of Dr Paul Tambyah: 3,404 non-S’porean doctors – 8% earning ‘low pay’?
Mr Chee Hong Tat Chee Hong Tat criticises Paul Tambyah I refer to the article “Chee Hong Tat criticises Paul Tambyah over allegations” (Straits Times, May 13). It states that “Senior Minister of State for Health Chee Hong Tat has criticised Professor Paul Tambyah, a senior infectious diseases consultant, for remarks he...
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