TR EMERITUS

Singapore is a small island and is affected by global events much more than a large country. A large country is able to insulate itself by raising invisible barriers of the sort commonly practiced by Western economies and Japan et al. There is another reason why it is much harder for Singapore to escape the ill wind of cyclical... 

In a previous article, the concept of TRUST was discussed. That there must be TRUST if Singapore is to survive and ride out the challenges that lie ahead. But any concept or idea cannot be discussed in isolation.. Talk is cheap… we need leaders who we can TRUST to walk the talk .. and our people to TRUST that they can and... 

It is always interesting to compare generic statements by politicians and those of potential ‘street artists’. There will be claims like “growth is not an ends but a means” and other broad assertions such as, “growth is necessary for well-being” and “if we are content to be average, we will fail”. Or, perhaps,...