TR EMERITUS

Ms. Chua Mui Hoong’s (CMH) opinion piece  in the Sunday Times, 17 June 2012, filled up nearly half of its page 41 read - Myths in the go-slow debate – may be cutely politically correct but, to me, ultimately a disappointing discussion.  [ LINK ]. I am still, nevertheless, intrigued by her writing on this particular topic... 

I had been quite a while I did not write. My health has not been that good. Anyway, in the past few years I used to walk from my flat at Aljunid to Hougang for both exercise and my breakfast coffee. Each time I walked by or through Hougang, I always feel the tranquility of the place. Hougang being an older estate, its construction... 

(WSJ, 21 Jun) - Being aware of the risk doesn’t necessarily mitigate the impact. Nor guarantee an escape. Asian economies were hit hard by Lehman Brothers’ sudden collapse, which not many saw coming. And they have bounced back from the global crisis unleashed by that event. In contrast, the euro-zone crisis has been playing...