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At 93, Mahathir’s leadership-in-action puts our PAP Ministers to shame

At 93, Mahathir’s leadership-in-action puts our PAP Ministers to shame

The chemical waste that has been dumped at Pasir Gudang and affected some 3000 people was most unfortunate. Yet, there are very valuable and eye-opening lessons that Singaporeans should take heed. Having learned about the incident, Tun Mahathir flew in the very night to understand for himself first-hand the situation there despite... 

Debunking the Brexiters’ Dreams of ‘Singapore-On-Thames’

Debunking the Brexiters’ Dreams of ‘Singapore-On-Thames’

Hardly a day goes by without a tweet or sound-bite from a UK Tory politician, businessman or right-wing commentator (Daniel Hannam, Jacob Rees-Mogg and James Dyson, to name just a few) claiming that all the UK needs to do is turn itself into Singapore-upon-Thames to emulate its economic success. Martin Wolf, a veteran economics... 

United Nations intervention sought on contempt charges against Arun Kasi

United Nations intervention sought on contempt charges against Arun Kasi

Mr M. Ravi (left) and Mr Arun Kasi (right) The recent news of Arun Kasi, a Malaysian lawyer facing contempt charges for allegedly scandalising the judiciary in relation to 2 articles he wrote on Aliran- a news website covering issues of social importance, should come as a jolt at the heart of civil society. The 2 articles- titled... 



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