TR EMERITUS

The TRE is a useful media. I enjoy reading numerous useful highlights about issues that are of interest to Singaporeanns. Unfortunately, the usefulness is often hijacked by a lot of sound and fury ranging from vitriolics to expletives that serve the couter-productive purpose of burying many cogent arguments by other posters. I... 

I WAS surprised that 10,000 permanent residents (PRs) are among the full-time workers who earn less than $1,000 a month ("Top 1% earn annual average of $700k"; Tuesday). I was always under the impression that the PR policy is meant to attract, at the very minimum, middle-income professionals and skilled workers to supplement... 

There are obviously a lot of ‘dislikes ‘ about FT and in this conversation the focus is on Filipinos. I live in Singapore and I do want to share my ‘limited ‘ interactions with the Filipinos I have had. The very first ( and only ) housekeeper I hired – is a gem – this is her 7th year – with coaching and support,...