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I’m very appalled by the TRE commentators’ reactions to Ms Beguia’s comment. Why? Why do you all have to resort to bringing her down instead of taking things objectively by analysing whether there is any element of truth in her comments? She was mostly right. Is it assumed that politicians who stand upright while singing... 

Dear Professor Thio Li-Ann, I refer to your 11 Aug 2011 Straits Times article. While Singapore' presidency is not an executive one, it is not a dumb one either. It can express its own opinion even if it can't execute them. The general principle that the president must act on the advice of the cabinet is confined to official... 

Dear Mr Lee, You have arrived at a crucial point in your career, and at an important crossroad in the future and history of Singapore. The choice you have to wisely make, is to be a great statesman or a politician. Dictionary.com defines “statesman” as “a person who exhibits great wisdom and ability in directing the affairs...