TR EMERITUS

As Singaporeans we certainly care about our national interest and the conduct of our foreign relations. But that does mean that we must always support the way such relations are being conducted. The reason being that the PAP government does not have a monopoly of sound and well thought out ideas. They always think that they... 

The PAP turns 62 recently. A week ago, they spoke up for and stood by affirmative action, the very principle that its founding members fought against, every tooth and every nail. The irony passes them by as they legitimises it with an overwhelming vote in Parliament. Unlike affirmative action apologists, the late Lee Kuan Yew... 

In Parliament on 9 November, I asked if the People’s Action Party’s goal was to win 100% of fully elected Parliamentary seats, leaving the Opposition only as NCMPs. DPM Teo Chee Hean’s reply, as recorded in the Hansard (the transcript of Parliamentary speeches), was: “On the NCMPs, we go into an election with the intention...