How historians and scholars engage in critical inquiry
In January 1999, the Australian National University's History Department hosted Chin Peng as a Visiting Fellow. (yep, "transient researcher") They prepared an office he could use to work on his memoir, with his real name "Mr B.H.Ong" on his office door. A closed-door workshop centred on Mr Ong was organized during the course...
Altercation between Minister Shanmugam and Dr PJ Thum
The recent altercation between Shanmugam and PJ Thum roused much interest. Why was Shanmugam so inquisitorial and defensive of his party's political legacy, and why did PJ Thum accuse the PAP government of falsehood in perpetrating operation cold store in 1963 and operation spectrum in 1987? These questions are important for...
Who is the final arbiter of truth?
If you ask me about fake news, I think it is a scary thing. The only question here is, "Who is the final arbiter of truth?" Yesterday's grilling of Oxford's research fellow, Dr Thum Ping Tjin by our law minister Shanmugam for a rather relentless six hours hinted to this scary prospect. Both sides implicitly laid claim to being...
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