TR EMERITUS

There are misconceptions on Socialism and Democracy as to which is better or bad. Our prejudice and perception are due to our knowledge, education and understanding of the differences. References and comparisons were made with the American model and the Chinese model, both have its strength and weakness, which is stagnant and... 

I didn’t really follow this year’s election as I was pretty occupied by work. But in the build up to the election, amongst friends and young colleagues it was clear to me that PAP could test the support at 60%. Old friends who were at least neutral had turned opposition, almost all the young people I spoke to were opposition... 

Fear does not work all the time. The ruling elites’ attempt to frighten people into giving them a 100 per cent win did not work. The people opted for greater democratic representation. Singapore is moving towards becoming a proper parliamentary democracy where a leader of the opposition is given some recognition thanks to...