TR EMERITUS

Time flies indeed. Yesterday marks the 10th anniversary of the passing of our late Minister Mentor, the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew (LKY). Although the late LKY was a well known, well respected and much loved statesman worldwide, back home in Singapore, few people can claim to know him personally and for the vast majority of Singaporeans,... 

In recent years, the aggressive drive to bring in new citizens has been justified under the guise of economic growth and demographic stability. However, a deeper look reveals that this push is nothing more than a self-serving political maneuver by the government—one that prioritizes short-term electoral gains over the long-term... 

Our late Lee Kuan Yew had made this important point of resisting Western "Decadent Culture and Values" influence as we are an Asian society. He has even promoted Confucianism as a defense against Western Cultural influences. Of course, he resisted the Western Democratic Principles most as this is in direct conflict to his "benign...