TR EMERITUS

A large majority of Singaporeans have voted for the status quo. We respect that. We must also not forget that the real person who fought for the right reasons - for the common people - is Mr. Tan Kin Lian. He has already achieved all that he had wished for his and his family's well being. Yet he stepped out of his comfort zone... 

Let me just say that I’m truly humbled and I will honour the trust that Singaporeans have placed in me and respect all the views that they have expressed, including those who did not vote for me.—President-elect Tharman Shanmugaratnam It was not even what Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam was expecting: a landslide nationwide vote... 

I don’t think it comes as a surprise to anyone that I had initially planned to vote for Mr Tan Kin Lian in this Presidential Election. But after hearing Mr Tan’s utterances on some issues over the past week, I found myself (and I suspect like many of you) wavering in my support of his candidacy. I am not enthusiastic, for...