It’s No Fun Being Poor But Is It Fun To Be The Highest Paid Politician?
This video report [Soaring prices hit Singapore's poor] by Al Jazeera was done in 2008. It's coming to 4 years since but are the poor in Singapore getting better today? In his recent interview with Fareed Zakaria [Link], PM Lee Hsien Loong said, "If you're poor in Singapore, it's no fun, but I think you're less badly off than...
Shocking comments or sensationalism again?
Boracay, Philippines: My Paper journalist Joy Fang at the Boracay's famed White Beach, which features fine sand and pristine waters. I have a gripe with the article published today on My Paper (5 Feb 2012) – Shocking comments made by a teacher on student’s essay. I read the headlines of this article – with disgust...
Remembering Dr Toh Chin Chye
Late Dr Toh Chin Chye I cannot forget his kind gesture. It was the morning after the 1997 General Election. I had come back at 2 am after the results had been announced that my team had lost. I went straight to bed. At 8 am, the phone rang and woke me up. At the other end was the familiar voice of Dr Toh Chin Chye. For the next...
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