TR EMERITUS

Gilbert Goh I have been called names like “Silly fool” to “Out of your mind” when I told them that I will be back in Singapore for at least the whole of this year. Some may even sacrifice a finger to be in my position. Many friends have complained to me that during weekend, they do not know what to do or where to go.... 

“If, for instance, you put in a Malay officer who’s very religious and who has family ties in Malaysia in charge of a machine gun unit, that’s a very tricky business. We’ve got to know his background… I’m saying these things because they are real, and if I don’t think that, and I think even if today the Prime Minister... 

Dear Singaporeans, I am a young Singaporean living and working in Australia for the last 7 years. Like many, I was a product of the highly efficient Singapore education production line. According to our world-class and oft praised education system (for which I am still grateful for), I was an average student, “streamed”...