TR EMERITUS

The predecessor of Mediacorp, Radio Television Singapura (RTS) was a government department under the Ministry of Culture. Later, to become more operationally and financially autonomous, it became a statutory board and was renamed Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). In 1994, it was privatized and became Television Corporation... 

I am both an Economics as well as Statistics student. Although I am more specialized and focused in Economics, but I have great learning from my Statistics lectures as well. When experts were throwing lots of differing opinions around with regards to this Coronavirus crisis, I will always do a reality check with the numbers... 

It is not an exaggeration to say that there is growing, palpable discontent and frustration on the ground, about how the COVID-19 crisis is being handled. Much of the anger is directed at the inconsistencies in policies. On one hand, we want to ensure safe distancing, so we cannot meet friends. Yet on the other hand, crowds...