TR EMERITUS

This is not an attempt at self-exaltation but to give a glimpse of the obscurantism of the Singapore society. May I begin with the disclosure that I come from a humble beginning. It was fate that moved me to Singapore where I languished as a a lowly clerk in the British Army Base Ordnance Depot. It was again fate that transformed... 

I applaud ST journalist's effort in pursuing this issue of Excess Deaths in Singapore (which is one of the highest rate in the world). After reading the report from ST, the following is my comment: Age standardized death rate may not be relevant to Singapore to explain away this issue of High Excess Deaths. In Singapore's context,... 

Mr Shanmugam says Singapore has laws and policies to prevent riots like those seen in the UK recently because Singapore takes a very stringent approach concerning freedom of expression by giving priority to maintaining law and order. (ST, 17/8/24) He was referring to the riots that erupted, in no small measure, because social...