TR EMERITUS

It may be quite serious, but it also gets funnier. A sub-standard response from yet another low-brow politico from the ruling party has provided us with the fantastical story that town councils in Singapore are not public institutions but political entities (for details please see: Link). And, apparently, based on the track... 

The so-called response from the Chairman of the ruling party’s Town Councils (on what is turning into a debacle) regarding the business activities of his party which seem entangled with affairs of state -- is not a good start to the year. The fellow’s reply can be found here: link. This only gives rise to more questions... 

The latest scandal in Singapore, this time involving the sale of  computer systems in town councils to a firm which apparently was set-up with a capital of $2 enforces the claims by some about our Potemkin village status -- that many still take as somehow reflecting that all is well in the country. Background to this kerfuffle...