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“The time is out of joint,” Hamlet, Shakespeare Recently in parliament, the prime minister said: “The CPIB has to report to somebody, it can’t report to God.” That comment was out of joint, it did not seem to fit with the rest of the statements. But first, a look back into the past. Years ago, I had gone for a PSC... 

Fear does not work all the time. The ruling elites’ attempt to frighten people into giving them a 100 per cent win did not work. The people opted for greater democratic representation. Singapore is moving towards becoming a proper parliamentary democracy where a leader of the opposition is given some recognition thanks to... 

The convoluted case over the claim that Deputy PM Heng Swee Keat was agreeable to a 10 million population for Singapore has resulted in a most unfortunate analogy as part of the attempts to counter it. Instead of simply denying the claim (which was done subsequently) the ruling party issued a statement and dabbled in an area...