TR EMERITUS

It did not escape my cynicism that when the Constitutional Commission on Elected President submitted their report to PM Lee on 17th August, the very next day on the 18th August a CNA-IPS report had this headline: Most Singaporeans prefer someone of the same race as the nation’s Prime Minister or President. [CNA 18 Aug]. And... 

It is well known that if Ong Teng Cheong had stood against Nathan he would have won. One of the reasons he didn’t do it was because his beloved wife was dying, and he felt the President should have a First Lady. He was adamant about doing his job and he rubbed LKY and Goh Chok Tong and the Civil service the wrong way, at... 

No disrespect to the recently-deceased Mr Nathan, but the late Mr Ong Teng Cheong will always be my favourite people's President. He went against the grain of things and paid the price for been the only President that is not honoured with a state funeral. If the President is only a figure-head puppet that toes the line to the...