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[ Below is original text of my recent 23 Mar 2016 letter emailed to Straits Times Forum Page editor Ms Liaw Wy-Cin — who stubbornly refused to publish the letter, despite its contents being of widespread public concern. ] Salma Khalik’s commentary (“Name those responsible for Hep C infections at SGH“; 19 Mar) had focused... 

If the budget signifies anything, it is that at least the 30% have managed to squeeze from PAP one of the more progressive Budget of recent times. The title itself "Partnering for the Future" is almost Bernie Sanders. Ok, not quite revolutionary but at least adroitly liberal. Lets look at what the narrative was prior to GE 2011.... 

It is something that has bothered me in recent times. I will anchor this story with a meeting I had with ex Malaysians who are now British citizens. They had migrated in the 1980s and are now travelling to see the world. They are in their 60s. The chance meeting was when they asked me, a Singaporean, for directions in KL. It...