TR EMERITUS

This is a commentary on the 10 points Ms Aresha Krishnan raised in her 26 Feb 2013 TR Emeritus' article “White Paper: 10 things every SG should know & think about”. Ms Krishnan started by saying we are a small, young country with no natural resources going from zero to hero in 50 years whereas it takes hundreds of years... 

I refer to the 18 Feb 2013 Straits Times letter “Closing door to foreigners is un-Singaporean” by Mr Simon Huang Minghui [1]. Mr Huang describes Singapore’s achievements with the over-used phrase “punch above its weight”. Singapore has been punching above its weight even during colonial days, yet there was never a... 

I refer to the 14 Feb 2013 Straits Times letter by Mr Daniel Chia [1]. Mr Chia says that whether it is 5.9 million or 6.9 million doesn’t make a difference; that the White Paper is just a master plan; no one knows for sure if the figure of 6.9 million would be hit; the nation needs to plan for the next 10 to 20 years and the...