TR EMERITUS

I refer to the 4 Feb 2013 Straits Times letter “High cost of living comes with good quality of life” by Ms Tan Lin Neo [1]. Ms Tan found Singaporeans’ lament on high cost of living puzzling given the hundreds and thousands who throng condominium show flats and travel fairs. While hundreds and thousands may seem like large... 

I refer to the 9 May 2013 Straits Times report of its current events talk at VJC [1]. In response to a question about preserving national identity, Ms Zuraidah from the Straits Times asked the audience to say in one word what it meant to be Singaporean. From the multiple responses she obtained, Ms Zuraidah highlighted that being... 

I refer to Mr Mahbubani’s 8 Jun 2013 Straits Times article “So, what is a Singaporean?” Mr Mahbubani classifies France, Russia, China and Spain as old nations based on such descriptions as a common culture, common language, common history and relative ethnic homogeneity. The common culture description is not valid for...