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I refer to the 3 Mar 2013 Straits Times letter by Ms Ng Yan Ling [1]. The phrase “founding of modern Singapore” leads to the question of what constitutes modern Singapore. Singapore in 1965 is no longer considered modern by today’s standards. Similarly, Singapore today will not be considered modern 50 years from now. Luckily,... 

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...