Rebutting ST Forum writer who applauds Minister Heng’s scheme to reward good character students with cash
(This letter was sent to the ST forum but it remains to be seen if it will be published) Dear Straits Times, I refer to the 15 Mar 2012 letter by Mr Daniel Chan. Mr Chan applauds the education ministry for doing the right thing in giving cash to students for demonstrating exemplary values. His reason is that in real life, good...
Protracted debate over the price of water
Dear Dr Balakrishnan, Your claim that the government is under-recovering the costs of providing water and used water services [1] is not representative of the overall truth. Besides highlighting PUB's operating loss in 2010, why didn't you point out PUB's nine consecutive years of operating profit from 2001 to 2009? PUB's operating...
The pot calling the kettle black
It's heartening to read that our PM has only claimed discretion to the timing with which to call for a by-election, not discretion to whether or not to call for a by-election [1]. This differs distinctly from the proposition made by MP Hri Kumar who said that it is entirely up to the prime minister to decide whether to fill...
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