TR EMERITUS

A random conversation with a PAP loyalist threw up many indignations of the other kind. He asks who is Nicole Seah? How is a 24 year old going to speak to Banbang Yudhoyono as an equal? But Nicole Seah was only campaigning to be a member of parliament. She wasn't campaigning to be a foreign minister. She only needs to be able... 

Dear Straits Times, I refer to the 3 May 2011 letter by Professor Augustine Tan. Professor Tan is worried that with competition from China and India, we would rapidly de-industrialise and be reduced to depending on healthcare, financial services, construction and government jobs. Wouldn't Mr Tan therefore think that it is imperative... 

Dear Straits Times, I refer to the 3 May 2011 letter by Ms Shauna Loh. Ms Loh claims that Singapore was one of the first countries to rebound from the latest crisis. Actually, all of East Asia rebounded fairly quickly. She says that diligence and hard work led to absolute stability and security. Not true. 2009 was recession...