
Modern Singapore’s founding father
Dear Mr Willie Cheng, I refer to your 26 Oct 2012 Straits Times article [1] which began with a reference to Mr S Rajaratnam as one of modern Singapore’s founding fathers. Many books refer to Sir Stamford Raffles as the founder of modern Singapore in 1819: [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7]. If modern Singapore was founded in 1819,...

Four-room flat has remained at 90 sq m since mid-90s?
The 3 May 2012 Straits Times article "HDB hasn't shrunk flat sizes, says Khaw" reported that a four-room flat has remained at 90 sq m since the mid-90s [1]. The following are 310 HDB resale transactions of four-room flats between Sept 2011 and Aug 2012 where the lease date is 1995 or more recent and the floor size is between...

A Physicist’s look at the Constitution of Singapore (Part 9 of 9)
Part 9 – Judicial Review of Constitutionality Section 8 of the Independence of Singapore Agreement 1965 provides Section 8, Independence of Singapore Agreement 1965 - Temporary provision as to jurisdiction and procedure of Singapore Courts Until other provision is made by the Legislature of Singapore, the jurisdiction, original...
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