Why I Hate The Polity Games
The Polity Games are the most prestigious local competition with thousands of aspiring participants from over 200 Organisations taking part. This ancient Polity Games were held in Singapore from the 1819 - since the day Sir Stamford Raffles landed - till the early 1950s. The modern Polity Games founded by Lee Kuan Yew started...
Permanent measures of Olympic achievement
Dear Straits Times, I refer to the 14 Aug 2012 letter “Permanent measures of Olympic achievement” by Dr Yik Keng Yeong. Dr Yik says that the athlete’s sacrifice and devotion to the arduous process of attaining the Olympic medal makes its attainment uplifting and edifying to the national psyche. But when the attainment...
A Physicist’s look at the Constitution of Singapore (Part 3 of 9)
Part 3 – Amendment of Constitution Many legal scholars conclude that the Constitution of Singapore is in a disconcerting state. Walter Woon, then soon-to-be Nominated Member of Parliament in 1991, lamented, ‘We effectively don’t have a Constitution. We have a law that can be easily changed by Parliament and by the party...
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