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Dear Straits Times, I refer to the 9 Aug 2011 letter by Dr Khor Swee Kheng. Dr Khor admires Singapore for having achieved success despite the limitations of being small, resource starved and being almost completely dependent on the outside world. Many of the prosperous nations today are small nations. Dr Khor shouldn't mistake... 

Dear Straits Times, I refer to the following reports on presidential candidate Dr Tan Cheng Bock: - 13 Aug 2011, "No pledge to donate pay because..." - 14 Aug 2011, "Tan Cheng Bock to champion football for national unity". Dr Tan Cheng Bock and wife Dr Tan feels that promising to take a pay cut in return for our votes is a form... 

Dear Mr Shanmugam, I refer to these 8 Aug 2011 Straits Times reports of your statements about the elected president: - He has 'extremely important roles and powers' - President is constitutional head of state You said elections do not give the elected president the right to speak independently. Neither do they deny the president...