TR EMERITUS

Singapore has seen a massive influx of foreigners in recent years, mostly lured in by the promise of (by the standards of the countries they come from) high-paying jobs. The country’s population has now swelled to over five million, 36% of whom are foreigners. This has resulted in a host of social problems, ranging from spiraling... 

Government or government-linked organizations have been making the news very regularly over the last few years, very often for the wrong reasons. Unsurprisingly, these failings have caused a fair amount of disquiet among the general population and have seriously undermined public confidence in the Civil Service and government... 

Dear Straits Times editor,  I refer to the letter by Mr Cheng Shoong Tat dated 11 Jun 2010.  Mr Cheng used the example of his own mother who, despite not speaking any English, is a thoroughly born and bred Singaporean to illustrate that being Singaporean doesn't mean that one has to speak English. But the Singaporean-ness...