TR EMERITUS

I refer to the 5 Aug 2014 Straits Times letter “Be proud S'poreans, fly the flag” by Mr David Tan Kok Kheng. National pride and political affiliation ought to be separate issues but sadly in real life they are not. On National Day, there will be a PAP and an NTUC contingent in the parade square. Every title, every accolade... 

I refer to excerpts from the 26 Jun 2014 Straits Times report “Between the covers: The Chinese in Singapore”. It was reported that a book will be published next year detailing the history of Singapore’s Chinese as far back as 500 years before Singapore’s founding in 1819 by Sir Stamford Raffles. The book will draw evidence... 

I refer to the 11 Jul 2014 Straits Times report “Govt committed to helping S'poreans master mother tongue”. PM Lee claims that schools in the 1950s either taught in English or in Chinese but not both. That is not true. Mr Lee Kong Chian had already introduced bilingual education to the Chinese High School in 1949 and also...