TR EMERITUS

I refer to the 12 May 2014 TR Emeritus article “What’s so special about downtown Orchard Rd, Gilbert?” by Cynical Investor. Mr Investor dismisses Mr Gibert Goh’s claim that our sovereignty will be threatened by the Filipino’s celebration of Independence Day at Orchard Road on the basis of his belief that the Filipinos... 

There is still no proper explanation as to how someone managed to spray-paint obscenities against the ruling party at the top of a flat. What is significant, however, is not just that this was a prominent display of disaffection while it lasted, but that the symbol for Anarchy (which is associated with a political philosophy)... 

I refer to the 23 Apr 2014 TR Emeritus article “Opposing pinoy I-Day event isn’t xenophobic, it’s racist!” by Susu Besar. Mr Besar used the examples of the public celebration of Mexican National Day in US, Italian flags supposedly flown ‘everywhere’ in New York’s Little Italy and the public display of the Taiwan...