TR EMERITUS

Many people accept the narrative that the elected president's role is largely ceremonial. I disagree. The president has two important duties set out in the constitution, namely to safeguard the past reserves and to approve key appointments of senior public officers. The president can use these powers to influence the policies... 

While we expect our politicians to be competent and efficient, do we expect them to be morally upright? Are they the symbol of morality? Or should they be? I know that it is a loaded question. What do I mean by “morally upright” anyway? Whose standard should I benchmark a politician against? If we rigidly analyse Jesus’... 

1) The weeks of Scandals have distracted most of us from some REAL PROBLEMS of our economy. 2) The Iswaran corruption case, Ridout Gate Saga & the poor management of the sex scandal have dented our international image all around the world. 3) However there are more important issues most of us missed out during these few...