
What’s a bigger turn-off? The elite who flaunt their wealth or the elite who flaunt their humility and frugality?
Don’t flaunt your wealth, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong tells Singaporeans. At the other end of the spectrum, there are elites who blatantly flaunt their humility. They go to such great lengths to do so that it becomes cringe worthy. Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing is one who comes to mind. We know that he wears...

African example PAP government will follow?
The Tanzanian government is in the process of amending its statistical legislation so that it can impose fines or jail time on anyone who questions the accuracy of official figures. Not a big step from what Ng Eng Hen did as a newbie cabinet minister (Manpower) many yrs ago when he roughed up some academics who published analysis...

WP should ask the $100 million question in Parliament
Although Temasek is not supposed to be a private entity – it invests public monies – it has been privatized by the PAP government. This has allowed Temasek to withhold information which should be in the public domain since more than 4 decades ago. Of concern is the multi-million dollar remuneration paid to its senior...
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