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Archive for the ‘Opinions’ Category

The 1G minister who gave up fortune to serve Singapore

It’s a common refrain nowadays, one which was recently parroted by Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong: if we don’t pay ministers enough, it will be hard to find men and women who will serve the country. It is unfortunate that when we speak of public service now, it is invariably tied-in with how much money one will be...

Juan Peron’s fall teaches us that dictatorial rule can only go as far as economic success

Juan Peron I have been watching a series of documentaries on Eva Peron of Argentina and it made me think of our situation in Malaysia and Singapore. Our histories and politics are so different from Argentina because of our social class structure origins. Argentina was colonised by a European elite class, underpinned by their...

MP Goh: Many ministers also very, very mediocre people

What do you think? Phillip Ang * The author blogs at LikeDatOsoCanMeh. Read More →

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