TR EMERITUS

I cringed as I read the Straits Times propaganda boasting about Singapore’s achievements in the semiconductor industry. “….More than 50 years on, Singapore has made its mark in the semiconductor supply chain as a global node …… The country accounts for about 11 per cent of the global semiconductor market and 5 per... 

I refer to today's Straits Times story 'Hopeful signs of population growth' on page B2, Insight. Briefly, Singapore's population grew by 3.4% over the past 2 years reversing 2 years of decline. That is good news because unlike many bigger countries with bigger populations, areas and resources etc, population or more specifically... 

Mr S.W. Yoong Is Singapore a democratic and egalitarian society? The answer may be an intriguing one especially with government tongue-in-cheek. I come from a very humble beginning and could only manage to receive basic education. Tertiary education was only meant for scholarship holders and scions of affluent families. I joined...