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At the start of the month, our Ambassador-At-Large, Professor Tommy Koh caused a bit of a stir among the chattering classes when he stated that he believed that Singaporeans were a snobbish lot who look down on the poor. More on Professor Koh’s remarks can be found here. On the face of things, it appears that Professor Koh... 

I tuned in to the PM’s National Day Rally speech hoping to hear something of significance, like more help for hard pressed Singaporeans trying to make ends meet and provide for their children. True to form, LHL said nothing that was of any help and instead talked about his grandiose plans to transform Singapore some twenty... 

In any society, but especially in one as diverse as ours, both culturally and religiously, balancing individual liberty against the ideal of equality presents daunting challenges. Perhaps Mr. Tong can explain large-scale moral and political change of this sort (repeal Section 377A), without having to evoke the efficaciousness...