TR EMERITUS

What do you do with power? Men, especially, when you know you can do what you want in the moment of a power intoxication. I ask this because the ongoing trial of Singapore Idol ex-judge Ken Lim reminded me of the dark grip and seduction of power. And we are often a pawn in its hands. We are feted with the illusion of control,... 

I remember discussing Singapore’s development strategy with my Economics Director of Studies at Cambridge University, Professor Ajit Singh, in 1983. He said Singapore had pursued a similar strategy to Ireland, though he thought rather less successfully. I have made the same comparison many times in my blog. Both countries... 

I am extremely shocked by the Obituary of Shin Leong early in the morning. He was younger than me at 47 yrs old. I had just dreamt of a coffin and a funeral yesterday morning but didn't know who was inside. Now I know. I got to know Shin Leong in 2001, when he called me and asked to meet up. He was going through the membership...