The government should support our local construction companies more actively
I refer to the news that a S$356 million contract has been awarded by LTA to Taisei Corporation of Japan and the Singapore branch of China State Construction Engineering Corporation for the design and construction of a tunnel between the future Aviation Park and Loyang MRT station. I comment as a citizen and not as a construction...
Fighting people who can’t fight back make you a crappy fighter
Thanks to the military coup of Myanmar, the question of civil-military relations has come into the focus. What exactly is the role of the military and how should the military relate to the rest of the governing apparatus? As a rule of thumb, its very clear in most democracies that the military is always subordinate to the civil...
Parliament will have to choose between what maybe popular and what is right
'In a tight fiscal situation, this Parliament....we will have to choose between what maybe popular and what is right. This will require political courage'- Indranee Rajah, ST 09 March 21. I agree and I think any responsible government ought to do more than just choosing between being popular and being right. It needs to also...
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