TR EMERITUS

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... 

One of the biggest signs that things have returned to normal has been the return of the Singapore Formula One (F1), which the government has proudly reminded us is the world’s only street race to be held at night. The fact that F1 is back, means that the government can now return to its favourite activity – showing off to...