TR EMERITUS

The Court of Appeal has just handed down judgement in Kenneth Jeyaretnam’s IMF loan case. The case is crucially important and it raises two key points. Can the government lend away the wealth of the nation without Presidential approval? And can an individual citizen challenge the behaviour of the government in court, if it... 

政府拿着国家的税收，种种民脂民膏办事，所谓取之于民、用之于民，本来就没有“津贴”这回事。况且，税收所得，在全年的财政支出里，不管是哪个政府部门，都有几成民脂民膏成为公务员的薪水。这样一来，用在国家和人民身上的资金就更少了。 但是，政府死要面子，从民众里头抽取了10元，回过头来将6块钱回诸社会，而曰之为“津贴”... 

Ladies and Gentlemen, The main purpose of an education is to teach us to think. To inculcate a desire to find the truth. And when it is found, to have the courage to enforce it. And in enforcing it, mankind benefits. Justice and decency is served. And mankind advances. The main purpose of an education is to develop certain principles...