Lee Kuan Yew – The Man and his Legacy
First, in 2004, it was the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy within the NUS. Then from 2008, it was the Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize. From 2010, it was the Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize. In 2011, it was the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities in the new University (SUTD). This month, the Ministry of Education has just announced...
The cost of National Service, put in perspective
With the increasing number of foreigners flooding our shores, Singaporean males are starting to feel the pinch of National Service (NS). In other words, the relative cost of serving NS has increased and continues to do so. The cost of serving NS can be broadly divided into 3 main components: Time lost, income lost & health...
DPM Teo plays up the Scary Bogeyman to justify ISD and big defence spending
DPM Teo (Photo: ST) Every nation that spends big on defence will justify that with some external phantom enemy that has to be warded off. At the same time, it will cite security concerns to silence dissidents against their over-expenditure. America played up the Big Bad Commies as the bogeyman during the Cold War. Today, it...
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