TR EMERITUS

When asked in a recent interview about possible lockdown, Lawrence Wong (LW) was very, very reluctant to commit answering when or under what circumstances will it trigger a lockdown. I can imagine that if I were LW, I will face the silimar dilemma, however, there are certain aspects in our battle to tackle Covid-19 that I feel... 

I’ve often said that one the best things about Singapore is the fact that we have a government that prides itself in being exceedingly rational and is willing to take a position contrary to popular opinion if it has the facts on its side. This wonderfully matter of fact approach to “tricky” and “difficult” matters... 

I think this coronavirus outbreak has shown us something which we perhaps already know in our hearts: That the cleaner, the sweeper, the security guard, the old man who - every morning - with a piece of cloth wipes the escalator belt, the elderly men and women who keep our public toilets clean, and those like them - that they...