TR EMERITUS

Yesterday, PM finally admitted the PAP had goofed: listing Mas Selamat’s escape, Orchard Road floodings, housing shortages, transport congestion. He was continuing a trend started a couple of days earlier when various ministers admitted that the PAP had goofed. Kind of late isn’t it.? When those balls-up happened, the government... 

Today I will tell you a story. It is a sad story, almost like a Taiwanese soap opera.  Unfortunately, it is not fiction, but a true story. (And here is the SPH newspaper report to prove it). Once upon a time, there was a woman who lived in Aljunied (we don't know her real name, so let's just call her Julie). She was 53 years... 

SM Goh Chok Tong had the dubious distinction of introducing the astronomical salaries for ministers when he was the prime minister. There was a big hue and cry over this unprincipled draw on the taxpayers' money. But true to his uncompromising character the obnoxious proposal was pushed through by PM Goh and this is now a permanent...