TR EMERITUS

The Greek word deployed by Plato in “The Cave” — aletheia — is typically translated as truth, but is more aptly translated as “disclosure” or “uncovering” — literally, “the state of not being hidden.” Martin Heidegger, in an essay on the allegory of the cave, suggested that the process of uncovering was... 

Six-months after the election, the topic of whether Singapore is ready for a “Non-Chinese” is back in the news, thanks to Dr. Janil Puthucheary, our senior minister of state for health, who was speaking at a panel discussion organised by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS). In that discussion, Dr. Puthucheary said that... 

Tharman Shanmugaratnam Highest scoring GRC: Jurong, led by NON-CHINESE Tharman Shanmugaratnam, 74.61%. (Tharman's team has consistently scored among the top 3 the last few GEs, at times scoring even better than the Chinese PM-led GRC, as it did in GE 2020.) Best Scoring Opposition Constituency: Aljunied, led by Workers' Party's...