TR EMERITUS

The convoluted case over the claim that Deputy PM Heng Swee Keat was agreeable to a 10 million population for Singapore has resulted in a most unfortunate analogy as part of the attempts to counter it. Instead of simply denying the claim (which was done subsequently) the ruling party issued a statement and dabbled in an area... 

I had a rather disturbing conversation with a taxi driver over kopi few days ago. He told me many of his friends and relatives are voting for the PAP this time due to the huge amount cash they have received from the govt. Although he knows that this is public fund from our Reserves and the PAP will take back some after the GE,... 

"Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes", Latin for "Beware of Greeks bearing gifts". The chief priest of Troy, Laocoon, warned the Trojans not to accept the wooden horse as a gift from the Greeks as he was wary of trickery. Well, we know that 3,200 years ago, it didn't go down well with the Trojans who took the gift and lost the war. Consumers...