What do Singaporeans have to lose by sending Dr Tan Cheng Bock to Parliament?
Dr Tan Cheng Bock turns 80 on Sunday, 26 April. Instead of sailing off into the sunset, he has chosen to brave the storm. There’s no doubting the courage of the first former People’s Action Party (PAP) parliamentarian to form an opposition party. The coming general election is the last chance saloon for Dr Tan to turn the...
What true leadership and true accountability look like
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen lost no time in making a public apology to the Taiwanese people for the COVID-19 infection of 28 sailors onboard Panshi, their navy's fast combat ship. As commander-in-chief, the military's business is my business. Although the military has done much to bolster Taiwan's epidemic prevention efforts,...
How ironic that it takes a virus to expose the folly of ownself praise ownself
Hearing our leaders say ad nauseam that Singapore punches above its weight has always been unsettling. To proclaim to everyone that although small, our country is a heavyweight in regional and international affairs is to ownself praise ownself. Right now, we have become one of the hardest-hit countries in the COVID-19 outbreak....
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