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Dr Lim Hock Siew To know Dr Lim Hock Siew is to know the political history of Singapore and the meaning of Lord Acton’s words : “Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely”. I never fully understood those words until I learned about the imprisonment without trial of Dr Lim and other patriots of Singapore by... 

With Singapore’s ageing population, roads and paths in residential towns must be updated to reflect the needs of seniors who may have difficulty traversing the streets, LTA said in its report. To this end, it has committed to complete road safety installations at 50 mature estates, or “Silver Zones”, by 2023. These safety... 

Someone asked me - Mr. Tan, I see the trend towards populism in many countries. I am afraid that this trend will be bad for the economy and for the social cohesion. I gave him this reply. Over the past three decades, the world has grown to be more unequal. Most of the wealth has gone to the super rich - the top 1% of the population....