TR EMERITUS

It is rather sad to see the failure of democratic systems in several countries. Here are my observations. a) In the US, there is gridlock in Congress. Both parties do not agree on many policies. Congress does not agree with the President. The current President has less votes than his opponent during the presidential election.... 

DPM Heng I have read with interest what DPM Heng Swee Keat said in an interview with CNA - that the PAP is getting its manifesto ready and selecting their candidates to stand for the election. Over the last couple of elections, the PAP government had been only able to find their electoral candidates from a few sources. These... 

How did we arrive at this wretched state - when civil disobedience is proscribed and criminalised and respectable citizens charged, sued, punished with hefty fines and sent to jail? J B Jeyaretnam, Tang Liang Hong, Alex Au, Jolovan Wham, Leong Sze Hian, Seelan Palay, John Tan, Roy Ngerng, Li Sheng Wu, Terry Xu and Daniel D’Souza,...