TR EMERITUS

If it's not a white lie, someone is going through extremes to stretch the truth. These guys never get it into their system to call a spade a spade. Flood becomes ponding, strike becomes absence from work without valid medical certificate. Kids who are holy terrors for the earlier part of the year suddenly become darling angels... 

Sunny Verghese: "Who's questioning my ability as a bean counter?" As a writer, I relish the many ways I can pun the headline when commenting on an issue such as this. As a Singaporean, I'm not sure this is the time to get all nationalistic about it. Here’s a summary if you haven’t been following the saga.... 

The ruling party’s digital initiative is to defend itself or go on the offensive against online critics, which include Opposition representatives. MORE details have emerged from one of the world’s most unusual government operations which involve sending teams of agents into cyberspace to take on its critics. It was launched...