TR EMERITUS

As a true blue Singaporean, I (we) say thank you to the Temasek Review team for the sacrifices you have made. (The impact of this gesture by Ms Rena Sharma to Singaporeans’ lives too is more far reaching than many would imagine). TR, you have almost single-handedly created one of the most effective organs that has changed... 

Let's recall back in 1993 when our ex-president Ong Teng Cheong had asked parliament how much is our national reserves, the reply he received was that it will take 56 man hours to produce a dollar and cents value of the immovable assets Not only was the PAP government displeased with the question but obviously they took it... 

At Hainan, Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong was asked by China's CCTV if he had inherited his legacy from his predecessor Lee Kuan Yew, just as Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong inherited his. Goh Chok Tong said LKY never talked about his legacy and "I never talk about my legacy". But his own goal, when he took over as PM in 1990,...