TR EMERITUS

I work in China for several years, there is something that resonates there that I felt it is almost like Singapore. Its the culture of fear. This fear culture had been inculcated from young through media, propaganda and education. You know the standard, even saying bad about government, you will be stopped by friends in public.... 

Education Minister Ong Ye Kung declared: “In the last few years, meritocracy has taken on a negative overtones due to its association with elitism and there has been an ongoing debate over social inequality and stratification in society. Even those who rail against meritocracy struggle to come up with a better system". It... 

You may not see this in the main stream media, especially the Straits Times which is understandable. But the social media is deluged with angry minority dissenting voices against apparent Chinese majoritarianism. It is interesting to examine why this sensitive political issue is being ventilated openly in the public now? For...