Singaporeans need to lose their romantic illusions about the President
Mdm Ho Ching In a Facebook post today Ho Ching told Singaporeans not to harbour the illusion that the Elected Presidency is any kind of independent check and balance. The primary role is that of a head of state, representing Singapore as a nation and state, and the symbol of unity for our people. The secondary role for which...
Presidential election 2023
Previously, a private sector candidate for presidential election has to meet the requirement (3 years as CEO of a large company) within 15 years prior to the writ of election. I do not qualify because I have passed 15 years since my service as CEO of NTUC Income. For some strange reason (which I do not know why) this has now...
The secret stays secret
There are no two ways about it. The secret stays secret. Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh tried again in Parliament yesterday, asking to be enlightened about the size of Singapore’s reserves. Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat considered the question superfluous, telling the story told before of why...
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