Less judgment and more focus on how we can help is needed
The plight of a visually impaired senior citizen denied government aid has put the spotlight on the work of social workers of late. While I don't doubt the good intentions of the social worker in question, I do wonder if an over reliance on frameworks and an overly fixed mindset has produced a rather unfair and inaccurate result. Based...
The idea that our lives have become better under the current PAP administration is flawed
The Press Secretary to the Minister for Social & Family Development Miss Karolyn Poon wrote a letter (‘System not perfect but has uplifted life of majority’) to the Straits Times’ Forum last week (4 Jul). The issue arose 2 weeks ago when social worker Sudha Nair argued that helping the poor also entails "questioning...
The fight for democracy in Asia is alive and well
This opinion piece is part of the Silver Lining Series written by members of the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats (CALD), an organization of liberal and democratic parties in Asia, to celebrate its 25th Anniversary this 2018. For decades, Asian values, under the guise of Confucianism, have been used by the region's autocrats...
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