TR EMERITUS

Mr & Mrs Lee Hsien Loong The Obamas have left the White House, the Clintons have long exited the stage. But here in Singapore, the power couple is still going strong. Lee Hsien Loong became Prime Minister in 2004. The same year, Ho Ching became CEO of Temasek Holdings. This year marks the 14th anniversary of Singapore’s... 

I read with amusement the letter written to the State Times by one Francis Cheng arguing that Singapore MNCs should be allowed to pay bribes as otherwise foreign competitors will gain an unfair advantage. Since state media gives it such prominence we can assume that it reflects the thinking of the PAP Government. Certainly Singaporean... 

Since 3 decades ago, the profit-seeking PAP hardly did any proper planning for infrastructural needs, nor do they care about maintenance. Planning would have to account for population growth, which PAP leaders simply ignored. In 1990 when PAP planned for a 4-million population between 2030 and 2040, Lao Goh overrode every...