TR EMERITUS

Yeo Ning Hong was the Minister of Transport when PAP Government was planning and building the MRT back in 1980s. He did the prudent planning, stating very clearly that the NSL, EWL and NEL are meant to cater for a population of 3 million. He had also planned for Circle Line for the projection of 4 million population. However,... 

Propaganda would have us believe that ministerial salaries started to increase only in the 1990s. Fact: Shortly after independence, daylight robbery had occurred like nobody’s business. [ Link ] To put PAP’s humongous salary increase into perspective, all we need to remember is ministerial salary at independence and... 

Jeremy Tiang, the award winning Singapore writer, spoke at the London launch of his debut novel “State of Emergency”. His novel spans across seven decades, and through half a dozen key characters, Jeremy explored the lives and thoughts of left wing activists from Singapore and Malaysia. Having read his novel, I was curious...