
Why can’t the formula to determine the amount of financial assistance for short and medium-term assistance under ComCare be disclosed?
I refer to the article “More families depending on long-term financial aid from Government to get by: MSF” (Straits Times, Oct 5). It states that “Increasing numbers of seniors who cannot work due to old age or illness and a lack of family support are behind the steady increase in the number of families receiving long-term...

Divide we rule; PAP had won again!
The White Raj master, the British managed to win many battles by using divide and rule. Good example was India. Muslims and Sikhs against the majority of the Indian Hindus. Thus India was conquered. During the by elections of Anson in 1981 it was a 3 cornered fight. JBJ of the workers party, PAP and the most controversial figure...

Can Ministers” word in Parliament be relied upon in the future?
I refer to the article “Government has not curbed public prosecutor’s discretion for Section 377A: A-G Lucien Wong” (Straits Times, Oct 3). It states that “The Government has not removed or restricted prosecutorial discretion for Section 377A, Attorney-General Lucien Wong said in a statement released on Tuesday (Oct...
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