TR EMERITUS

I refer to Tuesday's (27 October) Straits Times article "More cars, so public transport trips down". I find it puzzling that the local public transport community cannot comprehend the reasons behind this seemingly ridiculous trend in our "dense but well-orchestrated" public transport system. Let me summarise the available reasons... 

I refer to the Oct 22, 2009 article “'Adviser over MP' raises many questions” by Sue-Ann Chia.  I agree with Ms Chia that by appointing PAP candidates in the opposition-held wards as grassroots advisers, the government not only perpetrates an anomaly in parliamentary democracy, as the Member of Parliament, being the mandated... 

Dear Mr President Barack Obama,   I refer to your recent compliment to our Minister Mentor, Mr Lee Kuan Yew.  You said Mr Lee 'helped to trigger the Asian economic miracle.'  But just how momentous or crucial has this 'trigger' been?   The 'Asian economic miracle' began with the miracles of the four East Asian dragons of...