TR EMERITUS

I refer to the article “Making a Mockery of Meritocracy” (The Independent, Jan 6). It states that “Over the years, how many government scholarships have been gifted to children of those at the top echelons of government and public service? For every one that is given out, another deserving Singaporean loses out – and... 

I read the earlier article that thousand of Malaysians swarming Singapore due to the high exchange rate and quite true, my estate now a lot of Malaysians. I see them more than any kind of FTs now. I like to read political news in social media and I chanced upon a facebook group talking about politics. In the article, it was complaining... 

I refer to the article “Former and current SMRT workers charged with cheating in case involving S$9.8m worth of contracts” (Channel NewsAsia, Dec 29). It states that “One SMRT employee and two others who previously worked for the rail operator, as well as a company director, have been charged with cheating offences...