TR EMERITUS

I refer to the article “Parliament: Shanmugam, Sylvia Lim debate reason for Govt’s decision on counting of presidential terms” (Straits Times, Oct 4). It states that “Workers’ Party MP Sylvia Lim on Tuesday (Oct 3) argued that the Government had misled people about its reasons for counting the five presidential terms... 

After writing “Complacent Govt destroying S’poreans’ value?” (Oct 1) – I read the commentary “Commentary: 99-year HDB flats a chance to review home ownership and retirement policies” (Channel NewsAsia, Oct 1). It states that “Policy communication that does not fully spell out the facts has played a role too.... 

I refer to the letter “No cause for suggesting filibustering in Parliament” (Straits Times Forum, Oct 2) in response to the letter “An appeal against filibustering” (Sept 30). It states that “Mr Francis Cheng insinuates that the Government has “denied” the Workers’ Party’s (WP) adjournment motion on the elected...