Why do the CEOs of stat boards enjoy so much job security?
The ongoing spat between the NEA and AHPETC has drawn the MEWR Minister Vivian Balakrishnan in, making the issue rather personal. (Making political attack on NEA officers is "arrogant and wrong": Vivian Balakrishnan, CNA 9 June) This is certainly uncalled for....unless the MEWR minister has nothing better to do. In every private...
Picnic at Hong Lim Park
Yesterday I walked bare-foot in the park. It was a nice feeling. Music was in the air as the sun beat down relentlessly. Picnickers drifted in slowly as many had to work till late afternoon. At one corner of the park was an old man doing side-walk painting on cloth. A few bystanders watched as the words took shape and the old...
Silencing the Public can now be done with taxpayer’s money
I am not a good writer so bear with me. Let's look at a hypothetical situation. Suppose next month, a site like TOC receives a letter to register for a license, and for some reason, agrees to put up the $50k bond and to fully comply with the registration requirement. Then even if the government issues no take down order from...
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