TR EMERITUS

While I understand that the number of imported Covid-19 cases will rise as Singapore receives more returnees, I am concerned that the number of local Covid-19 infections seems to be rising. That indicates that there are leaks somewhere in our fight against the virus. In Singapore, we have erected three basic layers of defence... 

A big question is whether the next general election will be held this year. In view of the Covid-19 pandemic, many political parties have voiced their concerns about having the elections this year. But what if Covid-19 does not go away until 2023? That would be more than seven years since the last general election. The elections... 

Despite our sound macroeconomic foundation, Singapore's highly open economy is acutely vulnerable to contagion effects of global and regional economic crises. Ever since Independence, businesses in Singapore have relied on government fiscal policy interventions to tide them over when crises hit. The more serious the crisis -...