
Be reasonable, like commuters elsewhere
Dear Straits Times, I refer to the 21 Dec 2011 letter by Ms Anju Tiwari. Having lived in many countries, Ms Tiwari wonders if Singaporeans know that they live in an awesome country. Perhaps Ms Tiwari has been living mostly in Third World countries, which is why a First World country like Singapore appears awesome to her. Ms...

From Nantah to NTU: Difficult but necessary journey
Dear Mr Lee Kuan Yew, I refer to the 2 Dec 2011 Straits Times print of excerpts from your new book. You wrote that Tan Lark Sye and his supporters believed communist China was a great nation and could back them. Exactly what backing did Tan Lark Sye need from communist China? Money? No, he had millions of that himself. Manpower?...

Statutory responsibilities, competence and effectiveness are lacking in both LTA and PUB
For political reasons (i.e. the two Water Agreements with Malaysia), the water component of PUB could not be corporatized, unlike Singapore Powers. Years later, PUB offers itself as a point of reference to compare and contrast with the rest of Singapore Inc. which had marched down the path of corporatization and monetization. Being...
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