TR EMERITUS

Singapore's material achievement is a cover-up The End of History has not come yet. And Singapore will be remembered as one of the key bits in place that defied the progress of History towards an end-state based upon the democratic ideals of the West. That a tiny island carelessly situated in South-east Asia will be of much... 

Low procreation is a real threat in Singapore with the footloose and fancy-free young reluctant to sacrifice their comfortable way of life and leisure time to bring up the next generation. TWO eye-catching headlines this past week read: “One million residents – or one in three – are single” and “Fertility rate sank... 

In the English, Italian, German and Spanish footie leagues, if a team does badly,  the manager gets the sack. The view is that the manager is responsible for managing the players to get them to perform at their best. In S’pore, the manager retains his job, the players get the sack, even if the manager has been around for...