TR EMERITUS

CAIRO – Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has appointed the country’s head of intelligence to the post of vice-president, in a move said to be a reaction to days of anti-government protests in cities across the country. Omar Suleiman was sworn in on Saturday, the first time Mubarak appointed a vice-president... 

Protesters in Egypt are calling for "regime change, not cabinet change" Tens of thousands of people in the Egyptian capital Cairo have gathered on the streets, in continued protests demanding an end to Hosni Mubaraks’s 30-year presidency. The demonstrations continue in defiance of an extended cufew on... 

Hosni Mubarak Egypt’s cabinet has formally submitted its resignation, paving the way for a new government to be formed. Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president, said overnight that he had asked the government to resign after countrywide protests on Friday. “The president will announce who will be the next prime... 

The ruling PAP (People’s Action Party)regime has consistently used various surveys and rankings to justify the self-proclaimed success of its policies. Meanwhile, some PAP critics have used the very same type of figures to justify their criticism. I have compiled a list of pro-PAP mainstream media freedom rankings done... 

Vote for me, and I will be deaf to all your criticisms. Vote for me, and I will increase GST again right after the election. Vote for me, and I will increase the salaries of me and my cronies many times more. Vote for me, and I will bring in more foreigners to take away your jobs. Vote for me, and I will bring in more foreigners... 

The overthrow of a government in Tunisia, and the street protests and self-immolation from Algeria to Yemen, indicate that an impossibility may be taking place: Arabs are taking to the street. The Arab world has been the black hole of democracy. No other part of the world has been as resistant to regime change in favour... 

I’ve written about elitism here. It is actually a series of articles that covers my thoughts on the topic. MM Lee has been spreading his ‘hard truths’ with much enthusiasm in the past few weeks. He has been sharing his ideas a lot in public and sometimes too frankly. This week he offended many Muslims... 

I think most Singaporeans will agree that the statements made by MM Lee calling for “Muslims to be less strict” and so on, should be banned and removed from the shelves as it tears and demolishes that multi racial fabric that Singaporeans have worked so hard over the years to exist as brothers and sisters. These statements... 

Local association of Muslim scholars, PERDAUS, has described the comments made by Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew on Singaporean Muslims as “unfair and unacceptable”. In a statement, the association said Mr Lee’s call for Singaporean Muslims to be “less strict” in their practice of Islam in his recently... 

Egyptian authorities have blocked internet and mobile services in a bid to quell anti-government protests, but the measures may have come a bit too late. Activists spread the word online about Friday’s protests, detailing the list of public squares where people should gather. Calls for action circulated on Twitter...