TR EMERITUS

I am not a dreamer. Reality is too harsh. If you truly understand the true face of life then like one late senior statesman, you might also say, “I don’t dare to dream”. So I don’t dream that the opposition will win and form the next government in this coming election. So why do we even bother to vote?  The answer... 

Sigh. The NSP and SDP have denied that they would field teams in Marine Parade and Tanjong Pagar. All indications are that the DPP will not be able to deliver on its promise to contest these GRCs. It was just after some cheap publicity. It is understandable why none of the serious opposition parties want to contest AMK,... 

In January 2011, a Singaporean Chinese businessman was fined $6,000 for helping the son of former Bangladeshi Prime Minister to launder $3 million ( http://www.temasekreview.net/2011/01/06/6000-fine-for-laundering-3-million/ ). Despite PAP’s insistence that it is tough on money laundering, this was not the first... 

Dear Natives, Recent budget increases for the Presidential office is laying down the many things which will see our new President presiding over parliament, full time as there is no higher office after Minister Mentor than obviously President. Think about it, is there anyone worthy to be President, when in the eyes of the... 

The Secretary-General of the Workers’ Party (WP) has agreed with the party chairman Sylvia Lim that it is not ready yet to form a government. Ms Lim had admitted at a forum organized by the University of Singapore’s Political Science Alumni Association that the WP is not ready to form a new government and... 

Fellow Sinkaporeans, The incumbent regime in power is out to cause disunity among Opposition loyalists. One recent remark made by DPM mentioned that Opposition parties want control of the GRC’s for the “wrong reasons”. I would like to challenge the DPM’s statement by demanding he pave the way for... 

The ruling party’s Member of Parliament (MP) for Joo Chiat SMC has announced his retirement from politics after his term ends. Mr Chan Soo Sen said that he will go back to his full-time job after retiring from politics and spend more time with his family. The 55 year-old incumbent added: “I will still continue... 

Singapore, although far from Silicon Valley, has a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem, and I’ve been impressed by passion and talent of its entrepreneurs since my wife and I moved here a year ago. The government plays a big role in the city’s ecosystem — administering grants and programs that provide financial... 

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Singaporeans should think carefully and calmly about the long term-future during the coming General Election. He even admonished the mainstream media for “getting a bit breathless” in their coverage. Perhaps the excitement over the epic battle ahead is getting too much for... 

With the elections just around the corner, Singaporeans who are still thinking of voting for the PAP have to think hard, just like the book “hard truths” gives you an insight into the PAP organizational structure. Many Singaporeans have pondered over the comments made by MM Lee, about Malay Muslims “integrating”...