TR EMERITUS

Mr Tan Kin Lian I agree with the decision taken by MP Yaw Shin Leong to resign as treasurer of the Workers Party and the exemplary approach taken by the leadership of the Workers Party in handling this difficult issue. I also agree with the stance taken by Mr Yaw and the leaders of the Workers Party in choosing to... 

What irks me the most in the Yaw fiasco is not Yaw’s alleged affair, but the state of denial that opposition (or should I say anti-PAP) supporters are in, and the double standards that apply. 1. I dislike PAP so I have to like WP = All WP members are saints = WP members can do no wrong = I disbelieve any wrongdoing... 

I am very reluctant to post here but here’s my take. Just ignore my post if you think it’s irrelevant – it doesn’t bother me. I believe there is an urgent need for critical thinkers on this island. Perhaps a look into History, political and social sciences, and economics would push us to look into ourselves, thereby... 

Mr Lee Kuan Yew In his customary Lunar New Year speech to his Tanjong Pagar constituents last week, Mr Lee Kuan Yew called for Singaporeans to embrace the PAP’s immigration policy and accept the continued inflow of foreign workers into Singapore. If this sounds familiar, it’s because he’s done this many... 

Contracting to built houses normally squeeze the contractors bone dry. The real profiteers are the housing developers. With a price that is paid upon completion, profits of 40 to 50% of the selling price is uncommon. Almost all the housing developers are well off. Despite the supposedly cooling period, sales of houses are... 

With the recent arrest of a 30-year-old Singapore PR, De Luna Noriza Dancel, who was fined $50,000 for operating an unlicensed employment agency, many Singaporeans will be wondering if there are many more “foreign HR agencies’ granted licenses to setup and flood Singapore with cheap foreign imports that depress our... 

It is more than two weeks since TR Emeritus and the local media published the Yaw event. So far, no truth had come out from YSL himself, but his defenders attempted to give some explanation. Most of these defends fall into the following category, and I am going to debate upon them. 1. PAP does that too. So-and-so PAP MP... 

Boracay, Philippines: My Paper journalist Joy Fang at the Boracay's famed White Beach, which features fine sand and pristine waters. I have a gripe with the article published today on My Paper (5 Feb 2012) – Shocking comments made by a teacher on student’s essay. I read the headlines of this article – with disgust... 

Once upon a time, Mr ‘A’, the brothel owner, had a heated argument with family members who are also co-owners of his business in Geylang. He noticed his business had been on the wane since his competitors set up shop with swanky renovations next to him. At a loss for ideas he consulted many of his friends who... 

Excerpt of an interview with Dr Toh Chin Chye, published in ‘Leaders of Singapore’ by Melanie Chew, 1996. August 9, 1965 I remember that morning very clearly. In the morning, I wrote a letter to Tengku. He promptly replied in the afternoon. I stayed behind (in Kuala Lumpur) and Lee came back to announce to the...