Before I get to the issue of racial harmony in Singapore, let me touch on an issue that has been bothering me for some time – about being Chinese. The latest from Hong Kong: Tens of thousands of Hong Kong protesters have marched to the Legislative Council building. They have also besieged the airport, causing […]
For the sake of everyone’s “convenience”, can you quit upholding your principles and give us so much “trouble”. This is Singapore. But isn’t this a very “Singaporean” decision by the folks managing the SNOC? Most Singaporeans will not be able to understand why Mr Soh couldn’t have just kept quiet about the false claim since […]
So what’s new? On 26 July 2019, uncles and aunties from all walks of life flocked to Huawei stores island-wide, believing that they could get their hands on a Y6 Pro 2019 phone for only $54. This National Day promotion is from July 26 to 28 and is open only to Singaporeans and permanent residents […]
Hey folks, National Day is coming and to show our loyalty to the Part … I mean country, our seniors and those getting to be seniors need to be prepared to do something for the country, which in spite of having many billions in its reserves, is facing a crisis due to low birth rates. […]
Cantonese is not a lowly dialect. It is capable of articulating poignant insights which you may not find in Mandarin. There are three layers in the US-China trade war. The first is the purely arithmetic discrepancy between goods being exported from China and to China. Chip believes that China had simplistically assumed that the US […]
What do academics and intellectuals actually do? This is a question that has bothered me for ages, from the time I started attending lectures to pass exams until now when I still need to attend lectures to earn continuing education points. While most of the lectures are almost equally boring, their usefulness vary very widely. […]
Where were you during the 1989 Tiananmen massacre? For me, I had graduated from NUS and just completed my deferred NS. I remember very well the shock, fear and anger that was felt in every corner of our little island. Many of us have relatives in China and were worried if another Cultural Revolution like […]
The late General Prem Tinsulanonda (pronounced without the “da”) was a prominent figure in Thailand. The former Prime Minister of Thailand (3 March 1980 – 4 August 1988) was the president of the Privy Council until this death. For an interim period of almost 2 months after the passing of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, he […]
The Law Ministry has been trying to allay our fears over POFMA, alleging that it narrows rather than widen the government’s powers. Even though there are existing laws which allow the Government to block access to sites and to take down certain content, the Bill gives power to ministers to take such actions “only” against […]
I’m acquainted with Mr H, a very dedicated school teacher. Regrettably, he had recently left the profession for something more lucrative. Even more recently, I saw him share an article on Facebook. The article claimed that the callous staff at a community centre drove tissue sellers away from their premises. He questioned whether it was […]