Joko and Metallica: Why are Singapore leaders so boring?
Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, Metallica fan. Serious. That news picture showing a smiling Indonesian president…
PAP: Living in a world of disconnect?
The government tried to do a Sevilla-plus on their critics this week. Earlier this…
Excerpts from The Phantom Of Oxley Castle
Someone DHL’d a parcel earlier this week to me at The Independent office in…
Ngien Hoon Ping and SMRT Leadership Face Public Critique Amidst Singapore’s Transport Woes
As Singaporeans bid farewell to 2017, the image of a smoothly running, meticulously planned country…
Thank you, Low Thia Khiang, no thanks, Singapore’s transport mess-uppers
Remember that Corrs hit - “Breathless”? The daylight's fading slowly The time with you…
Which one – Heng, Chan or Ong? And what about the PAP, will it be around forever?
Predictably chewing gum cropped up in a media dialogue during PM Lee Hsien Loong’s…
PM Lee goes to Washington, DC
Of all its foreign relations, Singapore’s relations with the United States has been its…
SPH and MRT: Two sinking ships?
Two very troubled Singapore institutions have been hogging the news the last week. Both…
Blade Runner 2049 more fun than pained looks contest between Sylvia Lim and K. Shanmugam
GV Paya Lebar opened last week with, among other offerings, Blade Runner 2049, the…
Singaporeans are not idiots Part 2
Let’s continue with DPM Tharman Shanmugaratnam’s Singaporeans are not morons conversation. I reiterate, we…