What LKY should have done
By P.N. BALJI A frail Lee Kuan Yew marked his 90th birthday on September 16…
Ask the Prime Minister, mind the tweets
By Abhijit Nag [caption id="attachment_1596" align="alignleft" width="287"] Twitter messages[/caption] Did you watch Ask the Prime…
Some hard truths about race
Singapore's race relations were put under the microscope in an exhaustive survey recently. The results…
What Singapore did right — and wrong — in health care
By PN Balji Editor, The Independent Singapore [caption id="attachment_1510" align="alignleft" width="200"] Jeremy Lim[/caption] MediShield Life…
Hazel Poa stepping down as NSP secretary-general
By Kumaran Pillai [caption id="attachment_1488" align="alignleft" width="212"] Hazel Poa[/caption] Hazel Poa is stepping down as…
Elections not enough? We also need referendums
By Vignesh Louis Naidu A couple of weeks ago, Zurich opened its first drive-through sex…
Redefining meritocracy
By Augustine Low Elitism and meritocracy have suddenly become buzzwords. Public Service Commission Chairman Eddie…
Elections Department to tighten ballot box handling
[caption id="attachment_1274" align="alignleft" width="135"] Chan Chun Sing[/caption] The Elections Department (ED) will look into how…
Our faulty Singapore Conversation
By Vernon Chan News Analysis The publication of the Our SG Conversation Survey on 25…
The Chiams, Tan Jee Say and mooncakes
By Kumaran Pillai [caption id="attachment_1242" align="alignleft" width="300"] Tan Jee Say[/caption] Former presidential candidate Tan Jee…