When Singapore first started, it wanted to attract businesses. Low taxes, both private and corporate, sweetened the deal. The Government’s idea was to ask citizens to put money away for themselves. CPF was a kind of...
Question: Why haven’t we had a Malay President since Yusof Ishak? There. The elephant in the room is pointed out. We’ve been through nominated presidents, we’ve been through elected presidents. We’ve had times when...
Mexican Senator Gabriela Cuevas had a coffee chat with Madam Halimah Yacob two days ago. She is the Chairperson of the Mexican Senate Foreign Relations Committee and also serves as President of Inter-Parliamentary Union’s...
What can history teach us about being prepared and staying resilient? For this, we will turn to 3 events in history. At about 4am on the 8th of December, Singapore encountered its first air raid. Naval bombers attacked Seletar...
Unions in most (if not all) countries are usually confrontational and disruptive in the eyes of most businesses and governments. What with strikes and industrial actions to be a voice for workers. While it hardly gets the...
(For context, Facebook user Jerome Heng took a picture of this girl hogging a McDonald’s seat refusing to give it up. He posted it on his wall with the following caption: “That’s our new generation for you ...
Firstly, let’s get the statutes out of the way: The constitution is silent on whether or not a By-Election must be held if a seat in a Group Representation Constituency (GRC) is vacated. 39A that discusses GRCs does not...
Did you know, there are some 12 fires a day in Singapore? According to the SCDF, there had been 4k odd fires a year. This number had been consistent for the past 10 years. Two thirds of these fires (about 2800) took place in...
Some think we have set the bar too high on the criteria for President. But turn to the West and you’ll see that it is not high enough. Trump is clear warning that even raising financial barriers to qualify for office is not...
In today’s large organization, as women climb up the corporate ladder they vanish. While the statistics vary slightly around the world, this is an extremely consistent pattern. At the lowest levels, more than half of the...