Tag Archive: democracy

Goh Meng Seng: Robust Political System With Institutionalised Separation Of Power Key To Democratic Survival, Progress

Thought of the Day Folks, it is NOT END OF THE WORLD to have President Trump! Unlike Singapore, US has a more ROBUST Democratic political system with Separation of Powers institutionalized and embedded to effect REAL Checks and Balances. No…
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Ismail Kassim: Reserved Elected Presidency Is Backward Step For Multiracialism, Meritocracy And Democracy

Thank you PM for your unsolicited gift But we don’t want and don’t need it Do you realise that your gift will only Reinforce the negative images of us And undermine our past progress What we want, you don’t want…
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Walid J. Abdullah: World Has To Deal With Failings Of American Democracy

Perhaps 2016 will teach us not to adopt a holier-than-thou approach towards those who disagree with us. Dismissing everyone who is a Trump supporter as a racist, xenophobic idiot evidently did not work out well. Sure, there are racists and…
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M Ravi Barred From Applying For Certificate To Practice For 2 Years

The Court of Three Judges has decided that lawyer M Ravi who was ordered to stop practising in Feb 2015 should be prohibited from applying for a practicing certificate for a period of 2 years. In its judgment released today (27 Oct), the…
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