THE SAGA OVER the Elected Presidency (EP) has again, thanks to the Prime Minister, dredged up the hideous truth that our political system is indefensibly undergirded by racialist and racist thinking. The official line of the EP rhapsodised about the…
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To ensure fair play, they changed the rules unfairly. To ensure meritocracy, they allowed affirmative action. To ensure multiracialism, they stopped other races from running. To ensure independence from the PAP, they picked one from the PAP. To ensure experience…
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What do you make of the proposed changes to Singapore’s elected presidency? The impression I get is that it has been framed as a debate between the need for minority representation and an open system that would allow Tan Cheng…
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Strangers’ Lunch – Taxi Uncle & Me A Story of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Gratitude, Diversity & Inclusivity [Disclaimer: Pardon my unpolished sentences] Uncle: Hi good afternoon Sir. Where to Sir? It was noon & with mooncake boxes on hand, I…
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A victory for Multiracialism. The results of the Bukit Batok by-election clearly show that a minority candidate can win an election on his own. This win by Murali is significant because he won his seat as a member of a…
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