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Jurong GRC resident takes up minister’s invitation
Nov. 25 | The following letter was sent through email to the Jurong GRC Town Council on 20 Novermber 2008 by TOC writer Lim Chih Yang. The town council has yet to reply. Dear Sir/Madam, I refer to the article on Today (dated: 17 November 2008). As I understand...
The silent people’s representative
Nov. 19 | Lim Chih Yang / Writer An elected representative by its very name signifies one who is popularly elected by the people to represent the people’s interest. In the United States, governors, mayors, senators, presidents… etc are all elected by the people...
Town councils, anymore skeletons in the closet?
Nov. 18 | Lim Chih Yang / Writer On 31 October 2008, I wrote an article for The Online Citizen entitled, Town Councils – be accountable to constituents. That was when the first whiff of trouble that Town Council had invested in toxic products by Lehman-link...
Town Councils investments – be accountable to constituents
Oct. 31 | Lim Chih Yang / Writer The on-going financial crisis seems to claim victims in all shape and sizes, from all walks of life and from even the most unlikely of organizations. Even as the various banks and financial institutions rush to contain the public...
When silence is not golden
Oct. 21 | Lim Chih Yang / Writer There is a saying that “silence is golden”. The recent financial turmoil unleashed initially in the global financial system and the changes in oil price has made the silence of the various institutions and bodies in Singapore...
A nation of gamblers – or investors?
Jun. 22 | Lim Chih-Yang When I was in my teens, my family would go on travels together with several families. I had fond memories of those holidays where we could travel around the region taking in the sights and sounds of the various countries. During the night,...
