Transparency? Does it serve purpose? – Lim Hwee Hua

Aug. 12 | We have to ask ourselves if transparency is an end in itself, or if it is the means to an end… If all our cards are revealed in pursuit of complete transparency, does that serve the purpose of having Temasek and the Government of Singapore Investment...

When meeting the people becomes an occupational hazard

May. 8 | Extract from Kent Ridge Common SINGAPORE - One MP got punched and was subsequently set on fire in an unfortunate incident. Another received threats of a physical assault by phone. Recently, a 17-year-old was arrested for hurling a chair at the glass...

“The thrown chair could have killed somebody”

May. 7 | There is a clear line between being frustrated or disappointed and being violent. The thrown chair could have killed somebody. Mrs Lim Hwee Hua, in response to query on why she did not accept the handwritten letter of apology from the 17-year old boy...

Blog Feature: Did Lim Hwee Hua say GIC lost 41% of investments?

Feb. 16 | Today’s blog feature is from Koh Choong Yong on his attendance of the recent Parliamentary debates and how Mrs Lim Hwee Hua had slipped up in revealing that the GIC had lost 41% of its investments. Excerpts: There was also one incident which I witnessed,...