Vivian Balakrishnan – fallen off the speeding boat?

Mar. 30 | By Andrew Loh Once upon a time, Vivian Balakrishnan was among a group of PAP candidates which was termed  “super-seven” by the local mainstream media. In the 2001 General Elections, then Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong had introduce the seven –...

Why not apply ‘town council logic’ to worker wages?

Mar. 11 | By Gangasudhan This morning a TODAY report (No hike, say some town councils) proclaims that “(r)esidents in at least seven People’s Action Party (PAP) town councils can breathe a sigh of relief for the time being”. Never mind that the...

RIP Michael Foot

Mar. 4 | “We are not here in this world to find elegant solutions, pregnant with initiative, or to serve the ways and modes of profitable progress. No, we are here to provide for all those who are weaker and hungrier, more battered and crippled than...

Engaging netizens – time to come out of comfort zones, politicians

Apr. 6 | Breaking News: Woman who was hospitalized for severe food poisoning after eating at a Geylang Serai rojak stall has died in hospital. Andrew Loh If discussions on issues of importance are to progress, both parties have to accept that perhaps it is time...