Jun 8, 2020
Give the PM a chance
A certain cynicism is building up among the Singapore polity. I see it in the immediate reactions to a simple question like “what did you...
Mar 14, 2020
An election in the time of the virus
I guess the powers-that-be aren’t superstitious people – or they wouldn’t have picked Friday the 13th to release that long-anticipated...
Feb 29, 2020
Budget 2020: Mr Heng, more DPM than Finance minister
One hour into his wrap-up speech on the Budget statement, I wondered if Mr Heng Swee Keat was wearing his finance ministry hat. He...
Feb 26, 2020
Budget 2020: Politically suicidal questions
I wonder if any MP will stick his neck out today and ask if Budget 2020 was a wee bit too generous? Or will he be courting political...
Feb 19, 2020
Good things come in BIG packages
I had expected the usual Budget Statement to start off with the “winds of change’’, “geopolitical shifts’’ and “technological disruptions...
Feb 18, 2020
Budgeting is not just for working adults
I tell people that there are only two important speeches in a year that they should heed: the Prime Minister’s National Day Rally speech...
Feb 14, 2020
Love over politics
She stood out with her dyed blond hair that stood up in spikes. Then there were those baggy bermudas over black tights.
Feb 11, 2020
Those who can do, can teach too
I have never liked this phrase: “Those who can’t do, teach.’’ What about those who can do, but can’t teach? Should we value a doer above...
Feb 5, 2020
SDP Pofma case: Too bad SDP, but thank you anyway
I’m glad the Singapore Democratic Party challenged the Corrective Order in court, even though it lost.
Jan 30, 2020
SDP Pofma case: Yes, it covers interpretation
If you ever get a correction directive and want to challenge it in court, I suggest you get legal advice. That’s what the Singapore...
Jan 17, 2020
SDP Pofma case: About facts or interpretation of data?
I thought Singapore’s first POFMA case would be swiftly despatched. But no, it’s going into Day 2 today. I should have known better. This wa
Oct 20, 2019
SDP rally: Between reason and rhetoric
By Bertha Henson A man films a live video of the Singapore Democratic Party at their pre-election rally on 20 Oct 2019. PHOTO: DARYL CHOO...
Sep 28, 2019
Slow and steady SDP
So I paid $39 for the Singapore Democratic Party manifesto. Actually I paid for a coffee-table book which contained colourful pictures of SD
Sep 6, 2019
Boundaries panel formed: Now what?
It is kind of odd that the first formal move preceding a General Election comes in the midst of bad news. You have private sector...
Aug 30, 2019
Long live the PAP?
With a title like, Is the People’s Action Party here to stay?, you can bet that I flipped to the back of the book to find the answer. I...
Aug 4, 2019
Progress Singapore Party: Not many specifics about platform
Dr Tan Cheng Bock said he could only reveal the cake but not its ingredients. So those who went to Swissotel Merchant Court hotel hoping...
Jul 26, 2019
The start of a new Opposition Party: Progress Singapore Party
By Bertha Henson Members of the Progress Singapore Party's central executive committee, at the press conference on 26 July 2019 at...