Microfinance holds a lot of potential and it is easy to get lost in the brouhaha of it. It is not an end all and it will not end poverty but it has the promise of being the catalyst of bringing empowerment into the hands of the poor. Low Hansiong.

Several assertions seem to be inconsistent with the facts.

No one knows what S'pore will be like but S'poreans will rise to the occasion, says speakers. Deborah Choo.

This is not a pent up society waiting for the demise of the strongman in order to overturn highly unpopular laws. Ho Kwon Ping