By Chris Kuan Well we do know that often only rubbishy opinions are published in the Straits Times’ Forum. This one “Excessive social security may erode filial piety” published on 29 March 2016 takes the cake. The long and short of it is that there is “mounting electoral pressure on the Government to increase spending on welfare – and the …

By Ng Yi-Sheng Is Grind (24 March-2 April 2016) a play for gay people or for straight people? That’s the question that kept buzzing in my brain while I was watching this new work by Toy Factory Theatre Productions last Saturday. Clearly, it’s been marketed to gay people: all its publicity features young muscular Chinese men under dramatic lighting and …

By Ghui It has been a year since Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s passing. It would seem however that the legend of the man is as alive as ever. His death was marked by public outpouring of grief never before seen on the soil of Singapore for a leader. Television channels and newspapers covered all aspects of his commemoration; rehashing on …