A moderator for one of the sessions, Juliette Saly of Bloomberg Radio and Television, closed the session with a quote by Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam made just a week prior: “If sea levels rise, we have to take it seriously, or all of us will have to take swimming very seriously.” Laughter ensued, but the underlying message was taken …

Below is a Facebook post by Mr Yee Jenn Jong, former Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (2011-2015), commenting on the announcement by Mr Low Thia Khiang, Secretary General of Workers' Party that he will not be contesting for the position of Secretary General in the next Central Executive Council (CEC) so as to allow new leaders to step up and take over the …