Across Southeast Asia, more than 35 million ethnic Chinese live as citizens of independent nation-states. Their families have been in the region for generations; their identity and loyalty are shaped by Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines—not by the modern Chinese state. Yet in recent years, China and her proxies have increasingly framed the…
Singapore turned 60 this year — young by the standards of nations, but old enough to face the dangers of middle age. The city-state that once pulsed with hustle now risks slowing into caution and comfort. The society that once thrived on the restless energy of migrants has grown conservative, stable, and afraid to take…
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I am co-Chairman and co-founder of Retech Technology Ltd, which is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. In 2010, I founded a training company, which I grew and merged with a larger technology company, which I eventually led to what was Australia’s largest tech IPO in 2017 (about 110m SGD). Our stock price has languished…
An excerpt of a speech I made in Parliament about minimum wage. “Finally I turn my attention to the issue of minimum wage which no doubt will be much debated in these chambers today. I will not be-labour the arguments for and against minimum wage as even professional economists cannot agree. There are empirical studies…
The one thing that stood out in yesterday’s Presidential Address was the remarks about possible changes to Singapore’s political system. As I have argued before, whilst the PAP still has its 2/3 majority, it needs to implement constitutional changes to safeguard the future of Singapore, and ensure we avoid the degeneration that Western political systems…
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