Today is the first day of the Gregorian solar calendar. January 1st 2023. Although the vast majority of countries marks time according to this calendar, it’s not the only one. Until the 1500s, the western world used another solar calendar to mark time – the Julian calendar. Some countries that follow the Orthodox Church still…
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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