THE TEMASEK REVIEW

With the conclusion with the Yellow Ribbon Prison run 2010 on 5 Sep 2010 yesterday, I thought it would be a good occasion to reflect on my past mistakes, express my gratitude for the chances given to me presently, and offer a glimpse into my future. In October 2008 when I was still working as a financial planner, I received... 

After watching the National Day Rally 2010 for the 3rd time, I am very positive of how insecure PM Lee is feeling right now. This is probably what you get for having an educated people empowered with worldly knowledge no thanks to the Internet. PM Lee is really clueless. Yes, he is aware of the rising unhappiness, but he... 

By Abdul Malik Thank you for all your comments and criticisms (even negative ones) over the past few days. As I have stated before, everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Supporters, detractors and trolls all have their own views. I believe that it is in the culture of Raffles Institution to instill in every student... 

By Abdul Malik For a start, let me congratulate our young Singaporean athletes and volunteers who have done us proud. You have put in many hours of training and I hope that you will continue to do Singapore proud in future sporting competitions. I am proud of every one of you, and to call you my fellow countrymen. To Dr... 

Pity our young and eligible Singaporeans. They just can’t do something on their own and now I am beginning to think that they have lost the plot in life. From childhood to adulthood they are guided by parents, by teachers, by government. Now, having reached the nubile stage of life, they need one more nudge to overcome... 

By Douglas Chua If we look around us, from office to home to neighbourhood to even coffeeshops, does it look like anyone is interested in the YOG? If you don’t read the news, perhaps you wouldn’t even know this event is happening right here in Singapore. Actually there is really no need to look further. You... 

Somehow August elicits patriotism. It is inevitable because the whole island is decorated with the national flag everywhere you look. From Pasir Ris to Pasir Panjang, from Bedok to Bishan, we are reminded that this country has amazingly survived independence for 45 years. From the moment you arrive to the day you depart,... 

HDB with its reactive housing supply is the biggest culprit for the current run-up in housing prices. HDB resale prices are breaking record levels because new supply from HDB cannot address the increased demand for ready flats, coming mainly from new PRs. New HDB flat supply in recent years is offered on a BTO basis. HDB... 

No, this has got nothing to do with MM Lee’s comments about Singaporeans working beyond the retirement age. To deflect all that he said, I only need to ask myself two questions: How many people in the world at age 86, are still actively working? Who and what company would employ a person who is, say, 76? In life, there... 

One of the most dreadful thing about  unemployment is the large span of free time we have on our hand. Many simply sleep away so that they do not have to think of ways to spend away those miserable empty hours.   I remembered sleeping till around 9 or even 10am initially when I was unemployed as I did not want to face...