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The charter's devil is in its fuzzy details
News, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 15/02/2016
» When we read the almost-finalised draft charter, do we see the leaves, the tree, or the forest?
Lee and his Lion City party ready to roar
News, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 13/06/2015
» As the saying goes, the numbers do not lie. But if you ask Singapore’s prime minister, they may not tell you the whole story.
Kicking up a stink puts new charter at risk
Oped, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 30/04/2015
» A fascinating quote popped up last week that sums up the state of health, and is perhaps a foreboding of the fate, of the country's mother of all rule books — the constitution.
Myopic PDRC leaves future uncertain
News, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 17/04/2014
» A lot of us have managed to stay sane throughout the Songkran festival. But the political fires that were raging well before the holidays couldn’t be doused with a splash of water.
Rice wealth fantasy turns to nightmare
News, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 06/03/2014
» The populist politics of the rice-pledging scheme has kept many of us poor and made us immature. Yet, it has the immense power to lure.
Fanning the flames of segregation
News, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 28/02/2014
» Never before have we had a caretaker government so embattled, leaving the country so rudderless.
Decree risks a reality check for the govt
News, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 30/01/2014
» The government has laid down its trump card; the emergency decree, which, ironically, has exposed its weakness.
One-child idea destined to be still-born
News, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 13/09/2013
» Quite a few friends I know have shared a link in their Facebook accounts poking fun at what is being called the "First Hubby scheme" (subsidised like the car scheme) and wishing it could be adopted as government policy.
Public deserves answers over expo bid failure
News, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 20/06/2013
» The government has gone quiet over the country's failure to remain in the running to host the 2020 World Expo.
Ball in BRN's court with South talks
News, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 23/05/2013
» Bargaining for peace in the restive far South requires a fair amount of bending to pump momentum into the negotiations.