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Pritam Singh’s COP defence was a missed opportunity

To put it plainly, the Workers’ Party chief Mr Pritam Singh’s performance in Parliament on Tuesday was a bit of a let-down. From the...

berthahensonFebruary 18, 2022

I wasn’t happy with the way the parliamentary privileges committee went about its work. I thought the members were too soft on Ms Raeesah...

berthahensonFebruary 14, 2022

This is the second time we are hearing about possible criminal proceedings against the Workers’ Party. The first time was some years earlier with...

berthahensonFebruary 11, 2022

If the Government doesn’t give a date for raising the GST from the current 7 per cent when Parliament meets on Budget day, I’m...

berthahensonJanuary 14, 2022

At 6pm today, my university’s IT department will cut off my computer access. Yes, I won’t be teaching, at least for the coming semester....

berthahensonDecember 31, 2021

Don’t get turned off by the thickness of the book. Close to one-third of the 782 pages are taken up by footnotes, bibliography and...

berthahensonDecember 27, 2021

This time last year, we were looking forward to getting out of this Covid-19 pandemic – because the Pfizer vaccines have arrived! This time...

berthahensonDecember 24, 2021