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Singapore — Singapore today can’t be compared to ancient Greece, according to Singapore’s Ambassador to Greece, Mr Simon Tay.
He rebutted former Straits Times editor Leslie Fong’s Greek-themed explanation for public unhappiness over the Government’s recent handling of Covid-19.
Mr Fong, in his “thymos” article published in The Straits Times on May 20, referring to ancient Greece and Rome, said there was a need for people to speak up.
Mr Tay countered society would do well to avoid strife in these trying times.
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Quite a few have sent me the commentary by Leslie Fong about the mood in Singapore today as well as his use of the word …