COMMENT Newly-minted minister Paul Low must be having mixed feelings these days.

Surely, it must have been a great honour to be appointed a minister in the Prime Minister's Department. Low must feel proud to be recognised for his past contributions to the nation, both as a business and civil society leader. Rightly, he should.

On the other hand, the barrage of criticisms against Low could have weighed him down and dampened his spirit considerably...