I have recently come to the sad conclusion that from Argentina to Zimbabwe, Third World leaders have lost the moral authority to lead their people. Since the de-colonisation process began in the 1950s, the people of the Third World have been hungry for a system of government that provides for the basic freedoms of the the individual.

What we have been given is a strong dose of control with the help of the state security apparatus. Systematically, Third World leaders, Singapore included, have reduced the citizens of their countries to being nothing more than 'yes men', saying 'no' only when the leaders tell them to say 'no'.

Third World countries have been plundered by their leaders in what I would like to refer as theft of state funds through the contracts and the tender system. This will go on unless we, the citizens, put a stop to it.

Leaders in developed countries travel to work without anyone knowing. But in the Third World, the convoy sometimes is half-a-mile long with a fire engine bringing up the rear!

We need leaders with the moral authority to lead Third World countries. That is the bottom line. No more children of leaders benefitting from the positions of their parents.

We must have respect for hard work and above all an economic system that puts money in the hands of the citizens and allow them to make the decisions on how to use it efficiently.