I am even more disgusted to know that I graduated from the same learned institution as you Mr Chee. I'm curious to know about the "couple of scholarships" that you hold. How many? A couple means two. I'm sure you hold more than that. Did you stop taking your anti-delusional pills?

Oh get off your high horse, robin chee. You are not exactly a paragon of virtue yourself. "Kettle, this is robin. You are black." Look at yourself before you criticise others.

Ooh.. a scary, scary threat indeed! I'll bet A*Star is panicking right now! What if *gasp* Robin's esteemed tuition students don't want to take their money? Maybe other scholarship boards will come bearing big, shiny gifts to entice your students to take their money. Robin, before all the institutions that gave you your scholarships start regretting that decision, I kindly urge you to examine the direction of the chain of supply and demand in this particular situation.

I am astounded that the writer, a holder of several scholarships, holds such narrow view of what defines a scholar, and how scholars should behave. I would imagine someone as learned as him would hold a more worldly view of our society.

A*Star will not miss the students who boycott. It is the students loss, not A*Star's. Imagine not applying to Harvard because you disagree with their student policies. Harvard won't miss you. A*Star is a growing and premier world class Institution/Centre/Program - any student who can get in should enjoy the training, status, education, and opportunities it brings. And the dress code is optional!

I'm appalled at such puritanism.

yes, live and let live. :D

I agreed totally with M.Lukshumaye. Ms Eng has received her punishment. If she has complied with A-star requirements, let it be. Beside, A-star is well known to groom intellect in research field, why discredit them because one of the many. In a way, if Ms Eng has done the act in some parts of Australia or U.S.A, maybe no one will raise even a eyebrow. Since she was seen regretful for that forgetfulness, let's all put the episode behind us and live happy.

Mr. Robin Chee's wish for Ms. Eng Kai Er's A Star scholarship to be brought to end is perhaps with utmost respect myopic.We all are prone to mistakes and the real question is what would be appropriate punishment for the wrong committed. Let's not miss the point that Ms. Eng's case had received extensive pubilicty and she was found guilty upon pleading guilty by a court of law and punished accordingly. To me this is sufficent punishment. Having have her study grant to be terminated and with that ending all prospects of a career with A Star for which she must have worked hard all these years is an over kill.When considering matters such as these it is important to not to punish any individaul with a sledge hammer. Let's not ignore the Yellow Ribbon Theme of giving a seconf chance! I have no doubt that A Star has strict standards and in the way it dealt with Ms. Eng's matyer it has not compromised its strict and exacting standards in any way.

Sometimes if a person has enough substance, an organisation would rather benefit from the person instead of destroying him/her, and that stance is not wrong.