Business: A Harmonising Force in a Polarised Asia
The consensus across the board is that business is seen as being more ethical and competent than other institutions
World News Day: Why real news matters amid the twin pandemics of Covid-19 and fake news
Over 120 news-rooms from around the world will come together today to mark World News Day, including journalists from Toronto to Taipei, Spain to Singapore.
Credible media vital in fight against COVID-19 and fake news epidemic
As the coronavirus continues its relentless spread across the world, infecting over a million people and killing tens of thousands, news stories of lockdowns, social distancing and overwhelmed hospitals have been making the headlines just about everywhere.
Securing the future of quality journalism
The poster boy for robust health in the media industry used to have decidedly Indian features. Even as their counterparts elsewhere languished, Indian media houses were once busy launching new titles, snapping up journalists and boosting orders for newsprint,
Forging community ties, one friendly gesture at a time
Singapore is well known for its Third to First World economic transformation, its efficient, effective government, as well as for being a fine, clean and green city. The annual Shangri-La Dialogue, when defence chiefs from many countries gather on the island to thrash out the geopolitical issues
US, China: Frenemies?
These days, Harvard Professor Graham Allison is hailed as something of a prophet. Officials he met in China recently referred to him as the man who “predicted” a clash between the United States and China, he says. “It was not a prophesy,” he adds. “I simply pointed out the recurring patterns of histor
200 Years Of Singapore: Looking back to chart a way forward
The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see. So the late British Prime Minister and famed orator, Winston Churchill, is once supposed to have said.
January 16, 2017
Burning issues will rage amid freezing cold
As you read this, thousands of business and government leaders will be making their way to Switzerland - by plane, road, rail, or even helicopter - for an annual meeting to discuss the world's most pressing concerns.
October 18, 2016
Toxic Trump and his trumped up foes
One newspaper called him a “most unlikely pretender to high office”, a “dunderhead” with a “big mouth”, known for his “scattershot, impulsive style”.
July 3, 2016
Warning, more Brexit-shockers ahead
The shock waves triggered by Britain's decision to quit Europe continue to reverberate around the world, including here in Asia.
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