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HONG KONG – Some days it feels like we are living in an alternate reality; there are times where life feels somewhat normal. Depending on where in the world we […]
PAP launches digital party newsletter to better explain decisions, policies to public
SINGAPORE – The People’s Action Party (PAP) started a new sociopolitical website on Sunday (Nov 28) to better explain its decisions and policy positions. Petir.sg seeks to be the digital […]
How best to bridge divides and strengthen a common national identity?
SINGAPORE – At a time when people are rediscovering their “tribes” and reasserting different facets of their identities, it feels harder than ever to forge a common Singapore identity everyone […]
Evergrande, bondholders take first step toward debt talks
NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – Advisers representing China Evergrande Group and a group of its offshore bondholders have taken what’s often a first step toward negotiations as the embattled developer faces […]
Commentary: Tackle factors causing Covid-19 deaths in Singapore
SINGAPORE – It is easy to miss the forest for the trees. This is not surprising, given the amount of data thrown at us – daily infections, deaths, the numbers […]
What has changed about the wealthy
(NYTIMES) – I began writing the Wealth Matters column in December 2008. The column was conceived earlier that year, when the US economy still appeared to be running high. But […]
Robinhood takes aim at college students
(NYTIMES) – Robinhood, the free stock-trading app with 21 million active users and counting, is about to hit the road for a college coffee house tour to drum up new […]
More Covid-19 patients in Singapore reported to have died in October than 18 months prior
SINGAPORE – More people have been reported to have died from Covid-19 complications in October than in the 18 months prior, an indication of the virulent nature of the Delta […]
Action can be taken against those who flood govt hotlines, incite others to do so: Ministries
SINGAPORE – The authorities will not hesitate to take action against people who disrupt essential call centre operations or encourage others to do so. This includes those who call the National […]
Future of work should mean working less
(NYTIMES) – A dozen years ago, my friend Patricia Nordeen was an ambitious academic, teaching at the University of Chicago and speaking at conferences across the country. “Being a political […]
S’pore should make Covid-19 vaccination mandatory, so measures can ease for everyone
SINGAPORE – There is no way to stop Covid-19 infections from spreading. The only thing that prolonging, or even enhancing, safety measures can do is to slow that spread – […]
The new normal of hybrid work
(BLOOMBERG) – Working from home around one day a week will boost productivity by 4.8 per cent as the post-coronavirus economy takes shape, according to a recent study of more […]
Unemployment benefits expire for millions of Americans without pushback from Biden
WASHINGTON (NYTIMES) – Expanded unemployment benefits that have kept millions of Americans afloat during the pandemic expired on Monday (Sept 6), setting up an abrupt cutoff of assistance to 7.5 […]
Temasek-backed ride-hailing firm Ola said to pick banks for US$1 billion India IPO
MAHARASHTRA (BLOOMBERG) – Ride-hailing startup Ola has selected banks including Citigroup Inc. and Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. to manage its Mumbai initial public offering that could raise about US$1 billion, […]
3 new TEL train stations to serve as emergency shelters
SINGAPORE – The opening of Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) Stage 2 on Saturday (Aug 28) means there will be three more emergency shelters added to the existing network here – […]
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Aug 23
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Monday, Aug 23. US Vice-President Kamala Harris kicks off 3-day visit to S’pore She will be here until Tuesday afternoon, […]
Why the surge in Covid-19 deaths in S’pore, and what it means for the future
SINGAPORE – Ten people have died from Covid-19 this month, even as more than three in four people here have been fully vaccinated. Against this, we had 37 deaths between January […]
S’pore doctor who worked in Afghanistan for 18 years worries for friends there
SINGAPORE – In March last year, Dr Wee Teck Young left Afghanistan for Singapore after almost 18 years in the country. But he has continued to stay in touch with […]
$12 billion IPO wave sweeps across India as start-ups soar
BENGALURU (BLOOMBERG) – The market for initial public offerings in India is turning into a feeding frenzy. The amount of money raised in IPOs this year has reached US$8.8 billion […]