It is involvement that creates identity

Feb. 21 | Howard Lee My personal experience was indicative of something in Australian culture that speaks of a nation’s psyche when approaching race issues, or national issues as a whole. That something, I believe, is the prevalence of honest, audacious and...

101 East – Calling Singapore Home

Jan. 23 | How will the government’s new liberal immigration policy affect the people? In this 2-part video, Al Jazeera speaks to Mr Kenneth Jeyaretnam, Mr Siew Kum Hong, Mr Jolovan Wham and Dr Dawn Dekle. The Singapore government declined to participate...

A PR problem

Nov. 13 | In the past, immigrants were concentrated at the top or bottom of the jobs ladder, performing work that Singaporeans could not or did not want to do. Today, foreigners compete on almost every rung. The Economist, “Singapore and immigration: a PR problem”

Winning the hearts and minds of orphans

Sep. 22 | Breaking News: Another prominent news publication ends up on the chopping block: Dow Jones to close Far Eastern Economic Review in December — Straits Times Khairulanwar Zaini In forking out $10 million to ‘promote integration between immigrants...