National Geographic interviews a dinosaur

Dec. 29 | There are not many countries in the world where people would persistently vote into power a leader who thinks they are all worthless ants… Ben Bland, Asian Correspondent

Reducing the cost of living – the Lean way

Nov. 27 | Jeisilan Sivalingam How can we become more efficient and effective while at the same time reduce costs? In these incredibly tough budget times, you would think government agencies would be trying to emulate private enterprises and be working extra hard...

A romance writer jabs at Singapore’s patriarchs

Sep. 19 | The following is an excerpt from The New York Times. The dress is called a cheongsam, and the woman wearing it is Catherine Lim, 67, arguably the most vivid personality in strait-laced Singapore and, when she is not writing witty romantic novels or...

Sending Ah Gong back to the children

Jun. 15 | Ng E-Jay / Current Affairs Desk With contributions from Gerald Giam and Ravi Philemon Recent proposals to amend the Maintenance of Parents Act suggests an act by the government to pass the buck of caring for the elderly to their children, but this puts...