What Makes The Peranakans Special?

THE vibrancy of the Peranakan culture is a feast for the senses. From the aromatic cuisine to the delicate fabrics, bold designs and expressive language and demeanour, this hybrid community...
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Total Defence Should Include Food Security

BEEFING up on food security is similar to building up more healthcare capacity and hospitals. With the population tree enlarging its canopy, this rapidly aging country needs more hospitals and...
Dr Gerard Wong, MBSAT

Making Calm Decisions — WED WEB CHAT

GOT an important decision to make?  But it’s not easy to make the best decisions with so many intrusive thoughts about other things fighting for attention. Mindfulness is the practice of...
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Hope And Expectations

HOPE takes on a special meaning at the start of the year. After two years of living with COVID-19 and more of the same expected, how can hope uplift the...

Focused On The Future

WHEN it comes to new concepts, Audi isn’t a brand that leaps to mind. But when it does get into the race, the German brand focuses its efforts on...
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How Much Will Your Money Buy?

The pandemic taught me many things — mostly that everything I’d learned up to this point was useless. I suppose one comes to realise this eventually as part of the...

Disposable Buildings And Sustainable Development Goals In Jeopardy

CLIMATE variability is appearing more extreme and widespread, as evidenced by the more frequent and severe weather events. It is a growing concern as it impacts ecosystems, economies and communities...
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David Beckham Sells Cars From Vietnam

JUST when you thought there couldn't be any more car companies after all the various rounds of mergers and acquisitions, and new regulations and initiatives, up pops a new...

Honing The Competitive Edge At McLaren

PAUL HARRIS MANAGING DIRECTOR — ASIA PACIFIC, MCLAREN AUTOMOTIVE"2023 was an inspiring year at McLaren as our business operations continued to focus on quality and delivering excellence.  Against this backdrop, the...
philipp von Hirschheydt, Continental, UX

Riding In Tomorrow’s Cars

AS car companies head towards a yet-to-be-determined autonomous future, the preparations are nevertheless charging forward at speed. Tomorrow’s traffic should be free-flowing with none of that start-stop movement that consumes...