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Nights At The Races

THE return of Formula 1 racing to Singapore’s streets also sees the return of lights, sounds and activity that will inject some life into an otherwise foregone conclusion. With Max...
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Prepare To Be Patient When Travelling

TRAVEL is supposed to free your mind. Let you explore the world. And we used to enjoy jetting off on a whim for a long weekend or an extended...
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The Perils Of Populism

IN both of the previous Global Trends reports, Paradoxes of Progress and A More Contested World, the National Intelligence Council highlights front-and-centre that perhaps one of the greatest threats to Western countries...

Who Will Feed Singapore?

BEING small has its challenges. It sometimes means having to make decisions that will result in depending on others for crucial support.  Singapore’s leaders have long bemoaned Singapore’s vulnerability on...
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10 Job Skills You’ll Need

RISING retrenchments and an unemployment rate that is creeping upwards in Singapore must be making many nervous about what lies ahead. Manpower Minister Josephine Teo tried to explain this against...

More Of The Same In 2022?

AS another COVID-19 year draws to an end, we can look forward to...more of the same?! What will 2022 bring our way? There are still dark clouds on the horizon, and...
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Flapping Into Tortuous Existence

WITH my spying glass, I uncovered that Ben Kelly is potentially the focal point that threads together punk designer Dame Vivienne Westwood and Off-White Founder and CEO Virgil...
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Moving Art Along — NPE Art Residency

THE NPE Art Residency is in the habit of quietly nurturing art. The underground operation, only known via word of mouth, was founded by Daryl Goh in the National Photo...
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Future Leaders Should Not Have A Closed Mind

In the WED WEB CHAT — Men Of Words, Singapore's media veterans PN Balji and Woon Tai Ho talk about the media scene, the state of the nation, and...
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Ill-fitting Customer Service

DO people have to be trained in everything they do? At which point does common sense and simple helpfulness kick in? Or, in this instance, why didn’t it kick in? I...