Empty Stores And Shopping Bags
IN DOING my regular shopping mall surveys, my hopes were up in November and December 2019 that the shopping crowds may have improved, such that year-on-year performance of retail...
Advice From Entrepreneurs For Those Planning To Start A Business
WHAT drives you to start your own business?
From the comfort of a well-paying position to the uncertainty of starting something and building it up with no assurances that it...
What Really Ails the Singapore Stock Market?
IN February 2019, Bloomberg news published a News Analysis describing the Singapore stock market as “incredibly shrinking’’, citing the rising number of privatisations and delistings versus the small number...
ammakase Serves A New Style Of Indian Food
WHILE Indian cuisine is generally divided into North and South, each with its own distinctive flavours and spice intensities, that is just too much of an over-simplification for the...
Law Firms Prepare For The Post-Pandemic Era
AS THE Circuit Breaker measures continue, with some cautious optimism about when it may be lifted, many businesses are nevertheless resigned to the fact that they may have to...
2023: What’s Your Strategy?
IN a conversation that looked optimistically towards the new year, the WED WEB CHAT — 2023: What’s Your Strategy? also had several clouds of uncertainty about what to expect.
Talent...
What Now Hong Kong?
AFTER weeks of protests, some peaceful, others less so, Hong Kong is still in an unsettled state.
Businesses are concerned about lost revenue as a result of demonstrators turning violent,...
Zakir Hussain — Let The Music Flow Like A River
FRESH from collecting his Kyoto Prize for his contribution to international music, tabla maestro Zakir Hussain presses on with his latest effort, Triveni, a sell-out performance at the Esplanade Concert...
Knowledge Lights The Way In Dark Times
Dr Tan Bee Wan, Executive Chairman of Integrative Learning Corporation, reinforces the need for education and training to take us through challenging times.
Coming out of a pandemic, and into...
3 Key Commitments Of The Dalai Lama
THE wisdom and peace-loving ways of the Dalai Lama have developed a strong following globally. His recent tour of the US brought him to Alabama, during Human Rights Week,...