Primary Rights Of Passage
ONE of the biggest sighs of relief I’ve heard came from a young colleague whose daughter had just completed her Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE).
This is one of the...
In Your Ears
IT’S the oft heard story of a group of youths finding friendship and a shared passion that leads them into business.
For a group of church band buddies, the opportunity...
Making Good Mindful Decisions
IT took Norman New 20 years to get into a habit of meditating regularly, and that's thanks to COVID-19 and the circuit breaker which stopped him from making excuses...
Sand Is Becoming Scarce
SAND is our second-most important raw material after water.
It’s hard to believe but what seems to have always been thick on the ground has now become extremely scarce because...
ChatGPT — Don’t Believe Everything You Read
The recent video of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Microsoft’s billionaire co-founder Bill Gates answering questions generated by an AI chatbot, helped raise more noise about ChatGPT.
It was...
Chef Tomo’s Rise From Dishwasher To Restaurateur
ARMED with a degree in psychology, Tomoyuki Kiga eschewed the corporate life, opting instead to make the heat of the kitchen his preferred place.
The Culinary Director of GyuSan has...
Adapting To Shifting Tides In The Marine Sector
MANY see AI as a threat to blue-collar workers, and more recently generative AI seems to be worrying those in creative disciplines. While the long-term threat of replacement lingers,...
6 Dalai Lama Perspectives
DURING his visit to the US for the Interfaith Discussion, the Dalai Lama offered words of wisdom, as he is wont to. Listed below are some of the Dalai Lama’s...
Flight To Freedom – A Young Girl’s Escape From War
AFTER decades of keeping it bottled up, Kim Eng has decided to talk about her tumultuous tumble from a life of privilege to that of a war refugee.
Set in...
Learning On The Go
Education is in the air. In the air waves, in our homes, on our computers, in public spaces and in our schools and universities. There are many ways to...