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Still A Great Way To Fly?

IT looks like a dream sequence in a low-budget superhero flick shot in slow motion.  Unmasked people — luggage in hand — floating between buildings and across water, turning somersaults,...
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Aru Reflects The Mood Of Tokyo

STUCK in his apartment in Tokyo due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, composer and producer Shintaro Haioka resorted to making music. Longing for a return to normalcy, he tapped into...
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Farming: The Next Big Thing

THE aim is to produce 30% of Singapore’s food needs by 2030. But is that a tall order? How will farmers attract young talent to join the trade? During the COVID-19...
Christina Dean

Fashion Sense And Sustainability

CAN a stitch in time save nine for the fashion industry? Christina Dean, the founder of Redress and The R Collective, argues that sustainability is for every pocket. But she feels...
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Plug And Play

AS we get further along the electric road, the cars will start to look and drive better. The process has already begun. From the early days of glorified golf carts...
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Time To Dip Your Toes Into Crypto

THE digital realm is an enabler for the masses. And this is a scary proposition for the few who hold the reins of power. Change and disruption have been sweeping through...
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Peranakan Culture On The Uptrend

As expected, the chatter was lively as the Peranakans in the virtual discussion contributed their views on what it meant to be part of this richly diverse community. There was...
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Ramli Sarip Plays It Cool With New Album RASA

IT'S a tricky job straddling worlds. With one foot rooted in the world of rock music, Ramli Sarip has his other stepping into the Nusantara realm of Eastern mysticism, with...
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Who Will Take The Lead In Times Of Crisis?

PROGRESS is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. Every day, for the past several weeks and months, I’ve thought of these words from...

House Of Peranakan Curios

HE has spent a large proportion of his life actively keeping this heritage alive. But Alvin Mark Yapp, a true-blue Baba, avoids going overboard about his Peranakan heritage. His trick, he...