Tony Tapir and Patricia Chew

Children’s Books With Real-World Issues

EVERYONE has a story or few forming in their heads. For most, they will never get past the formative stages, eventually being locked away, fading even from recall. Patricia Chew...
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Tough And Plush Land Rover Defender

THE NEW Land Rover Defender fits too snugly with the likes of the Discovery to be even remotely mistaken for its original dating back to the late 1940s. While it’s...
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More Screen Time In The NEUE KLASSE Of BMW Cars

IN keeping with the basics of motoring, BMW is emphasising a core element of driving: Keep your eyes on the road and your hands on the wheel. At least...

Raise The Roof For The BMW 430i Convertible

THE BMW convertibles generally strike a good pose with their top up or down. With the top down, the slim profile of the car is accentuated by the shaped metal...
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Why Are We Losing Our Memories?

THE expressions on the faces above say it all. In the journey back to the days of our youth, before the time of Internet and social media, we were able...
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Will New Taxi Fares Bring New Customers?

Competition, complaints, changes, and even government intervention has caused a bit of a shake up in the transport sector in the last year. On 29 March, ride-hailing app Grab will...
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Are You Living A Full Life?

HEALTH and wealth tend to pop up a lot in discussions about lifespans and longevity. While reaching a ripe old age is viewed as a blessing to some, there are...
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Budget 2020 — 4. What Helping Groups Say

EDUCATION and help for the less fortunate are key factors in the push forward as a society, through challenging times. But for groups that help — be they charity...

Wash Or Wipe? Let’s Get To The Bottom Of It

OVER Sunday brunch with a friend whose system is irritated by spicy food, the talk gravitated, as it must, towards the use of a bidet instead of toilet paper. Must...
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A Bitcoin Bubble Forming?

THE RISE the cryptocurrency has been driven by heavy demand and limited supply. In particular, there has apparently been burgeoning demand for Bitcoin from Japanese investors as well as institutional investors. Such...