A Different Sort Of Fishing Tale
THE RECENT Budget announcement pointed to the need for more funds to support infrastructure development in Singapore in the years to come.
Singapore’s progress has been hugely impressive since independence and...
Carbon Tax — Seeds For A New Exchange
A DISPROPORTIONATE 0.02% of Singapore’s 140,000 businesses are responsible for 80% of Singapore’s greenhouse gas emissions.
The rational course of action would be to enforce surgical measures on these...
Actor Kamal Haasan — Poetic In Politics
ANOTHER actor turns politician, with Padma Bhushan Kamal Haasan launching his new party, Makkal Needhi Maiam in Tamil Nadu.
The Tamil film industry maverick has had a long career of...
Time To Budget For An End To Debt Slavery
THE REPORTING on Budget 2018 in the mainstream media is a good example of why alternative media is essential in today’s media landscape.
You would be hard pressed to find...
Why Does Malaysia’s EPF Pay A Better Return Than The CPF?
MALAYSIA'S Employees Provident Fund (EPF) paid a 6.9% dividend for 2017 recently.
That immediately refocused attention on the 2.5% that is typically doled out by the Singapore Central Provident Fund...
7 Danger Signals About Your Digital Valentine
WHETHER you're lucky or desperate in love, you're likely to be messed up in the heart and head. A perfect opportunity for love scammers to go a hunting with...
Should We Reprogram Our AI Programs?
HUMANS have survived thus far by being alert and adaptable.
Through the arrival of each increasingly sophisticated form of communication, through exposées of false beliefs, discovery of the universe, scientific and...
The Yard Closes And Another Icon Is Gone
CREATURES of habit and journalists who quenched their creative thirsts at The Yard English Pub will rue its passing when it closes the doors for the last time today.
For...
Too Early To Celebrate The Residential Market Recovery?
WHILE the property price index is on the rise, and en bloc sale frenzy continues to be the hot topic, the figures don't make sense as underlying issues point...
WEF and Equality — On The Same Stage?
THE World Economic Forum states as its mission that it is “committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to...