Vision Quest And Finding Purpose In Life
EVER since I was an undergraduate in Oklahoma during the mid-1970s, I have been fascinated by the ways of the Native Americans and sought acquaintances with members of the...
Fake News: Teaching Before Blindly Punishing?
EARLIER this month, Sri Lanka restricted access to the internet and blocked Facebook in the wake of communal violence in the multi-ethnic Kandy district of the country. A number of...
TPG’s Gift Has Byte
TPG TELECOM comes bearing gifts for Singapore’s seniors.
The Sydney-based telco announced this week that it will be targeting senior citizens aged 65 years and above when it launches its...
Active Rise Of Passive Investments
THE WORLD'S central bank has paved the way for more scrutiny on the impact of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on stock markets. This, however, will not slow down the ETF juggernaut...
Family Planning — Cause And Effect
Family planning has gone full circle in Singapore since the early decades of independence.
Some of the seeds for encouraging smaller families were articulated by the late Prime Minister Lee...
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...