Mixed Grains And Mixed Messages — NDR 2017
TO THE detached observer, this year's National Day Rally (NDR) Message seemed less prime ministerial than usual.
In 2015 and 2016, the NDR messages by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong broached...
2 Pills To Solve The Orchard Road Ills
IT IS no longer a surprise to see large clusters of vacant shops in malls all over Singapore.
The retail sales index has shown declines in 27 out of the past...
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...
Usain Bolt’s Historic Run
IF EVER there was a story that was too good to be true, it would be the tale of the Jamaican lightning Bolt.
Usain Bolt just made it seem so...
Demystifying Bitcoin And Its Intentions
IT CAN be hard to wrap your head around the spectacular rise in value of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple.
The emergence of cryptocurrency can be partly attributed to...
Leaders Don’t Drift Off Between Sunset And Sunrise
EVERY individual, every business, every organisation, every country finds itself drifting from time to time.
Working hard is tiring. When the rewards of hard work flow in it is reasonable to...
The Safety Video Selling Singapore
AN AIRLINE safety video without a plane in sight is not an entirely novel idea.
Virgin America had a version with a dance routine in 2013, getting more than six million views...
Armenia Mining For Future Riches
A TROUBLED past, a difficult present, but a brighter future lies ahead for Armenia. This is the belief of its Vice Prime Minister, Vardan Ayvazyan.
Armenia is looking east for inspiration.
The...
Giving Wonder Boy His Break
MANY memories live on, but just in our minds. Seldom do we get the opportunity to see them realised in a more permanent form.
An encounter with Dick Lee in August...
Riding The Cryptocurrency Current
MONEY typically has three main functions:
A medium of exchange;
A store of value; and
Unit of account.
How do these work together?
Say you go to your local grocery shop to buy a...