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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...
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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...
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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...

In Search Of Greater Retirement Returns

THE IMPENDING 3Q launch of Lu International in Singapore is a highly significant development. A subsidiary of the largest online wealth management platform in China, Lufax (Lujiazui International Financial Asset Exchange)...

You Are … Then You Aren’t … What Then?

PHILOSOPHERS have long queried how the role of attachments and detachment form a constant series of overlapping conundrums that plague us from birth to death. Where lies the answer...
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The Art Of Charlie Chan Hock Chye Wins Big

WE HAVE what it takes for Singaporeans to make it on the global stage on their own steam. Joseph Schooling did it, winning gold at the Olympics. And now Sonny Liew has done...

ETFs — Bucking The Trend For Want Of A Quick Buck

IS SOMETHING amiss with Exchange-Traded Funds  funds (ETFs) in Singapore? They seem to have lost their lustre in the Singapore bourse. Many continue to be delisted this year for a variety...

Listen & Learn — Some Good Advice Shared

A FEW words of advice can trigger a change in attitude, or unlock an idea that could steer one’s life or career in a new direction. In the launch of...