Should Orchard Road Traffic Be Stopped?
ORCHARD Road started off as a site for nutmeg and fruit plantations and when the world changed, it repurposed itself into a shopping belt.
Now that shopping habits have changed, with...
I Hear And Listen To … The Silence
IN A noisy world, the value of silence is often lost on society.
From the noise of incessant chatter and motion, to the noise of images flickering endlessly, the monkeys in...
Causeway Jams — In A Pickle And A Bind
AHEAD of the Easter long weekend, people going into Malaysia via the road links will have to brace themselves for the perennial jams — both vehicular and human — at...
Is Healthy Eating, Unhealthy?
THE ONGOING quest for health and healthy eating could result in a negative reaction. Something to be nervous about...?
Psychiatrists have declared a new mental disorder — and why not, since...
Can Singapore Football Be Saved?
FOR ALL football’s popularity, so much about it has changed for the negative.
It has evolved from an innocent pastime into a devious monster grabbing for that golden cup of plenty.
Many...
The Unsettling Growing Wealth Disparity
SINGAPORE’S wealth is evident in the bulging pockets of some, but not reflected across society.
Credit Suisse Research Institute’s (CSRI) annual wealth report for 2016, released late last year, lists...
Negotiating Watery Depths
WHEN you want to make a point, you should make it with a big splash.
At least that’s how it is for Lewis Pugh, who literally dives into any challenges headlong....
It’s Never Too Late To Connect
TECHNOLOGY can be used to take us into the future, but can also help us today to bridge the chasm that divides the generations.
“I see no hope for the...
What Is Singapore Literature’s Story?
AT A time when reading usually means gawking at ‘shareable content’ on social media, books seem to have taken a back seat. Or have they?
In talking to authors and poets...
Big Data Is The New Balance Sheet
AT A recent conference at fintech hub Lattice80 in Singapore, one of the panels of industry practitioners discussed how Big Data can be transformed into meaningful data for financial companies.
To...