Still Dare To Dream?
"PIPE DREAMS!"
That was the succinct response from a veteran football commentator when asked about the latest desire to send Singapore to the FIFA World Cup.
That was probably the most...
Seeing Stars
The Michelin Guide rolls into town bringing with it that delicious mix of choice restaurant cuts and heady gossip about who should have grabbed a star. By Kannan Chandran
At...
Datuk Ramli Ibrahim’s Odissi Odyssey
THE highly decorated Malaysian dancer, Datuk Ramli Ibrahim, has been working the stage for more than four decades.
His Sutra Foundation is presenting Jaya Ram at the Esplanade on 28...
In Search Of Cures
The advent of Artificial Intelligence has helped in the discovery of new approaches to treating previously hard-to-cure diseases. Jerome Boyd-Kirkup, PhD talks about the opportunities he sees in the...
In Safe Hands
“BORED?”
I asked Mom who has been staying home together with me even before the Heightened Alert Phase in Singapore was announced last Friday. With the amount of B1617 COVID-19...
Ransomware — The Line Between Crime And Terror
THE RECENT ransomware infections, “WannaCry” and “Petya”, are a worrying trend for the world as they could be precursors of something more ominous.
Like WannaCry, Petya spread quickly through networks that...
NASA’s Vulcanologist From Ipanema
SPACE is tempting mankind to venture into the bleak void again.
On the 50thanniversary of the Apollo 11 mission that put a man on the Moon, interest in putting...
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...
Are You Afraid Of Clowns?
They used to make you laugh and announce the arrival of the circus. But today’s clowns can also make you wet your pants.
They are supposed to make you laugh.
Clowns,...
Election Over…What’s Next?
GE2020 had enough drama in the lead up to the event to make it a memorable election.
Here is a sampling.
The large number of members of parliament retiring — more...