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Commentary: ASEAN – Putting a ‘human face’ to an economic community

By Chen Chen Lee and Shangari Kiruppalini The Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) held…

May 2, 20177 min

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Commentary: For better or worse, America still calls the shots

by Simon Tay Some had expected a confrontation over trade and other issues when US…

April 14, 20175 min

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Commentary: Why sustainability is key to keeping the haze away

By Simon Tay and Chen Chen Lee The skies over Singapore in the past 12…

April 3, 20176 min

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Commentary: The evolution of NS and its relevance to Singapore

By Nicholas Fang Today marks the 50th anniversary of the day National Service (NS) was…

March 14, 20175 min

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Commentary: What a greener budget means for business, society

BY LAU XIN YI Singapore’s Budget 2017 will be remembered for its strong emphasis on…

March 8, 20176 min

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Commentary: Grooming S’poreans to be global citizens who can thrive anywhere

By Nicholas Fang and Aaron Choo At the start of his Budget speech, Finance Minister…

February 27, 20175 min

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Commentary: Strategies for Singapore’s economic future

By Chia Siow Yue In Singapore, the Committee on the Future Economy (CFE) Report has…

February 23, 20175 min

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How Indonesia is stepping up fight against climate change

United States President-elect Donald Trump may have labelled climate change a hoax, but that has…

December 23, 20167 min

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Indonesia-Singapore retreat: Building trust on three issues

When Indonesia’s President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo meets Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong today, it…

November 15, 20167 min

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Diesel incentives for passenger cars must go

We thank Mr Danny Lim and Mr Paul Chan for their responses (“Diesel moves must…

October 21, 20162 min

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Driving a future without diesel

Government leaders from more than 60 countries have turned up the heat to combat climate…

October 12, 20166 min

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Why the EU and ASEAN Should Strengthen their Engagement

In the aftermath of Brexit and amid a series of other crises that the EU…

October 2, 20166 min