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Nations are no longer driving globalization- cities are

Urbanization has already declared itself the mega-trend of the 21st century, with half the world’s…

May 3, 20138 min

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Hazy issues cast a pall yet again

The Indonesian economy continues to do well, attracting Singapore investors to look southwards. Yet there…

April 29, 20135 min

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The coming culture contest

Signs are that questions of culture are returning to Singapore, albeit differently. The Government is…

April 11, 20137 min

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Japanese companies must adapt to a changed Asia

Japanese interest in South and Southeast Asia is surging for both economic and political reasons.…

April 11, 20134 min

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What makes a S’porean? A debate returns

Debate has returned, for both the Government and citizens, about what it means to be…

April 8, 20136 min

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The 4Rs our Singapore Conversation needs

In the midst of our Singapore Conversation, the debates on the Population White Paper and…

March 22, 20135 min

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Does Sabah merit ASEAN’s attention?

The ongoing conflict in Sabah at first seemed something of a farce when followers of…

March 18, 20135 min

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The False Divide

The projections in the Government’s White Paper have raised concerns among Singaporeans, in particular the…

February 25, 20135 min

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Reframe the Great Population Conversation

Controversy followed the Government’s White Paper on Population, from its introduction to the last day…

February 21, 20137 min

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What Asians hope Abe will say to Obama

Japan’s newly elected Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made his first overseas visit to South-east Asian…

February 14, 20135 min

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Legal process, political mess?

The legal process begun by the Philippines to challenge claims by China to the South…

January 28, 20135 min

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The right balance

Everyone’s pivoting to Asia, even Asians. After the Barack Obama administration’s rebalancing and Australia’s white-paper…

January 23, 20135 min