If you think this picture of Kim and Xi is surreal, here’s why: a.) This is probably the first in a long time a North Korean boss has a picture taken with another world leader b.) Kim doesn’t often pose for photographs. If...
Author - Benjamin Chiang
First some facts, to scare you into sticking to a healthy regime: One in two Singaporeans aged above 65 is at risk of having a severe disability. Disability was responsible for 54% of the total burden of disease and injury in...
In the early days when Singapore was under new PAP management, the leadership was very, very concerned with how the city looked like. It is for this reason that the roads towards Changi Airport are lined with flowers and palms...
Although the employment market is set to improve next year, the MAS advised Singaporeans to remain prudent. This is because wages are unlikely to increase rapidly as existing slack in the market will take time to be absorbed. The...
Imagine this is the 22nd of November 1954. You’re the PAP and you have just been voted into power. The island badly organised, a mishmash of slums, there is over-population, unemployment, housing shortage and racial tensions...
This is a map of South East Asia. We ought to be familiar with it, we live in its backyard after all. We go for holidays in some, hire our domestic helpers from another, go to a few of these places for cheap deals and spend a...
Have you ever wondered why you can sometimes drive faster than an ambulance? Or why does an emergency vehicle, with sirens blaring and lights flashing patiently waits at the red light for the green to come on? That’s because...
Indonesia wants WhatsApp messenger to remove obscene GIF images removed or face censure. Semuel Pangerapan, a director general at Indonesia’s communications and informatics ministry, said WhatsApp would be blocked within 48...
To answer this question swiftly, we compiled a small table on the different ways some countries approach labour welfare. You will notice that some countries have zero paid maternity leave, public holidays and even medical...