Samsui Woman: Leave the mural AND wall alone
The Urban Redevelopment Authority seemed eager to please as many people as it could in…
Whether you’re Joe Biden, 81, or a cabby, 73, know when to call it a day
Let's talk about elderly men this week. I just want to take two seemingly unrelated…
Town councils report: Win-win for the Workers’ Party
Singapore politics seemed to have crossed a milestone last week. Town council (mis)management may no…
Lawrence Wong’s walkabouts: Be PM for all, including Workers’ Party wards and leaders in the programme
And so Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has started his walkabout, Ã la LKY, GCT and…
English language: What can Singapore offer Malaysia? Kosong
Does Malaysia need Singapore to help teach its students English? By implication, has there been…
Cheo Chai Chen: Missed opportunity for Chiam-led SDP
Cheo Chai Chen, 73, who just died, was part of a very promising phase of…
Lawrence Wong should step out of Lee Hsien Loong’s shadow
There are many things up in the air as Singapore transitions from the "Lee Hsien…
Challenges to Singapore in the real post-Lee Kuan Yew era
I started writing for TheIndependent.SG in 2013. The social media news platform, which made its…
Kwek Leng Beng’s love affair with hotels, including Trump’s Plaza
Kwek Leng Beng is part of a vanishing species. Not many local business scions have…
The pandemic curveball undid Heng Swee Keat
Life is full of curveballs. A really gigantic one came in the path of Singapore's…