Opinion

Singaporeans obviously followed the Budget 2023 proceedings with more than the usual interest. If nothing else, they would want to know what the government will be doing to help them cope with the GST increases, among other things. There...

Hot on the heels of the Tin Pei Lin Grab saga, comes speculation that the wife of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Madam Ho Ching might become the next elected President of Singapore by virtue of being the most...

While Singaporeans are showering praise on prominent mathematician Li Shengwu for being awarded the prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship, Singapore's national broadsheet has maintained conspicuous silence and has failed to report on his achievement. Mr Li, an assistant professor of economics...

For the high-income expatriates, life is a piece of cake in Singapore when it comes to rental accommodation. Surprisingly, the low-income and down-and-out do not have it so bad either. The state takes care of them and helps them...

I got an unsolicited response in my LinkedIn box today from a former creative director of a large multinational agency who once worked with my dad. He said that he liked my old man because he treated his film...

This week, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong underlined that building resilience comes at a price, as he fleshed out Singapore’s Budget for 2023, whose theme is “Moving Forward in a New Era.” While he acknowledged that...

The PAP statement on the Tin Pei Ling fiasco has a damning line. “…the party did not object…,’’ the party said of its initial stand when the MP informed it of her plan to join Grab. PAP glossed over...

It is a million-dollar question on whether our children can afford to have a roof over their heads in the future. Party stalwarts of SDP and PSP voiced concerns about the ever-increasing property prices and how basic housing is becoming...

During a week when big issues were being discussed in Parliament - Keppel, HDB flats and SPH Media Trust – MacPherson MP Tin Pei Ling’s career path managed to hog the limelight. That was quite something. Why indeed? The whole...

The Chinese New Year period is a time for the family. This past week, the heartwarming but bittersweet story of a man who said that he searches for photos of his late grandmother on Google Maps every time he...