Opinion

Amid the doom and gloom, complaints, and grumbles, this week could be a week for us to take a break from bad news to remember the good stuff and be grateful. With this in mind, I am starting this...

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong should focus on navigating his country through the stormy sea of hostility between the US and China. He should not spend too much effort on the lesser quarrel over the house of his...

Just 58 years of independence and already two of our foreign ministers – one current and one former - are starting to get sloppy about their history and international politics. This is ridiculous. I congratulate two of our battle-hardened...

By Peter A. Coclanis In a recent opinion piece in the Singapore Straits Times, associate editor Chua Mui Hoong captured some of the downsides of Singapore’s remarkable economic success over time.  Such success, she argued, has been underpinned, reinforced, and...

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (PM Lee) recently took to social media to reminisce about the unity Singaporeans displayed over the Covid-19 pandemic. In his post, PM Lee released a video that showcased frontline workers being invited to witness the...

Michelle Yeoh’s winning of the Best Actress Oscar for her role in Everything Everywhere All At Once this year capped a remarkable journey started in 2001 by Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. And the universe linking the two giant films...

According to reports, Singapore Airlines (SIA) has been accused of discrimination and has apparently issued a partial refund on the basis of such allegations. The airline, arguably Singapore's most famous international brand, has also issued an apology for the...

With Lee Hsien Yang having left the country after saying he would consider running in this year’s Presidential Election, the guessing game now switches to other contenders. Singaporeans had a taste of their ability to exercise their power to...

READ TO ME by Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss Guaranteeing secrecy of your vote is imperative for free and fair elections. Towards this end, for general and presidential elections, Singapore’s Elections Department (ELD) requires all authorised personnel to make an Oath of Secrecy before...

This week, we saw the resurgence of a matter that the public thought was finished – the Oxley Road Saga and the roles that the brother of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (PM Lee), Lee Hsien Yang (LHY) and...