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…
The brilliance of Eco-Link @ BKE
Singapore has made four decisions which have enriched the country, the importance of which some…
When will there be another golden age for the Singapore night life?
My interest in the nightclub scene started when I was a free-lancer writer for Fanfare magazine in…
Revival of Toyota Celica? Tired of making cars that look like containers
Toyota may revive the Celica. Interesting news for car buffs who were admirers of this…
Post-PE2023: There is public space for Ng Kok Song, George Goh and, of course, Tan Kin Lian
After the Presidential Election of 2011, at least two of the three candidates who lost…
No reason why Kwong Shin and Jamco cannot hold their own against Owndays
A CNA story on three long-running family optical shops triggered this column - for two…
Far East Shopping Centre: We will miss Shashlik’s Borsch soup
The rejuvenation of Orchard Road is picking up momentum. The action is now at a…
Taylor Swift and Singapore: Tailor-made for each other
Now, they want to study Taylor Swift. Not since the Beatles and Bob Dylan have…