Riots: Thai capital burns again
In 2006, then in 2010, and now again, the political turmoil in Thailand seems no…
Campaign: For chocolate free of child-slavery!
Strong advocacy and awareness campaigns have resulted in sales of shark's fin falling sharply in…
History: From night-soil buckets to World Toilet Day
A trip down the memory lane to a lesser known fact of life in Singapore,…
Palm oil giant Wilmar caves to public pressure, commits to end forest destruction
Jakarta, Wilmar International, the world's largest palm oil trader today announced a No Deforestation Policy in…
Mural mural on the wall
By Thomas Fann In the same week that Super Typhoon Haiyan slammed into the Philippines,…
The case for selling US Treasuries
By Charles Tan [caption id="attachment_2465" align="aligncenter" width="632"] Source[/caption] Last week’s anti-climactic resolution to the US…
China's air, Singapore's benefit
By Pauline D. Loh in Beijing On a good day, you can see a clear…
The End of the US Shutdown (and How it Could Still Affect Us)
So, this week the US avoided a historic default on their debt, with US President…
Winners and losers in Umno polls
By The Malaysian Insider The Umno elections are over, and here are the winners and…
Singapore Day in Sydney, attended by DPM Teo, slammed for ban on whites
Singapore Day organizers in Sydney were accused of racism after Caucasians were allegedly barred from…