How did the sports boss get it so wrong?
By Tan Bah Bah
The failure of Ng Ser Miang to win the presidency of the International Olympic Committee, the most powerful position in international...
Why SIA is desperate for a deal
Singapore Airlines' third stab at the Indian market by joining hands with a partner to start an airline there shows how desperate it is in...
Watch the ships for signs of the economy
By Thusitha de Silva
With another economic malaise hovering over the horizon, what are we in for? Repeat of earlier crises or just a correction?
Contrary...
What Singapore did right — and wrong — in health care
By PN Balji
Editor, The Independent Singapore
MediShield Life is a step in the right direction offering the hope that all Singaporeans will enjoy some minimum...
Why the Chinese speak loudly
By Pauline D Loh
Managing editor, Sunday/Features/Food, China Daily
Crowds in China cannot be ignored. And according to some legal definitions, three people will make a...
More awards for Ilo Ilo
Hello, hello! Ilo Ilo just bagged three more awards. The first Singapore film to win the Camera d'Or prize at the 2013 Cannes film...
Ilo Ilo: A warm and sincere film
By Zafar Anjum
In mid-June 2011 when I was attending a screenplay writing residency in Singapore, I thought I was working on a unique project....
Confessions of an author
By Zafar Anjum
It is said that when success comes late in life it tastes bitter. It was said about the Polish film director and...
Hazel Poa stepping down as NSP secretary-general
By Kumaran Pillai
Hazel Poa is stepping down as secretary general of the National Solidarity Party (NSP). She has been suffering from stress-related ailments for...
Bernard Harrison interview (Part 2): When a rebel clashed with a civil servant...
By PN Balji
Editor, The Independent Singapore
“Zoo Man” Bernard Harrison talks about why he left the Singapore Zoo and why Singapore is lacking in creativity....