Commentary: It’s a shame redeeming SingapoRediscovers vouchers can be such a hassle

The Singapore tourism vouchers should be easy to use to encourage more to redeem, but there are many hoops to hop through, ...

Commentary: Why Singapore’s travel restrictions will keep changing for a while more

From the on-off Singapore-Hong Kong travel bubble to the simultaneous tightening and loosening of rules depending on travel ...

Commentary: That Gojek and Tokopedia merger should have happened a long time ago

If two of Indonesia’s most valuable tech companies come together, they can take on bigger rivals. The question is whether this ...

Commentary: Gulf between Apple patrons and PC users just got wider

The introduction of the New iMac moves the tech giant one step closer to an ambitious goal, says SUSS’ Dr Vanessa Liu and Dr ...

Commentary: Why employers should cover WFH expenses

To attract and retain talent in this post-COVID world of work, employers should seriously consider reimbursing remote workers’ ...

Commentary: Why is former Chinese premier Wen Jiabao’s eulogy about his mother being censored?

Chinese censors may have deemed the Macau Herald article to be an unacceptable, scalding criticism of President Xi Jinping and ...

Commentary: Joe Biden is reshaping America and the world in his image

US President Joe Biden’s early foreign policy offers promise, showing discipline, a focus on Asia and pressing issues on ...

Commentary: Malaysia’s prospects for economic recovery remain bright, but not everyone may be lifted

Barring failures to contain potential COVID-19 waves, Malaysia’s economy and labour market look poised to recover, says a ...

Commentary: Submariners face huge challenges underwater - where there's no margin for error

Dealing with 12 hours a day on watch and the need for high operational readiness, submariners have a hazardous career, says ...

Commentary: To everyone’s relief, US is back in the driver’s seat on climate change

The summit proved to the world that the Biden administration is intent on tackling climate change, says the Energy Studies ...

Commentary: Airlines have little choice but to not be airlines for a few years

AirAsia and Singapore Airlines are already blazing a trail on how to do just that while flying remains in cold storage for ...

Commentary: India made distinctive, disastrous errors that led to a COVID-19 crisis

Narendra Modi is not the first world leader to suffer the consequences for acting too slowly – or declaring victory too early, ...

Commentary: Grappling with the sadness and outrage triggered by school mergers

Getting over the change for school alumni can be hard. But the biggest challenge may be for kids studying in those schools ...

Commentary: Why shopping hours in some Orchard Road malls and retailers are changing

Retailers like Takashimaya are not only cutting costs, they’re preparing for a click-and-mortar future, say NUS Institute of ...

Commentary: Why were we shocked by the breakaway Super League? Football’s been dying for a while

Many have come out to denounce the newly announced European Super League as greedy and ambitious, but their hands are not ...

Commentary: Reducing household water consumption starts with the toilet bowl

The largest amount of water in a household is wasted in the toilet and this has increased since more of us stay at home. It’s ...

Commentary: Singapore’s streets are comparatively safe, but women still face sexual danger

The streets of Singapore may be safer for women than the streets of London – where Sarah Everard was kidnapped and murdered.

Commentary: Why crowds will keep heading to the cemeteries and columbaria during Qing Ming

Every year, Chinese Singaporeans engage in a frenzy of tomb-sweeping, offering-making and effigy-burning. Qing Ming means more ...

Commentary: How did India go from exporting vaccines to reeling from COVID-19?

With more than 300,000 new cases a day and the death toll evidently much higher than reported, India is no one’s idea of a ...

Commentary: China’s foreign loans, as a recent study shows, is full of ‘Chinese characteristics’

China’s lending has been secretive, with clauses to protect political interests and subject disputes to Chinese law. These ...

Commentary: Challenging task ahead for 4G leaders to resolve succession question, as pace of transition weighs heavy

While COVID-19 has delayed succession, the 4G leaders should now consider how other candidates fare domestically and ...