Decline of The Straits Times
It cannot but be a professional shame when a national newspaper ceases to reflect the spirit of the…
Indonesia in presidential mood
Indonesia is in a presidential mood. That is to say, citizens are enthused by the idea of looming…
Taiwan does not need war
It is worrying that Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu has declared that he is preparing for the possibility…
Twenty good fellows
The recently concluded Group of 20 (G20) summit held in India was a diplomatic success. The meeting adopted…
City and Kingdom: America and China in Asia
China’s established return to the hierarchy of great powers raises questions about cosmology and international relations. In the…
Lee Kuan Yew’s Singapore at the centenary of his birth
When he rose like a comet in the political sky in the 1950s, he was Singapore’s Lee Kuan…
The mentors who made me
STANDING in my early 30s in the Istana in front of Mr Lee Kuan Yew, dressed in his…
Do they really know Joe Biden?
One of the perils of America’s prominence in global affa irs is that it affects the psyche of…
Opportunity for Anwar to burnish his credentials
The Malaysian government has decided to take over the troubled firm, Boustead Naval Shipyard (BNS), to complete the…
Are you lonely?
I am writing this in Tokyo. It is a city made for eyes, particularly at night, when the…
My parents, your parents, our parents
My parents will be celebrating 63 years of marriage next month. That coming milestone made me think. What…