Raising the Bar
By: Derwin Pereira On the 60th anniversary of Singapore’s improbable independence, the thought comes to mind: What has…
Battle of Narratives in Cold War 2.0
By Derwin Pereira Power transitions involve both material and ideational change, the latter in the form of discursive…
Watch out for xenophobia
The philosopher George Santayana’s warning, that “those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it”, is…
Foreigners must value Singapore
Singapore needs foreigners. You know it, I know it, and they (I mean, foreigners) know it. This country’s…
Decline of The Straits Times
It cannot but be a professional shame when a national newspaper ceases to reflect the spirit of 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…
Singapore icon of the changing skies
If Singapore Airlines (SIA) is synonymous with Singapore, there is a good reason: Each reflects the other perfectly…