Time to seriously invest in social impact
During the past century, governments and charitable organisations have mounted massive efforts to address social problems such as poverty, lack of education and disease.
Commentary
For many, the shoebox fits
Even as criticism of “shoebox” condominiums continues unabated in Singapore and the number of such homes on the market here may have started to drop, the trend is heading in...
The problem with poor countries’ GDP
Even in good financial times, development aid budgets are hardly overflowing. Government leaders and donors must make hard decisions about where to focus their limited resources.
Let’s talk, but not only among ourselves
The adage goes that “it takes a village to raise a child”. In the public discussions so far focusing on education — organised by the Ministry of Education as part of the Our...
S’pore cannot afford to import M’sian politics
As a Singapore citizen, and student of politics and security, it was gravely troubling to witness the knock-on effect of the Malaysian general election on Singapore.
Uniting East and West, to treat diabetes
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is rooted in the philosophy of Taoism, which dates back more than 5,000 years.
Don’t blame democracy for rise of populists
Democracy is in trouble.
New PM must mend Pakistan’s fault lines
Nawaz Sharif is back. To critics, he is an unreformed right-winger, a conservative politician who allows his party to pander to the extremist Islamist fringe, an arrogant bully...
