As if the global pandemic wasn't enough, 2020 appears to be quite an important year in global politics. First, Taiwan voted on its president - giving pro-independence Tsai Ing-wen her second term. Then Israel finally managed to form a unity government after two failed attempts in 2019. In
With the COVID-19 situation largely under control (hopefully no second waves around the corner) Singapore is heading to the polls on July 10. This post, however, is not going to be about the elections (only tangentially) but rather about the calm environment they are about to take place in. I
New Straits Times fired off two pieces in the past few days, again stirring the situation in bilateral relations between Malaysia and Singapore. First, the newspaper published a report from a talk about the water deals binding both countries, organized at University Kebangsaan Malaysia and then followed up with a
You might be forgiven for thinking that the latest barrage of accusations against Singapore's death penalty is just another fit thrown by a foreign NGO - as it has happened over many years. This time, however, it's a little bit different because the organization making these
I was in the midst of writing another post in an attempt to clarify many misconceptions people express in online comments about the application of Singapore's anti-fake news law when it dawned on me that there was one enormously more popular Pole who came up with a concept
The little city-state of Singapore is ahead of the curve yet again. As the world is debating how to deal with the growing threat of fake news, it has already devised and implemented a solution that appears to be both effective and remarkably transparent - making all the pundits decrying
Last year I published a highly popular article in which I explained why Mahathir must step down. It was no laughing matter then - the new Malaysian government kicked off its term with several controversial moves against its little neighbour, Singapore - threatening water deals that quench the city-state'
As the controversy over PMD ban continues, I have a few other observations to make as a result of it - about the government and about the public - and the underappreciation of innovation. I rarely (if ever) say a bad word about Singaporean authorities because they seem to avoid
Something truly amazing happened last Thursday (or so it seemed). Malaysian Prime Minister, Dr Mahathir Mohamad, announced approval for the Rail Transit System between Johor and Singapore. Malaysia, he said, would proceed with the project! However... ...it also requested it to be an LRT, not an MRT system, ostensibly to
Singapore's favourite "oppressed" child, Kirsten Han, published a response to many allegations circulating about her and her buddies. In it, she paints herself as a victim of state bullying and that her and her companions' words were taken out of context and manipulated to paint
Singapore's location, coupled with reasonable, friendly governance, has long attracted foreign business to the island. But, as it has grown in prosperity and importance, it has also brought lots of attention - not always welcome. And with increasingly tighter international interdependencies between countries around the globe, the pursuit
This may be my most controversial article yet (at least to some) - but precisely because it may be considered controversial, I believe it is important to publish it. So, let's begin with a both baffling and bold statement: LGBT supporters and their opponents are both right. Impossible?
