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
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?
Condescension in reports about Asia is nothing new in the Western world. But one is forced to recognize things are getting out of hand if articles published in one of Britain's leading magazines on global affairs keep prompting frequent rebuttals from Singapore's High Commissioner in the
