TR EMERITUS

(20 Aug) - 8 years ago, I came to Singapore to pursue my undergraduate studies at the National University of Singapore (NUS), a decision that would later lead me to continue working —and more importantly, living — in Singapore. During my time at NUS, all undergraduates had to take up Singapore Studies, a compulsory module... 

China’s stock market roller coaster: The lesson from Mao Zedong that Beijing is forgetting (Photo: Kevin Lee/Getty Images) Mao Zedong, who led the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to victory against impossible odds in 1949, is known mostly as a ruthless dictator. But he was also a brilliant military strategist who developed a... 

AUGUST 16 — I made a mistake. Last week, when I shared how our city is a lot older than the 50 years we celebrated on August 9 — I left out a crucial word: too. This is something worth celebrating too. Because it would seem some (fortunately, a minority) of my countrymen are literal-minded or maybe they don’t read beyond...