Numbers, sometimes, tell the best stories – whether they are about foreign policy, trade or the economy in general. These latest tables published by the Singapore Department of Statistics reveal that the United States and Japan are the biggest foreign…
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What is a Melayu? A common mistake is to view Malayness by ancestry. I have discussed this issue several times. A Melayu is not based on genetics. It is a nation. This nation is defined by language, culture and Islam….
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*this post is partially inspired by people linking an act of human kindness which should be celebrated when Singaporeans lifted a lorry to save a man trapped underneath, to the sg50 spirit, whatever that means (so if the incident happened…
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The Chinese are a proud people. Engage them in a conversation about Chinese identity and they’ll invariably point out a 5,000-year-old civilisation that is the only one to have survived the test of time. They’ll cite a long list of…
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It ain’t easy being Singaporean. Your life is run by a series of acronyms like ERP, COE, CPF, PSLE, NS, PMS; you have to endure the relentless tropical heat; you have nothing to read butThe Straits Times; your national culture…
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