How Salman Rushdie’s ‘Midnight’s Children’ changed my life
The understanding that the politics of division goes way beyond an individual's life, but affects it nonetheless.
Is the US equipped to be a global climate change leader?
The US remains the biggest single cause of the problem since the start of the industrial revolution nearly two centuries ago.
I caught Covid-19 when it was no longer fashionable, sympathy was in short supply
As 60 per cent of Singaporeans know by now, the virus is no fun, says writer John Lui.
Time to take more flexible approach to sick leave
Trust between bosses and staff is needed for an honour-based sick leave to cover all illnesses.
The danger of climate ‘doomerism’
Doomsayers proclaiming climate change as unstoppable are dangerous because they suggest that doing something about it is hopeless.
Sporting Life: In a gift of shoes, a Games finds soul
The history of shoes in sport is more complicated than style, colour, fit and carbon-fibre plates.
Days of British Parliament as effective govt are numbered
After Mrs Margaret Thatcher was overthrown by her own party members in 1990, no British political leader has emerged to reverse the secular decline.
Sports tourism meeting people’s diverse needs
The success of the Beijing Winter Olympics in promoting winter sports has led to the dramatic increase in the demand for sports tourism and the gradual but steady integration of…
The HIV response is in danger—the promise of ending AIDS is under threat
Although affordable treatments are available to prevent most AIDS-related deaths, 650 000 people died of AIDS-related illnesses in 2021.
Oppenheimer, the Gita and a duty that Christopher Nolan owes Asia
The acclaimed film-maker should be mindful that his movie on the ‘father of the atomic bomb’ is coming out when the world is in a peculiar churn.