If even Marie Kondo can surrender, can we trust any modern day gurus offering life-changing magic?
The cult of cleaning’s leader has given up on tidying - a lesson for all who follow influencers.
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Kin-keeping: The invisible work women do (and why men should care)
The writer says we should share the unseen mental load that goes into managing a household so that there can be gender parity at home.
When work, private life mix: Kishida criticised over son’s shopping trip on duty
The Japanese Prime Minister named his eldest son as one of his executive secretaries in October 2022, with an eye to groom him as his successor.
Sembcorp opens S-E Asia’s largest energy storage system on Jurong Island to boost solar power supply
Made up of more than 800 large-scale battery units that can be individually moved and installed, the system stores excess solar energy generated in the day to be used at times of…
Malaysia’s housing debate takes racial turn after government plan to consult Singapore’s HDB
This latest political spat has underscored how PM Anwar, despite having a two-thirds parliamentary majority, is forced to confront race and religion rhetoric from an entirely…
Sakura forecast: Here’s where and when to see the cherry blossoms in Japan
The earliest flowering will take place in the capital Tokyo on March 21, with its full bloom on March 29, according to the JMC’s second forecast on Jan 26.
The rocky road to raising low-end pay scales
The roll-out of the Progressive Wage Model spells great promise, but also challenges.
Why Indian billionaires may not be good news for Modi
A growing income inequality could be a problem as battle lines are formed ahead of the next election.
Heavier Russian attacks suggest opening moves of new offensive, Ukraine says
“Russia really wants some kind of big revanche,” Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said earlier this week, “I think it has started.”
S’pore teen detained under ISA planned to declare caliphate on Coney Island, bomb army camp
The authorities said that he is believed to have acted alone and had not radicalised others.