“In the West, they have a movement called wokeness, where you are super sensitive about other people that you become super sensitive about other people’s issues, and you become hypersensitive …
Despite his admiration for China following its economic reforms under paramount leader Deng Xiaoping in the 1980s, Mahbubani believes China is set to go through a “very difficult patch over …
Others, such as one by the Hainan Business Association in Shenzhen, detailed Wong’s personal interests and hobbies, such as guitar playing and riding motorbikes. Describing Wong as a “grass-roots leader”, …
“We will have to experiment, discover fresh solutions and blaze new paths. There will be voices that doubt our ability to go further. This scepticism has been with us since …
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Lawrence Wong was sworn in at the Istana on …
Though Lee was referring to Goh, he had echoed the same questions many Singaporeans at the time held about their new and relatively fresh-faced leader, who came with the added …
But word soon reached his then-boss, former permanent secretary Lim Siong Guan, who persuaded him to be “patient” and seize opportunities unavailable in the private sector. That advice proved invaluable …
“They are just a country of small island Karens with main character syndrome who literally think they have all the answers despite having zero perspective on the world. “Great chilli …
Singapore’s economy avoided a recession and expanded 1.2 per cent in 2023, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Sunday, warning however that geopolitical risks will weigh on next year’s …
The authorities are now going even further, with a “ Green Plan 2030” setting out how the transformation into a “City in Nature” is to be achieved by the end …