Tag: Commentary
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Commentary: A US$2,000 iPhone gives Apple’s new CEO his Steve Jobs moment
Apple will need to spend a great deal of energy explaining the “why” of a foldable iPhone that costs at least US$2,000, says Bloomberg Opinion’s Dave Lee.
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Commentary: The changing face of terrorism 25 years after 9/11
Twenty-five years after the September 11 terror attacks, Singapore and the region face a rapidly evolving landscape of terrorism and extremism threats, says RSIS’ Kumar Ramakrishna.
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Commentary: You can’t shield kids from scary news – here’s what Sesame Street and other children’s shows did after 9/11
Rather than trying to shield children completely from disturbing events, adults can help them process what they’ve seen in honest, reassuring and age-appropriate ways, says this professor.
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Commentary: US ‘transshipment scam’ narrative raises troubling prospect of a purity test for Southeast Asia
If the US sees all trade as a potential scam, trading partners would do well to prepare for more tariffs, says Hinrich Foundation’s Deborah Elms.
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Commentary: To discuss ministerial salary increases, we need to start by being clear about opportunity costs
When too few capable leaders come forward, what Singapore loses in the long run cannot be easily remedied after the fact, says Christopher Gee from the Institute of Policy Studies.
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Commentary: Passing 1.5°C of global warming is cause for alarm, but not despair
Limiting global warming to 1.5°C was a wonderful aspiration for the world, but it was a long shot, says a professor.
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Commentary: Condo en bloc rules are changing, and neighbours will feel it first
Halving the time a collective sale committee has to collect signatures shortens the campaign but does nothing to soften it, says NUS law professor Gabriel Kor.
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Snap Insight: Political salaries review timely, but will it be enough to attract next generation of leaders?
There is also a cost to not attracting the talent needed to steer Singapore in more complicated times, says former Nominated Member of Parliament Nicholas Fang.
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Commentary: ‘Shameful’ racist comments after Nepal disaster should never become normal in Singapore
Most Singaporeans reject the idea that race decides who belongs. But hateful views held by a minority become dangerous the moment the majority stops objecting to them, say Mathew Mathews, Teo Kay Key and Melvin Tay from the Institute of Policy Studies.
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Commentary: Why America’s debt binge is starting to matter
If long-term interest rates decisively breach the 5 per cent threshold, the impact could derail the AI boom, says Ruchir Sharma for the Financial Times.
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